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The Sports Medicine service line is part of the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute and the University of Missouri Health System. Our team collaborates with community physicians to provide world-class care for our Mizzou athletes.

In addition, our faculty use cutting edge sports medicine treatment options to help patients of all ages and skill levels, from elite athletes to weekend warriors.

Our physicians and surgeons are fellowship trained in both the operative and non-operative treatment of athletic injuries of the musculoskeletal system.

Through a team approach, we offer the entire spectrum of sports medicine care for our patients: on site musculoskeletal radiology and advanced imaging, athletic trainers, physical therapists, bracing and cast technicians, and MU psychology/nutrition counseling.

Our philosophy is to work together to ensure the safe and expedient return of function and improved quality of life.

In addition to our clinical responsibilities, our faculty members hold academic positions at the University of Missouri. We are educators, training medical students and residents to be future sports medicine leaders. We are researchers, whose clinical and basic science research can be found in many peer reviewed journal and presented each year at regional, national, and international conferences.

Dr. James Stannard is the department chair and Vernon Luck Sr. Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery. He earned his medical degree from University of Virginia School of Medicine, and completed a surgery internship and orthopaedic residency at Brook Army Medical Center, Fort Houston, Texas. He completed an AO Trauma Fellowship at Kantonspital, Chur, Switzerland. Dr. Stannard specializes in sports medicine, orthopaedic trauma and complex knee injuries.

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Dr. Kfuri is an associate professor of Orthopedic Surgery who earned his medical degree and Ph.D. from the University of So Paulo at Ribeiro Preto Medical School. He has more than 20 years of practice on a comprehensive approach to the knee, which involves fracture care, sports medicine, and reconstructive procedures, like osteotomies and joint replacements. He completed a post-doctorate fellowship sponsored by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at Hannover Medical School in Germany and was president of the Brazilian Orthopedic Trauma Association. He is currently the chairperson of AOTrauma Latin America, an organization dedicated to implementing patient care.

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Dr. Ma is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery specializing in Sports Medicine. Dr. Ma is board certified in sports medicine and he specializes in sports medicine injuries. A graduate of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Dr. Ma also completed his residency at University of Virginia where he served as the administrative chief resident for the department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Ma completed his fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgey in New York, NY. In 2012 Dr. Ma was awarded the National Football League Medical Charities Grant Award.

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Dr. Sherman is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery. He is a fellowship trained sports medicine specialist, treating a variety of sports-related injuries including complex disorders of the shoulder, knee, hip, and elbow. He uses advanced arthroscopic and open techniques to restore damaged joints, ligaments, and bones.

His areas of expertise include shoulder, knee, and hip arthroscopy, knee ligament reconstruction, articular cartilage restoration and joint preservation, meniscal transplant, adolescent sports injuries, throwing shoulder, shoulder instability, rotator cuff repair, and complex open shoulder surgery including shoulder arthroplasty.

Dr. Sherman completed his residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery, trained by the team physicians for the NY Giants, NY Mets, and NY Knicks. During his sports medicine fellowship at Rush University in Chicago, Dr. Sherman was the assistant team physician for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. He is proud to be a part of the sports medicine team helping to take care of Mizzou athletes.

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Dr. Flood is assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and the clinic director of Missouri Orthopaedic Institute at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. Dr. Flood received his medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency. He completed a fellowship at Kaiser San Diego Medical Center. Dr. Flood is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, with a subspecialty certificate in orthopaedic sports medicine.

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Dr. Nuelle is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery. He is a fellowship trained sports medicine specialist, treating a variety of sports and athletic-related injuries and disorders of the shoulder, knee, hip, and ankle. He uses both arthroscopic and open techniques to restore damaged joints, ligaments, and bones.

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Dr. Allen is professor emeritus of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri and regarded as the father of sports medicine at MU. He also served as chairman of the department.

Dr. Allen is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and a graduate of the University of Chicago. He served as a resident physician at Stanford University and completed fellowship training at Case Western Reserve University. His clinical interests include the hip, knee, shoulder, sports-related injuries, arthritis and cancer, and he is currently conducting research in bioabsorbable materials, intra-articular meniscal suture devices and biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system.

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Dr. Gray is an assistant professor of orthopedics and assistant professor of family medicine. He is involved with the medical care of University of Missouri athletes and is team physician for baseball and women's volleyball. He has travelled internationally as a team physician with United States Soccer Youth National Teams. Dr. Gray is board certified in family medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in primary care sports medicine. He specializes in pediatric and adult sports medicine and non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. He sees patients for sprains, strains, fractures or joint pain. Active patients and those that want to become more active with new and old injuries are welcome in his clinics. Specific areas of interest include pitching & throwing injuries, stress fractures, overuse injuries, and concussions.

A graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center - College of Medicine, Dr. Gray completed his residency at University of Missouri Health Care. He also completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles. While at UCLA, he was the team physician for men's soccer, baseball, men's volleyball, women's golf and assistant team physician for football. He volunteers his time to care for local injured high school athletes at the Missouri Orthopaedic InstituteFriday Night Lights clinic.

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We want to keep you active. No matter what your age or activity level, our highly trained sports medicine and orthopaedic specialists can provide you with the expert, personalized care you need. Together, well get you back to the work and activities that you love.

We treat a wide spectrum of patients. You may be a star athlete, a parent of an active child or a weekend sports enthusiast. Or, perhaps, you are looking to make lifestyle changes to become more active. No matter what brings you to our center, you can expect the highest level of care from a team of dedicated specialists.

Our patients range in age from 5 to 90. They include athletes at every level, from youth sports to pro level. We apply our expertise and skill to all injuries and orthopaedic problems, from the routine to the most complex.

Orthopaedic physicians around the region often refer patients to our team for a second opinion, a revision surgery or to provide treatment for a complex medical condition.

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Your medical and psychological needs change as you grow. The developing bones and muscles of children and teens require different expertise and care than an injured adult would require. That is why our team specializes in sports medicine care across the age spectrum, to provide you with individualized care.

We focus on preventing injuries, not just treating them. We perform a comprehensive evaluation to assess your strength and functioning, so we can keep you healthy and active. Our team includes physical therapists and athletic trainers certified in Sportsmetrics, a national ACL injury prevention program.

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Our program brings together a top team of all the specialists our patients may need. We work together to coordinate your care and develop a seamless treatment experience that draws from our collective expertise.

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We take head injuries seriously. We have built a program based on education, outreach and prevention. Learn more about the complete concussion care we offer. Our concussion team includes a neuropsychologist (a doctor who specializes in brain function), primary care physicians and athletic trainers with experience in concussion evaluation and management.

If you are concerned that you or a loved one has suffered a concussion, get advice from our Concussion Hotline: 703-970-6427.

For more information or to make an appointment, please call 703-970-6464.

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PRECAUTIONS: Tell your doctor your medical history, especially of: thyroid problems (e.g., hypothyroidism), brain disorders (e.g., lesions), any allergies. This medication should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk. Because of the potential risk to the infant, breast-feeding while using this drug is not recommended. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

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The sports medicine specialists at Winchester Hospital are committed to helping athletes at all levels avoid injury. Drawing on their expertise in the mechanics of sports-related motion, they offer community and school-based programs to teach athletes how to safely land and pivot, jump and cut, throw and release, and more.Their goal is to enable student, professional and casual athletes to enjoy a lifetime of healthy activity.

When injuries do occur, these highly trained specialists employ the most advanced and innovative treatments, including minimally invasive surgery (arthroscopy) and cartilage restoration. They are skilled at treating repetitive motion injuries, chronic pain, and ACL, meniscus, androtator cuff tears. Through prompt diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, our experts help athletes avoid the chronic problems that can result from improperly treated injuries.

Winchester Hospital specialists have been fellowship-trained at some of the top sports medicine programs in the country, and remain at the forefront of research and advanced treatment. By providing easy access to advanced clinical care, they help to bring a healthier, more active lifestyle within reach.

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The Sports Medicine Program at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin is the only program in Wisconsin just for young athletes. Our goal is to help your children get and stay healthy, and return to the activities they enjoy as soon as possible.

Our sports medicine team works closely with parents, coaches and other health care professionals to provide care that is specifically tailored to fit each childs needs. Our team, led by Kevin D. Walter, MD, understands that young athletes injuries need special treatment, because that treatment can affect your childs growth.

Call our sports line at (414) 604-7512 to speak with a sports medicine expert or request an appointment.

Fortunately, most sports injuries in children can be treated without surgery. However, when surgery is necessary, Childrens Hospital offers the most advanced treatments and surgical techniques available. Our sports medicine specialists are consistently rated among thebest doctors in the country.

Our goal is to help your child return to their favorite activities healthy and strong. Childrens Hospital offers a wide array of rehabilitation servicesfor young athletes, like:

Specialists also provide guidance about returning to activities safely and education about injury prevention.

Orthopedic and sports medicine specialists work with physical therapists and certified athletic trainers to develop long-term treatment and activity plans that are specifically tailored to each child.

Children who play contact sports, like football, hockey and soccer, face a higher risk of getting a concussion. We offer baseline concussion tests to help improve concussion care.

Pre-participation physical examinations help ensure the health and safety of children as they participate in sports. Our sports medicine team does not perform these evaluations and highly recommends that your primary care physician performs this on a yearly to every other year time frame. If you need help choosing a primary care doctor for your child, Childrens Hospital has many primary care clinics throughout southeastern Wisconsin.

The Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Sports Medicine program offers sports nutrition counseling services at the Greenfield Clinic to help patients and families who have concerns and questions about diet, hydration, sports injury recovery, and overall healthy eating for performance. Learn more.

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A branch of medicine that promotes activities to prevent the occurrence of disease.

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Preventive Medicine 2015, the annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine, is the premier event for professionals in disease prevention and health promotion. The meeting advances the science of preventive medicine through state-of-the-art educational programming and abundant networking opportunities. 1. Clinical Preventive & Lifestyle Medicine The Clinical Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine Track cover a wide range of topics in evidence-based clinical preventive and lifestyle medicine. Functionally, the range of topics covered includes health promotion, early clinical detection and case finding, and the application of environmental, behavioral, medical and motivational principles to the prevention and management of lifestyle-related health problems in a clinical setting. Implicit in this construct is the need for physicians to understand better the risk factors and etiologies of diseases as they relate to lifestyle, and have the skills to implement meaningful behavioral changes in both individuals and groups. As a result of a long-standing collaboration between ACPM and AHRQ, this track also features an update from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and from AHRQs Prevention and Care Management Portfolio.2. Population Health The Population Health Practice track encompasses innovations in population-based approaches to preventing and controlling disease. Sessions in this track aim to emphasize issues of public health significance. Session topics typically cover a wide range of health promotion and disease prevention issues, including such topics as chronic disease prevention and control, immunizations, sexually transmitted diseases and other infectious diseases, and terrorism and emergency preparedness.3. Medical Quality The medical quality track aims to increase knowledge and skills to advance medical quality and health outcomes, including patient safety, from a preventive medicine perspective.

4. Technology and Informatics The Technology and Informatics track was created and incorporated into the Annual Meeting series in 2013. In the past, technology and informatics topics were typically distributed throughout, or a part of sessions in, the other tracks. However, the emergence of technology has increased the importance of this topic and deserves special attention, particularly in supporting integration of clinical and public health surveillance functions. This track seeks to provide participants with an understanding of important and emerging public health and medical technology issues of concern to preventive medicine professionals and to support the utilization of such technology in preventive medicine practice.5. Global Health The Global Health track addresses the global context of key issues in the health of individuals, communities, and populations with the goal of protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being by preventing disease, disability, and death. This track seeks to identify best practices, lessons learned, and research which may be adapted to improve health across all contexts. Globalization requires preventive medicine physicians to have awareness and basic understanding of topics of public health and preventive medicine beyond their immediate locations of practice. Through a global lens, this track addresses areas such as infectious and non-communicable diseases, environmental health, population & reproductive health, maternal/child health, health security, disaster preparedness and response, culturally appropriate care, bringing interventions to scale, strengthening health systems, improving the quality of health services and innovations to meet health challenges in creative ways.

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Preventive Medicine is a different type of medical specialty for many reasons beyond the fact that it has a uniquely non-descriptive name.

The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) defines the discipline as "that specialty of medical practice which focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and prevent disease, disability, and premature death."

The American Board of Medical Specialties(ABMS), in the meantime, describes the distinctive activities of Preventive Medicine asthe application of biostatistics and epidemiology, health services management and administration, control and prevention of environmental and occupational factors, clinical preventive medicine activities, and assessment of social, cultural, and behavioral influences on health.

Even these broad definitions might not cover the entire field of Preventive Medicine. If you ask three practicing Preventive Medicine specialists, you are likely to get three different definitions of Preventive Medicine.There is no true consensus definitionof Preventive Medicine, in part becauseit consists of three specialties that are relatively different from each other.

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Aerospace Medicine focuses on the health aspects of air and space flight, with many practitioners involved in military roles. Occupational Medicine addresses work-related illness and disease, including toxic exposures and workforce health maintenaince. Public Health and General Preventive Medicine is primarily concerned with promoting and maintaining community health, including issues such as immunizations andfood and water safety (source: ACGME).

A different way to define Preventive Medicine is to divide the entirefield into two broad groups:clinical and non-clinical Preventive Medicine.Doctors who work in clinical Preventive Medicine see patients on a daily basis and may provide services in screening, health counseling, and immunization.This can include diabetics, smokers, cardiac patients, and others who can benefit from prevention and lifestyle modification.

Non-clinical Preventive Medicinemay include health policy, social and behavioral aspects of health and disease, epidemiology, or other areas in which individual patients are not the primary daily focus. Many Preventive Medicine physicians doboth clinical and non-clinical activities.

So, depending on whom you ask --based on a particular specialty or the level of involvement in clinicaland non-clinical acitivities --you will get quite a different perspective on Preventive Medicine. This website iswritten primarily from the perspective of Public Health / General Preventive Medicine, but it is intended as a resource formedical students and residency applicants interested in all aspects of Preventive Medicine.

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Unfortunately, we have no funded slots available for 2013-2014 Practicum or Academic year positions. Medical students interested in preventive medicine are encouraged to consider the Joint Internal Medicine-Preventive Medicine Program with Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center.

The Residency Program in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health is a joint program offered by the UCSF School of Medicine and the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. It offers an accredited two-year joint residency program in general preventive medicine.

Residents learn the basic components of preventive medicine, including a core curriculum in epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and management, environmental and occupational health, the cultural, social and behavioral determinants of disease and the clinical practice of preventive medicine. The mission of the program is to train medical specialists for careers in public health practice, medical management and preventive medicine research with emphasis on the management of disease prevention and health promotion in populations. We strive to have each resident learn the skills necessary to serve as a health officer at the local, state or national level upon graduation.

The program is directed by George W. Rutherford, MD, Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, and James P. Seward MD, MPP, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF. Both Drs. Rutherford and Seward have extensive backgrounds in public health and preventive medicine practice, and both are active faculty members at the School of Public Health. The program has several affiliated agencies that assist in training residents in their practicum (second) year including the City and County of San Francisco's Department of Public Health, San Francisco General Hospital, the Permanente Medical Group, the Veterans Administration Medical Center San Francisco, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Department of Public Health, and several other county health departments in the Bay Area. Steven A. Schroeder, MD, Distinguished Professor of Health and Healthcare at UCSF, is the Chair of the Preventive Medicine Residency Advisory Committee.

The program's recent graduates have been health officers or deputy health officers in Monterey, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz Counties, the Chiefs of the California Department of Public Health's Immunizations Branch, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program and Breast Cancer Detection and Prevention Program. Several graduates have gone on to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service.

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The residency consists of an academic year and a practicum year. Completion of the residency leads to eligibility for board certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Residents can select from three training pathways: public health practice, medical management, and public health and prevention research. There are common requirements in both the academic and practicum years for all residents and special requirements for each pathway. These requirements include required and recommended courses and rotations all designed to help residents develop knowledge of and expertise in public health and preventive medicine in general and their chosen pathways. Residents in the public health practice pathway are focused on preparing for a career in federal, state, or local health agencies. Residents in the managed care pathway develop the skills and experience necessary to practice preventive medicine in health care organizations. An academic or research career is the usual goal of residents who selected the public health and prevention research pathway. Applicants who have previously completed a master of public health (MPH) degree from a fully accredited school of public health are enrolled in more advanced courses in epidemiology, biostatistics and other public health subjects at both UCSF and Berkeley.

During the academic and practicum years, students serve as residents at UCSF in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and receive stipends at the appropriate PGY level. The academic year leads to aMPHdegree from the School of PublicHealth at the University of California, Berkeley. During this year residents are full-time students at Berkeley. The academic year is intensive, requiring the completion of 42 semester units. It includes required courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health policy and management, social and cultural aspects of public health, and clinical preventive medicine. Residents should concentrate in epidemiology but, with the permission of the program directors, may be allowed to undertake other concentrations. The academic year begins in July, and the residents take the intensive summer courses in epidemiology and biostatistics. During the fall and spring semesters, in addition to the curriculum required by the School of Public Health and the epidemiology program, residents do public health practice rotations at the California Department of Public Health or a public local health agency. They also participate in a weekly preventive medicine residency seminar in the Spring semester that provides an overview of clinical preventive medicine, health policy and management and risk communication. Other courses may be required or recommended for preventive medicine residents depending on their pathway. Residents are expected to attend preventive medicine journal clubs and a regular seminar series in both years of the residency. Residents are also expected to spend approximately 20 percent of their time in each year in supervised patient care activities, which can include continuity clinics, specialty clinics at UCSF or public health clinics at local public health agencies, such as sexually transmitted disease and tuberculosis clinics.

Residents in the practicum year are exposed to a variety of experiences through rotations in different agencies and settings that will lead to the development of specific competencies and skills in the practice of public health and general preventive medicine. Each resident is required to spend at least two months at the California Department of Public Health or one of the local health departments in the San Francisco Bay Area. The major rotation for the practicum year, which can be up to six months in duration, is determined by the resident's pathway. Each resident is required to complete a major project during the practicum year that can vary from an epidemiologic analysis of a specific public health problem to beginning a new public health program to developing a preventive medicine clinical practice guideline for a health maintenance organization. In addition to rotations, residents can attend the Designing Clinical Research course at UCSF in August and September of their practicum year.

The Residency accepts applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). In general applicants are eligible for appointment to UCSF residency positions if they meet one of the following requirements:

In addition applicants for appointments in general preventive medicine and public health must meet these additional criteria:

Admission to the School of Public Health requires both the UC Berkeley Graduate Application for Admissions and Fellowship and application to the School through the electronic Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS). With the permission of the Residency Director or Associate Director, applications will be accepted from individuals who have completed a residency in a non-primary care field (e.g., psychiatry or surgery), who have not completed a residency or who have applied to an area of concentration other than epidemiology at the School of Public Health.

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For further program information, please contact Celeste Rogers at crogers@psg.ucsf.edu or (415) 597-8210.

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The University of Wisconsin Preventive Medicine Residency will train physicians in public health and general preventive medicine, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention in communities and other defined populations. Graduates of preventive medicine residency programs are well-prepared for careers in areas such as local, state or federal health agencies, health care systems, and community-based health organizations.

Any physician interested in health promotion and disease prevention at the population level can benefit from the training provided through a Preventive Medicine Residency. Applicants can include residents, fellows and practicing physicians.

Resident applicants must enter the Preventive Medicine Residency program following at least one full year of clinical training. Fellows and practicing physicians who have previously completed a board-certified residency program in another specialty (e.g. internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, family medicine, pediatrics, etc.) have the opportunity for dual board certification.

The University of Wisconsin Preventive Medicine Residency Program offers a comprehensive approach to education, combining clinical, didactic, health care systems and public health systems training. During the two-year program, residents gain hands-on experience in applied public health and population medicine through various practicum and clinical rotations, including at state and local public health departments, accountable care organizations, community health clinics, and large hospital systems.

Additionally, all residents receive ongoing didactic training in preventive medicine and general public health throughout the program; and residents without a prior Master of Public Health degree (or equivalent education) complete coursework to obtain a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Based inMadison, Wisconsin, the UW Preventive Medicine Residency provides residents wide variety of robust educational experiences. MPH coursework is completed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, the nations only integrated school of medicine and public health.

Additionally,University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinicsand adjacentWilliam S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital (VA)afford ample opportunity to gain first-hand experience in quality improvement, health systems management and clinical preventive services.

Madison is the home of Wisconsins largest public university, UW-Madison, and offers residents insight into the unique health care needs of a large university campus. Madison is also home to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and residents can experience how research is synthesized into public health initiatives and statewide policies.

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The Center for Health Promotion's Preventive Medicine Clinic is dedicated to prevention and early detection of disease. Comprehensive annual screening examinations are pertinent for individuals striving to reach optimal health.

At the Center for Health Promotion we can conduct a full physical and wellness examination that will measure every aspect of your health, from your cholesterol levels to your exercise and eating habits. What is more, at your follow up appointment we will review the results from your comprehensive wellness screening and offer ways to improve your health with our on-site services, all of which can be tailored to meet your needs.

The Preventive Medicine Clinic has a lot to offer. Please explore our website and the services we provide. All of our services in Preventive Medicine can be coordinated with the Center's two other specialty clinics, Student Health Service and the Wholistic Medicine Clinic.

If you would like to schedule an appointment or request more information, please dial: (909) 558-4594.

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Mission Statement

Our MISSION and VISION is to optimize the health and well-being of individuals, communities, and populations through collaborative research, training, and dissemination of knowledge.

We Aspire To:

* Reduce burden of disease,

* Increase opportunities for healthier living,

* Enhance the quality of life of all people.

The Division of Preventive Medicine (DOPM) is dedicated to medicine and public health through research, teaching, and dissemination and translation of knowledge for improved health outcomes. From its inception in 1967, the DOPM has played a key role in the many groundbreaking trials contributing to the knowledge of medical and health systems, behavioral aspects of disease, epidemiology, prevention, control, and disease outcomes. As a research-oriented division, we serve as the home for preventive medicine activities within the Department of Medicine. Our division supports over 26 primary faculty and approximately 250 staff. We also have active programs for the training of post-doctoral fellows and clinical scholars.

A focus on health disparities and womens health guide many Division activities. Our research pillars are:

In addition, our division has the following research themes:

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The Department of Integrative Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel aims to introduce and incorporate the integrative medicine approach to the inpatient and outpatient facilities throughout Mount Sinai Beth Israel, working with other departments and their respective directors. Since the Department's inception in 2007 under the leadership of Dr. Woodson Merrell, Chairman, the Department helps to coordinate integrative programs within Mount Sinai Beth Israel and develops new clinical, research and educational programs.

The outpatient unit of the Department at the Center for Health and Healing (CHH) has served as the initial introduction of Integrative Medicine to Mount Sinai Beth Israel since its inception in 2000 and continues to be an international model for integrative healthcare, research and education. The CHH is also the administrative and leadership core of the Department.

Watch our Highlights video to meet our team and learn what makes us unique!

More information about the CHH can be found at http://www.healthandhealingny.org.

As defined by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, "Integrative Medicine is the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing." Integrative Medicine blends expanded healing options, including indigenous medical practices, with traditional Western medical care. In the past, these indigenous practices and modalities were referred to as complementary and alternative approaches.

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Natural Horizons Wellness Centers (NHWC) are leaders in the field of integrative and holistic medicine and wellness in the Washington D.C. area. Utilizing state-of-the-art practices, protocols and therapies, our practitioners provide each patient an integrated comprehensive and customized treatment plan that combines the best from conventional medicine and alternative disciplines.

Our goal is helping you protect your most precious resource, your health. We evaluate all aspects of what makes you whole your body, mind and spirit so we can make an accurate diagnosis and recommend an effective wellness program. Your individualized program not only combines the best treatments from mainstream and alternative doctors, but it also integrates important educational tools, support and advice to help you make dietary and lifestyle changes that may prevent future illness.

Serving your needs is our main focus, and helping you achieve your health goals is our greatest reward. We look forward to assisting you on your journey to lifelong wellness and feeling better than ever before.

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Are you constantly asking yourself, "What can I eat?" It's time to stop worrying! Living with diabetes doesn't have to mean feeling deprived. We'll help you learn to balance your meals and make the healthiest food choices.

Once you get the hang of eating a healthy diet, you can relax and dig in to a wide variety of delicious meals and snacks.

A great way to get started is with the special meal planning bundle available at shopdiabetes.org.

Learn the best and worst choices from each food group, so youll know what to focus on for meals and snacks.

How much and what type of carbohydrate containing foods you eat makes a difference in managing diabetes.

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What are arthritis symptoms and signs?

Symptoms of arthritis include pain and limited function of joints. Inflammation of the joints from arthritis is characterized by joint stiffness, swelling, redness, and warmth. Tenderness of the inflamed joint can be present.

Many of the forms of arthritis, because they are rheumatic diseases, can cause symptoms affecting various organs of the body that do not directly involve the joints. Therefore, symptoms in some patients with certain forms of arthritis can also include fever, gland swelling (swollen lymph nodes), weight loss, fatigue, feeling unwell, and even symptoms from abnormalities of organs such as the lungs, heart, or kidneys.

Arthritis sufferers include men and women, children and adults.

The first step in the diagnosis of arthritis is a meeting between the doctor and the patient. The doctor will review the history of symptoms, examine the joints for inflammation and deformity, as well as ask questions about or examine other parts of the body for inflammation or signs of diseases that can affect other body areas. Furthermore, certain blood, urine, joint fluid, and/or X-ray tests might be ordered. The diagnosis will be based on the pattern of symptoms, the distribution of the inflamed joints, and any blood and X-ray findings. Several visits may be necessary before the doctor can be certain of the diagnosis. A doctor with special training in arthritis and related diseases is called a rheumatologist (see below).

Many forms of arthritis are more of an annoyance than serious. However, millions of people suffer daily with pain and disability from arthritis or its complications.

Earlier and accurate diagnosis can help to prevent irreversible damage and disability. Properly guided programs of exercise and rest, medications, physical therapy, and surgery options can idealize long-term outcomes for those with arthritis.

It should be noted that both before and especially after the diagnosis of arthritis, communication with the treating doctor is essential for optimal health. This is important from the standpoint of the doctor, so that he/she can be aware of the vagaries of the patient's symptoms as well as their tolerance of and acceptance of treatments. It is important from the standpoint of patients, so that they can be assured that they have an understanding of the diagnosis and how the condition does and might affect them. It is also crucial for the safe use of medications.

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There are over 100 different arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions that affect the muscles, bones and joints. In Victoria, 1.5 million people have arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. The most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and ankylosing spondylitis.

Anyone can get arthritis, including children and young people. It can affect people from all backgrounds, ages and lifestyles.

Speak to your doctor about your symptoms. They will take your history, examine your joints and may order an x-ray and some tests. If appropriate, your doctor will refer you to a specialist, often a rheumatologist, for diagnosis and specialised management of your condition.

There is no cure for arthritis. Management options can include medical treatment and medication, physiotherapy, exercise and self-management techniques.

The medication your doctor prescribes will depend on your type of arthritis and the severity of your symptoms. It is important to discuss any medication or other treatment with your doctor or rheumatologist so they can monitor your treatment.

The most common medications include:

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