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HEALTHY MONDAY TIP for October 6, 2008

Healthy Monday tips Hit the stairs today! Wherever you are, there are probably some stairs or bleachers nearby. Spending just 20-30 minutes climbing up and down can be a very intense and efficient workout.

Add a Healthy Monday tip to your site or newsletter each week – a simple and healthy way to join the movement and remind your audience of better, healthier lifestyles! Get your tips here.

Mondays in action

About.com says Quit Monday

There's a new message at About.com: Smoking Cessation: don't wait for a special date to roll around. Quit Monday! Hundreds of readers took the Monday Pledge this week. And many more signed up for About's Healthy Monday newsletter to learn how Monday can motivate healthier behaviors.

"America's Doctor" makes housecalls

Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld broadcasts a new Healthy Monday health and prevention tip every Sunday morning on his popular FOXNews show, Sunday Housecall.

FreshDirect sales show healthy spike

Online grocer FreshDirect sees a phenomenal lift in sales for the items linked to a weekly Healthy Monday nutrition tip, and the trade press is taking notice. Read about it in Supermarket News.

Holistic approach to healthy change

Times-Union blogger Judi England brings readers of her Holistic Health and Medicine blog a fresh take on the Healthy Monday message every week.

Woman's Day offers month of menus

Newstand favorite Woman’s Day features a whole month’s worth of healthy Meatless Monday menu ideas in every issue. They’ve been helping Americans get a healthy start on the week since 2004.

We plan our lives around the week, starting on Monday. So why not use every Monday as the day to focus on health and prevention?

That’s 52 opportunities a year to make Monday the start of a healthier life.

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Participants include major health advocacy organizations, schools, hospitals, health and fitness facilities, government agencies, communities, businesses and individuals.

SPOTLIGHT ON PARTNERS

Bob Lawrence New endowed chair at Hopkins

Robert S. Lawrence, MD, professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, has been named the inaugural Center for a Livable Future Professor.

Linda Fried appointed Mailman Dean Mailman welcomes new dean

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health welcomes new dean, Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, a leading authority on healthy aging. Dr. Fried succeeds Dean Emeritus Allan Rosenfield, a founding member of Healthy Monday.

Lorraine Branham appointed Newhouse Dean New dean at Newhouse

Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications also welcomes a new dean. Respected academic and veteran journalist Lorraine Branham succeeds David M. Rubin.

Meatless Monday in the news

Meatless Monday, a public health campaign, is enjoying a jump in online traffic as more celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney, take up the cause of reducing meat consumption. Cutting back just 15 percent – one day a week – is enough to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer.