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Care Extender Internship Program
The Inside Scope
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New Research Shows MIND Diet Slows Cognitive Decline
Care Extenders of the Rotation
In this Issue: Care Extenders of the Rotation
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Careers in Medicine: Public Health
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Welcome New Staffers!
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New Research Shows MIND Diet Slows Cognitive Decline
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These Care Extenders have gone
above and beyond their duties as
volunteers.
UCLA Santa Monica:
• Dhanu Desai
Cardiac Catheterization
Lab
• Samantha Juarez
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Maria Ortiz
Labor & Delivery
• Kaitlyn Ghassemi
Les Kelley Clinic
• Megan Daggett
Orthopedics
• Gerardo Pombo
Ravit Zargar
Post Partum
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• So Young Kim
ER-A
• Kevin Nguyen
Greeters A
• Vanessa Lam
Radiology
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Careers in Medicine Public Health (M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H.)
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Photo courtesy of masterpublichealth.com
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families and communities in the United States and
abroad. The United States is placing a high priority on
building up the nation's public health workforce.
A career in public health opens the door to diverse
opportunities in a variety of sectors such as federal,
private and non-governmental organizations.
Degrees
There are over 15 degrees available in the field of
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What is Public Health?
Public health is the art and science of creating
healthy communities through education, research
and promotion of healthy lifestyles. In contrast to
the medical model of care whose aim is to
diagnose and treat illness and conditions after
they occur, public health’s goal is in health
promotion and disease or injury prevention.
Public health professionals analyze and develop
programs that protect the health of individuals,
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Public Health Professional
Behavioral Science or Health Education
Salary: $33,000 - $86,625
Biostatistics
Salary: $33,000 – $63,0000
Environmental health
Salary: $44,550 - $143,700
Epidemiology
Salary: $38,175 - $136,237
Health Services Administration
Salary: $37,050 - $161,400
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public health by encouraging
people to make healthy
choices. For instance, you may
develop community-wide
education initiatives on health
topics ranging from nutrition
and fitness to injury and disease
prevention.
If you pursue a career in this
field, you may:
1. Reduce obesity and related
health problems in youth and
adult populations.
2. Improve the quality of life for
the growing population of
seniors.
3. Investigate and implement
health promotion programs,
such as smoking cessation
initiatives, water and sanitation
projects and occupational
safety courses.
Biostatistics
Biostatistics is the science that
applies statistical theory and
mathematical principles to
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public health. They can be obtained
from a school or program of public
health accredited by the Council on
Education for Public Health (CEPH),
including undergraduate, master's,
and doctoral degrees.
The most common are:
• Master of Public Health
(MPH)
• Master of Health
Administration (MHA)
• Master of Science (MS)
• Master of Science in Public
Health (MSPH)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Doctor of Public Health
(DrPH)
• Doctor of Science (ScD)
Disciplines
There are over 20 major fields of
study. The five core disciplines are:
Behavioral science or Health
education
Those in this field help improve
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and other sciences, including
techniques derived from
biochemistry and molecular
biology.
Health services administration
The field of health services
administration combines policy,
business and science in
managing the human and fiscal
resources needed to deliver
effective public health services.
Developing budgets for a health
department, creating polices for
health insurance companies or
directing hospital services are just
some of the careers you might
pursue. If you go into this
profession, you might work in
administration, resource
development or in the public or
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If you love science, are good at
seeing "the big picture," and tend
to be a team player, this could be
the perfect health career for you.
Epidemiology
When food poisoning or an
influenza outbreak attacks a
community, the "disease
detectives" or epidemiologists are
asked to investigate the cause of
disease and control its spread.
Epidemiology is the study and
control of disease or injury
patterns in human
populations. Professionals in this
field use statistical analysis, but
their approach and methods are
distinctly different than what
biostatisticians use.
Epidemiologists must take into
account various hereditary,
behavioral, environmental and
health care factors; they also
must make extensive use of the
contributions of biological, clinical
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research in medicine, biology,
environmental science, public
health and related fields. Public
health biostatisticians use
mathematical and scientific
methods to determine the cause
of disease and injuries and to
identify health trends within
communities.
For instance, if you go into this
career, your research may include
estimating the number of deaths
from gun violence or determining
trends in drunk driving injuries.
Environmental health
Complex interactions between
human genetics and our physical
surroundings can give rise to a
variety of diseases and health
conditions - including asthma,
cancer, and food poisoning.
Environmental health professionals
improve public health by focusing
their efforts on identifying and
addressing these environmental
risk factors.
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New Research Shows MIND Diet Slows Cognitive Decline
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Scientists have long touted the
benefits of healthy diets in the
prevention of diseases such as
diabetes and heart disease.
However, the latest in nutrition
research has shown that eating a
healthy diet – specifically a
Mediterranean diet – can
actually reduce the cognitive
decline associated with aging. In
a recent study, Researchers at
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Chicago’s Rush University Medical
Center showed that elderly
people who followed the
Mediterranean-DASH Diet
Intervention for
Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND)
diet were 7.5 years younger
cognitively during a period of
about 5 years than those who
adhered the most poorly.
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What is the MIND diet?
The MIND diet is a hybrid
between the Mediterranean diet
and Dietary Approaches to Stop
Hypertension (DASH) diet, which
have been shown to reduce the
risk for hypertension, myocardial
infarction, and stroke. According
to Dr. Morris, the author of the
study, “the MIND diet modifies the
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Mediterranean and DASH diets to
highlight the foods and nutrients
shown through the scientific
literature to be associated with
dementia prevention.”
The MIND diet consists of two
groups of foods: 10 “brain-
healthy” food groups to eat and
five unhealthy food groups to eat
less of.
Brain-Healthy Foods
Leafy Greens
Kale, spinach, broccoli, collards
and other greens are packed
with vitamins A and C and other
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Nuts
Nuts contain healthy fats, fiber
and antioxidants. The MIND diet
recommends eating nuts at least
five times a week.
Berries
Berries are the only fruit
specifically recommended in the
MIND diet. The MIND diet
recommends eating berries at
least twice a week.
Beans
High in fiber and protein, and low
in calories and fat, beans also
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nutrients. The MIND diet
recommends frequent servings of
green leafy vegetables (at least 2
servings a week).
Other Vegetables
The researchers recommend
eating a salad and at least one
other vegetable every day to
reduce the risk of Alzheimer's.
Fish
The MIND diet study found
eating fish at least once a
week helps protect brain
function.
The MIND diet recommends eating fish once a week. Photo courtesy of dementiaresearchfoundation.org.au.
The MIND diet recommends eating berries at least twice a week. Photo courtesy of neurologyadvisor.com.
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help keep your mind sharp.
Whole Grains
Whole grains are a key
component of the MIND diet. It
recommends at least three
servings a day.
Poultry
Poultry is another part of a brain-
healthy eating plan, according
to the MIND diet. It recommends
two or more servings a week.
Olive Oil
Olive oil beat out other forms of
cooking oil and fats in the MIND
diet.
Wine
The MIND diet recommends a
glass of wine every day.
Food Groups to Limit
Red Meat
Red meat isn't banned in the
The MIND diet recommends limiting fried food. Photo courtesy of foxnews.com.
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MIND diet, but the researchers say
you should limit consumption to no
more than four servings a week to
help protect brain health.
Butter and stick margarine
Butter and stick margarine should
be limited to less than a
tablespoon per day on the MIND
diet. Brain-healthy olive oil can
often be used instead.
Cheese
According to the MIND diet, eat
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if you want to reduce your risk of
Alzheimer's.
Pastries and Sweets
The MIND diet recommends
limiting yourself to no more than
five of these treats per week.
Fried foods and fast food
Limit your indulgence in fried
food to no more than once a
week for optimal brain health.
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“ ” If a person is eating in a manner that is heart
healthy, that's probably also going to be brain
healthy.
Martha Clare Morris, lead author of Rush study on the MIND diet. Photo courtesy of rush.edu.
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Guidelines, Not Dogma
According to researchers, these
new findings do not necessarily
mean that we have to follow the
MIND diet rigorously. Even if you
stray from the diet from time to
time, researchers say that it can still
have benefits. In fact, “modest
adherence” to the MIND diet
measurably reduced a person’s
chances of developing Alzheimer’s
disease.
However, the longer that you stick
with the diet, the greater the
benefits. According to lead author
Martha Clare Morris, “people who
eat this diet consistently over the
years get the best protection.”
Finally, to Keith Fargo, PhD, director
of scientific programs and
outreach at the Alzheimer's
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Association, the findings of this
study hold a broader message:
“The take-away in general is
that if a person is eating in a
manner that is heart healthy,
that's probably also going to be
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Care Extenders of the Rotation for Summer 2015
* Did you know?
Care Extenders that have been nominated as “Care Extender of the Rotation” at
least two times may be eligible for a letter of recommendation.
Although all completing CEs will receive a reference letter, only our most outstanding
volunteers will be considered for a letter of recommendation. For more questions,
please email [email protected].
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The Care Extender Internship
Program would like to welcome its
newest additions to the staff team:
• Michelle Yeghyayan
RRH – Greeters A
• Tyler Cardinal
SMH Greeters A
• Parker Beatty
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Medical Surgical 4MNP
• Tess McIntyre
Surgery Center
• Brenda Asilnejad
Preferences Coordinator
• Evyn Mirasol
Newsletter
• Brandon Yoshida
Public Relations Coordinator
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Welcome aboard! We look
forward to working with you in
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Cardiac Catheterization
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Medical Surgical 4MNP
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Oncology
• Emi Hearn
Pediatrics A
• Anna Nordquist
PICU
• Michelle Yeghyayan
MICU
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• Joanna Haffner
Arash Ghafoorzadeh
RRH Pediatrics A
We appreciate all of your hard
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