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••Fall 2006/Vol. 10, No. 3



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Health Systems




A Conversation with Marion Nestle: Straight Talk About Obesity, Nutrition, and Food Policy.
Transcript edited by Jon Stewart, Public Policy Editor

Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, a nutrition activist, visited Northern California and discussed food policy and its connections to nutrition and health. We present an edited transcript of this open discussion.
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Kaiser Permanente Georgia's Experience with Operation Zero: A Group Medical Appointment to Address Pediatric Overweight.
By Josephine Hinchman, MPH; Luke Beno, MD; Adrienne Mims, MD, MPH

An award-winning program to address overweight in teens is described with outcomes analysis.
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Ten Tips for Staff Satisfaction Assessment Interviewing.
By Michael P Quirk, PhD

This article explains, staff interviewing techniques drawn from psychological literature.
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Physicians as Leaders
Learn To Serve.
By Philip J Tuso, MD, FACP

"The true leader serves" inspired an acrostic for the word SERVE, which describes leadership qualities that are important aspects of "servant-hood."
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CPC Corner
The Danger of Doctorspeak.
By Scott Abramson, MD

Health care has its own language that can be confusing to patients and their families. This article illustrates this reality and offers some steps practitioners can take to avoid the confusion.
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