ENCORE Sitting is the New Smoking (2015)

This forum was originally presented and recorded on June 17, 2015.

The increasingly sedentary lifestyle is shortening lives by increasing the likelihood of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and obesity. Joining the discussion are Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, MS, Vice President, Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, & Dean, OSU College of Nursing; Ihouma Eneli, MD, MS, Medical Director, The Center for Healthy Weight & Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Joseph Ruane, MD, Founder and Medical Director, OhioHealth McConnell Spine, Sport, & Joint Physicians and Medical Director, Columbus Blue Jackets. Hosted by Ellie Merritt, Anchor, WCMH NBC4

This forum is part of the series “Our Healthy Community” sponsored by OhioHealth, and this particular forum is sponsored Mount Carmel Health System.

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