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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

BY MOSES KAYONGO

MDiv (Chief Executive Officer),
Rene Quispe, PhD (Director of
Behavioral Education), Esther
Alonso-Neal, MSN, RN, PHN
(Director of Community Health
Education), Colin Ross, MD,
PhD, MPH (Director of Health
Education), Arlene Taylor, PhD
(Brain Function Specialist) and
Myla Mendez (Executive Chef).
The program included a
variety of topics such as:

PHOTO CREDIT: DHANY IRAWAN

Cooking demonstration by Myra Mendez.

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IIAS hosted the “Weight
Management and Health
Improvement Program,” a
four-day series from November
14-17 led by a team of health
experts from Pacific Health
Education Center located in the
United States. The main goal
of the program was to provide
educational resources that
will help communities become
more aware of simple lifestyle
changes that can benefit their
overall health and prevent
disease. This was demonstrated
through a wide variety of
presentations covering
various topics and with skillful
demonstrations.
The highly qualified team
consisted of Steve Horton, MPH,
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• How food affect our mood
and eating habits
• The secrets to living a long
and healthy life
• Proper body weight and
nutrition
• How to alter bad behaviors
• Immune system secrets
• Brain cellular memory and
the connection to body weight
• Weight management
• Fitness for life

MOSES KAYONGO is Master of Public
Health graduate of AIIAS.

• The role of nutrition and
proper weight management
• Why women live longer
than men and understanding
estrogen versus testosterone
• Cooking demonstrations that
followed each mid-day session.
The Sabbath program
included Dr. James Park who
spoke about “Health and
Spirituality” and Dr. Fred
Hardinge who gave updates
on the Adventist Health Study
along with scientific research
that supports the Seventh-day
Adventist philosophy of health.
The afternoon session featured a
panel discussion where panelists
answered various questions
with the latest medical research.
Part of the discussion centered
on the importance of breakfast,
genetically modified organism
(GMO), and how additives and
condiments are used today. O

PHOTO CREDIT: AIMEE TAPECERIA

Some of the guest speakers from the Pacific Health Education Center: (from left to right)
Rene Quispe, Steve Horten, and Brian Neal.