Higher costs naturally translate into fewer employers offering insurance coverage, and fewer employees accepting it, even when it is offered. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey acceptcostcoverage Change image and share on social
What happened to the tradition of walking to school? The simple answer is change. Change in traffic patterns and street planning that have made school routes less pedestrian-friendly. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey answerchangefriendly Change image and share on social
I think one key part of doing more with less is to be more strategic, to realize what the objectives you're truly trying to accomplish are and then to drive with greater focus towards those objectives. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey accomplishdrivefocus share on social
This is our bottom line: The ways we give should and will evolve to enable us to achieve greater impact to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey achieveamericanbottom Change image and share on social
Electronic medical records are, in a lot of ways, I think the aspect of technology that is going to revolutionize the way we deliver care. And it's not just that we will be able to collect information, it's that everyone involved in the healthcare enterprise will be able to use that information more effectively. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey aspectcarecollect share on social
My mother was a pediatrician, and she kept busy hours. I learned from her you could pack a lot into the day. Every minute had to count, and multitasking was a given. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey busycountday Change image and share on social
Progress among the youngest children is especially important because we know that preventing obesity at an early age helps young people maintain a healthy weight into adulthood. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey adulthoodagechild Change image and share on social
It isn't unusual to see children climb into a car every morning to be ferried to the front door of a school that's just a few blocks away. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey blockcarchild Change image and share on social
I had an interest in health policy and a realization that, as an academic physician, one of the things you're always looking to do is to have your clinical interests and your scholarly interests overlap and reinforce one another. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey academicclinicalhealth share on social
Once I started working with older people, I realized how much I enjoyed the intellectual challenge of taking care of patients who have multiple, complex medical problems. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey carechallengecomplex Change image and share on social