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Decatur School Students to Benefit from 'Healthy Communities' Grant (SIU Medicine) SIU School of Medicine Helping Improve Students’ Health (ladyclick.info) SIU School of Medicine Helping Improve Students' Health - (WAND Video) Grant Part of a Planning Project to Improve Health and Wellness of DPS 61 Students - (Now Decatur)

It’s Illinois State Fair time again! What’s your favorite fair food? Consider a meal of a few of the most popular choices on the fair’s menu: a jumbo corn dog, funnel cake and a chocolate shake. At more than 1,100 calories and more than 30 grams of fat, it might be a better option to walk around fairgrounds rather than take the skyride. SIU registered dietitian Sara Lopinski has some tips for curbing come of the extra sugar, fat and calories that come with these favorites. Eat a healthy, high-fiber snack before you go to take the edge off your appetite Choose one high calorie food and balance

Theodore R. LeBlang, J.D., FCLM Emeritus Professor of Law and Medicine About Mr. LeBlang is Emeritus Professor of Law and Medicine at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Schools of Medicine and Law. During the period 1993-2006, Mr. LeBlang served as professor and chair of the medical school’s Department of Medical Humanities. He was also director of the Program of Law and Medicine and founding director of the M.D.-J.D. Dual Degree Program. From 1975-92, Mr. LeBlang served as legal counsel to SIU School of Medicine. Mr. LeBlang is Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Legal Medicine and Associate

People living with Alzheimer’s disease may be able to stay in their homes longer, thanks to a three-year, $701,994 grant to Southern Illinois University Medicine’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD). “Giving patients and caregivers the support and resources they need means patients are less likely to end up in costly assisted living or elder care facilities,” said Tom Ala, MD, interim director of the CADRD in Springfield. Elder care facilities cost nearly eight times more than home health or adult day services. The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) grant will help

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has received a $42,000 grant for a planning project to improve the health and wellness of students in Decatur public schools. Decatur Public School District #61 is funding the grant, received from the Illinois State Board of Education through a partnership with the Illinois Education Association. “Education and health go hand-in-hand,” said Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, who is leading the team project. “Studies show that healthier children will get better grades and have reduced absences.” Vohra, a pediatrician, is executive director of SIU School of