August 02, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans and potentially […]
Month: July 2020
RST student Javier Maldonado talks about how COVID changed his summer
July 28, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans and potentially […]
Exercise Is Medicine Is Gold For Illinois
July 21, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Illinois’ Exercise is Medicine–On Campus earned gold-level recognition from ACSM The Illinois Exercise is Medicine—On Campus initiative has been recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine as a gold-level campus. UIUC is being recognized as a healthy academic environment, with physical activity and exercise opportunities and the commitment to create a […]
Shivani Shah talks about her Applied Practice Experience change
July 21, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer […]
Large Lot Program demonstrates the power of private land stewardship in addressing urban vacancy
July 14, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo In the past five years, Chicago residents have purchased nearly 1,300 vacant lots and replaced weed trees and sagging fences with gardens and children’s play areas. In doing so, they have demonstrated that transferring city-owned vacant lands to local residents can be a successful strategy for cities seeking to […]
MPH student Mateo Solis Rueda discusses his APE change
July 10, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes affected their summer plans and […]
Can a wearable device combined with PT improve results?
July 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The wearable device tracked movement to aid patients with exercise technique A new publication from Kinesiology and Community Health assistant professor Manuel Hernandez looks at how use of a wearable device combined with physical therapy can improve patient results. The paper, entitled, “Design of a Low-Cost, Wearable Device for […]
Expert Q&A: KCH’s Jeff Woods on COVID-19 and epidemiology questions
July 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The College of Applied Health Sciences has experts in many areas that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Periodically we will ask these experts about how their areas of expertise have been impacted and what we can expect in a post-COVID-19 world. Today, we ask KCH professor Jeff […]