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This Week...
November 8
Club Visit
Rotary Club of San Francisco- Chinatown Upcoming...
November 15
James Turken
"Shangri-La Hotel Case"
November 22
Dark for Thanksgiving
November 29 Club Assembly |
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November 8 Club Visit- Rotary Club of San Francisco- Chinatown |
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November 15
James Turken
"Shangri-La Hotel Case"
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Terry M. White led the pledge and
John Heidt provided the Invocation
Visiting Rotarians from Lomita/Torrance. Special guest of Dick Thompson - Mario, Mark Rogos guests Jolie and Phil Gabriel Announcements:
Merchant minute by Jolie, General Mgr of 800 Degrees Pizzeria. Mark endorsed and said it was good pizza ;) which is Neapolitan style. She provided us a quick history of pizza - that it was a 17th century treat made for a queen. In the 1800s, added cheese to the soft and chewy crust and if you notice it is a little soggy in the middle, that is the way it's supposed to be. Traditionally you eat Neopolitan style pizza with a fork and knife and the back story is that it takes one minute to cook your pizza at 800'degrees (thus the name) You get to make your pizza your way with the toppings and amount you desire. The premise is Quick gourmet service with great customizable sodas too. It is Located at Lindbrook and Westwood for pizza, beer, ice cream, custom sodas 11:00am to 2:00am everyday and they hope to see us there. Our speaker, Dr. Richard J. Jackson, has done extensive work in the impact of the environment on health, particularly relating to children. Dr. Jackson chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health. He did extensive work on pesticides in California, and has also focused on epidemiology, infectious diseases and toxicology. Over the past decade much of his work has focused on how the 'built environment' including how architecture and urban planning affect health. He recently served on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects and has written and spoken extensively in the above areas. Currently, Dr. Jackson has been working on policy analyses of environmental impacts on health ranging from toxicology, chemical body burdens, terrorism, sustainability, climate change, urban design and architecture. In addition, he is developing policy analyses in related areas, such as how farm, education, housing, and transportation policies affect health.
As an introduction, he grew up in north Jersey near the
oldest superfund site so saw radiant exposure and grew up
knowing about environmental issues.
Showed slides of father in war, courtship, family Aug. 17, 1949
at 27 he died of polio and left a widow with three boys. At age
4, Jack was now man of family so public health is a great value
of his. As a former director at the CDC in Atlanta, he
encouraged overseas polio training and is very grateful to
Rotary.Discussing obesity in children - The environment we have is rigged against our health as students, doctors, our nation's cost on healthcare used to be 7% now 19% of our nations cost! 100 years ago leading cause of death were infectious diseases. Today it is due to overweight. We are being shaped by the built environment -the advent of the car is a perfect example. Another example, from 7M to now 37M in state Fourfold increase in anti depressant use of population in the prime of their life. Also now have worst air pollution in towns with most cars. There is a very strong Obesity and diabetes correlation, not mentioning the costs of obesity to society. Kids who walk to school do better in school. He also suggested, No drug works better for mild to moderate depression than walking! Attempt to walk 10,000 steps a day if you walk 7,000 steps one day make up and walk 12,000 the next. It's easier to build into your day than you think!) You can purchase a pedometer at any Sports Chalet etc. for $10 Opt to Take the stairs Light rail users weighed less from simply walking to and from use of light rail He is encouraging policy to Create spaces that encourage movement, biking, walking, activity such as stairs build things don't just do things Book: Making Healthy Places and Designing Healthy Communities
-YYE Aly Shoji
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