FYI,

> Subject: [TH] New Web page on "tele-obesity"
>
> Hi everyone, Audrey Kinsella here.
>
> Obesity is a pressing epidemic and we need to look for ways in telehealth
to
> help address it. I've been looking into it for the past couple of years.
>
> For those of you interested in a new approach in home telehealth (or other
> outpatient venues) for obesity management, I've put together materials and
> details on what's out there now for planning purposes on a Web page called
> the Home Telehealth Community of Care. The installment is called: "Obesity
> and Telecare, or 'Tele-Obesity': A Workable Solution." at:
> http://www.InformationForTomorrow.com/community/index.htm  or take a look
at
> the news release pasted in below.
>
> Regards,
> Audrey Kinsella
> Information For Tomorrow
> home telehealth research services
> www.InformationForTomorrow.com
>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Audrey Kinsella,  301-581-0090
> www.InformationForTomorrow.com
>
> Kensington, MD-A new home telehealth information service is now available
> for home care service providers and planners, equipment designers, and
> industry watchers who need to keep abreast with developments in today's
> rapidly emerging home telehealth industry.  Called the Home Telehealth
> Community of Care, this bi-monthly topical page provides targeted
> installments on key options for effective home telehealth delivery.  It is
> available at: http://www.informationfortomorrow.com/hottopics.htm,  and
> topics in 2004 will range from tele-obesity, telehospice, and telerehab
> services.
>
> "Obesity and Telecare, or 'Tele-Obesity': A Workable Solution," is the
> current installment, and focuses on new means for managing the growing
> epidemic of obesity in the U.S. (and abroad).  Workable solutions are
needed
> for managing the fully 60 million American adults who weigh in to fit this
> category, and more than a cosmetic concern is at issue. Obesity is thought
> to be a critical cause and/or co-morbidity of home care's most difficult
> chronic disease patients living with heart disease and diabetes. Needed,
new
> programs and tools to address tele-obesity management are identified in
the
> four segments of this month's page, at:
> http://www.informationfortomorrow.com/community/index.htm
>
> The New, How-To Resources segment identifies the hottest developing
programs
> today in the tele-obesity world-Web-based group-help/sometimes self-help
> sites. The multi-featured WebMD and WeightWatchers Online are two examples
> providing a wealth information and support mechanisms to help dieters stay
> on track.  However, in the Focused Group Support segment of the new page,
> much more targeted tele-efforts that work with specific groups are
> introduced as case studies. The examples presented are African-American
> women in Boston, and members of the U.S. Navy on land and at sea.
>
> Tele-Help Beyond the Kitchen and Couch: New Tools to Help presents tools
for
> getting everyone moving and keeping interest levels high.  Pedometers
with a
> range of talking features are identified, along with a videogame that
> actually requires active physical interaction to play it.
>
> Will any or all of these tele-solutions work? In the Look Homeward
segment,
> three healthcare experts comment on the value (and limitations) of a
> "tele-obesity" approach as a tool to assist in weight management,
> particularly over the long term.  Thoughts on the topic that are practical
> and visionary in equal measure are provided by  senior healthcare
> executives, K. Randall Burt (HealthEMonitoring.com), Gary Glissman (I-Trax
> Health Management Solutions), and Vince Kuraitis (Better Health
> Technologies, LLC).
>
> Home Telehealth Community of Care is developed by Information For
Tomorrow,
> an independent telehealthcare research company that specializes in home
> telehealth tools and applications.  According to research director, Audrey
> Kinsella, this new page provides the opportunity for busy viewers to get
> targeted information on selected topics in home telehealthcare. "People
want
> to know what's out there, what it costs, and what works in home
> telehealthcare."  The Home Telehealth Community of Care is aiming toward
> providing this single-source venue, through its bi-monthly presentations
and
> targeted links to additional necessary resources on home telehealthcare.
> Contact Information For Tomorrow at: 301-581-0090 or
> [log in to unmask] for more details.
>
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