Spring 2003 - Volume 7 Number 2EditorialThe James A Vohs Award for Quality—The Fifth Annual Permanente Journal Special Issue
Clinical ContributionsVohs Award Winner: Single-Region Category: The Palliative Care Program
Vohs Award Winner: Multiple-Region Category: Improving Appropriate Prescription Drug Use to Best Practice: Supporting Evidence-Based Drug Use
Implementing a Diagnostic Algorithm for Deep Venous Thrombosis
Clinical VignettesCoronary Artery Disease
Corridor ConsultHow Can I Counsel Adults and Children About Weight Management and Physical Activity?
Special Feature: Weight Management and Obesity SymposiumThis first of a two-part symposium is created from material taken from the Care Management Institute and Centers for Disease Control-cosponsored symposia and the Northwest Permanente Physicians and Surgeons-sponsored symposium on weight management and obesity. Each presenter spoke, answered questions, and participated in panel discussions in individual areas of expertise, including nutrition, physical activity, cultural competence, cardiovascular implication, etc. The edited transcripts of each The Epidemic of Obesity: Challenges and Opportunities for Kaiser Permanente
Approaches to the Epidemic of Weight Management and Obesity
Energy Density and Nutrition in Weight Control Management
Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise
One Step at a Time--The 10,000 Steps Program Increases Physical Activity
Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Weight Control in Children and Adolescents Proves Successful in a Family-Based Program
Cultural Competence in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity: Latino Americans
Cultural Competence in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity: African Americans
Severe Obesity
CPC Corner: Dealing With The Angry Patient
The Importance of Keeping Cool with Angry Patients A Lesson Taught by My Patient
External AffairsEveryday Heroes Make a Difference in California
Abstracts
Letters to the Editor
Book ReviewsThe Secure Child: Helping Children Feel Safe and Confident in a Changing World
Inscribed Bodies: Health Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse
The Latino Patient: A Cultural Guide for Health Care Providers
Soul of the HealerHillside Christmas Face Farmhouse Write Around Portland The Northwest Severe Weight Management Program joined with the non-profit organization Write Around Portland to place a pen in the hand of patients preparing for bariatric surgery. Exploring their feelings, patients wrote the poems and stories collected here. A general surgeon in the Severe Weight Management Program and the co-ordinator for Write Around Portland discuss their programs, this experience, and the outcomes. 25 Approaches to the Epidemic of Weight Management What Do We Gain? What Do We Lose?
Sometimes the First Step is All You Need
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