To our good health
Published
November 21, 2008
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Eat right, exercise, don't smoke and drink in moderation. Population medicine professor Andrew Papadopoulos knows the mantra for preventive health care. He should - he's spent 18 years preaching the gospel as an expert in public health policy and administration, including heading the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa).
These days, he confesses he's finding it more of a challenge to practise what he preaches. Since being appointed a faculty member this summer in the Ontario Veterinary College - where he's also completing a PhD - he's been busy learning and commuting from his home in Mississauga. That's put a dent in his exercise time. For the same reason, he finds it's sometimes easier to grab something to eat on the fly - and not necessarily the best thing.
Still, the former public health inspector plans to get back on track. Why study health policy and governance intended to improve the province's well-being if he can't ensure his own?
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