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HealthCampNOLA – Four Tracks Toward Answers and Solutions For A Healthier America...A Healthier New Orleans.

HealthCamp NOLA is a one-day user organized "un-conference" designed to bring together health, fitness, and wellness professionals together along with entrepreneurs, developers/techies and policy makers to openly share ideas, knowledge, problems and solutions.

HealthCamp is an international movement that is a catalyst for engagement in vitality, wellness and health care. HealthCamp is not just a conversation. It is a call to action encouraging grass roots involvement to initiate and sustain positive change that improves health and wellness in our communities. Every attendee is directly involved in determining, presenting and participating in the sessions.

The 4 Tracks of focus are:

Technology

Sessions in the technology track will vary from discussing improving or extending the efficacy of health care by embracing social networks, open standards, and the latest web and mobile technologies to new breakthroughs and latest technology available or being developed that will change the way health services are provided.

Prevention/Wellness:

Sessions in the prevention and wellness track will focus on discussing and addressing what can be done in our community to educate, assist, motivate and encourage people to take preventive measures to prevent diseases and health problems. What can be done?  What are the biggest factors affecting the members of our community? How can health care and fitness professionals best support and help each other? Etc.

Policy

Sessions in the policy track will focus and vary from discussing federal, State and city policy that impact health and wellness providers.  This could include anything from funding issues and concerns, privatization of local hospitals, and the impact of the Health Care Reform Bills recently signed by President Obama.

Business

Session in the business track is to discuss the state of health and wellness businesses, opportunities and entrepreneurship in the health and wellness industry.  What opportunities exist in New Orleans? What type of businesses already exist – what makes them successful?

The one day event is being held at Walter L. Cohen Senior High School, in the heart of Uptown New Orleans on Saturday, June 5, 2010.

In the past 18 months over 1,000 people have attended HealthCamps in North America and Europe. Join in and experience probably one of the most rewarding and dynamic conference events you will attend this year.

Become a Presenter

Think you have a topic you want to discuss?

In the unconference style, everyone is encouraged to participate - to signup to present, head back to thewebsite and fill the form on the Sign-up Page.

Become a Sponsor

Sponsorship

We would love for HealthCampNOLA to be free to attendees but in order for that to happen we need sponsors. Contact us at contact@healthcampnola.com

Sponsorship Levels

Innovator Level Sponsor $500

As an Innovator Level sponsor you have an opportunity to do a lightning 30-60 second introduction of your company at the morning introductory session, Logo placement and link on the HealthCampNOLA Main Event page(s), logo on the back of the HealthCampNOLA t-shirt and opportunity to display marketing collateral at the event.

Support Level Sponsor $250

As a Supporter Level Sponsor you receive a link to your URL on the HealthCampNOLA Sponsor pages, logo on the back of the HealthCampNOLA t-shirt and a Sponsor Thank you at the morning introductory session.

Friends of HealthCamp $50 – $100

As a Friends of HealthCamp you receive a link to your URL on the HealthCampNOLA Sponsor pages and a Sponsor Thank you at the morning introductory session

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Tour de Lis: Run, Ride, Walk to Fight Cancer

Tour de Lis is a run, ride and walk that benefits the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.  It’s not a race – it’s a run/ride/walk with a purpose – to raise funds for and awareness about cancer survival, support, and research-to celebrate survivors and support those still in battle.

When: Saturday, May 08, 2010 @ 8:00 a.m.
Where: City Park, Behind Tad Gormley Stadium

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East Jefferson Wellness Center (EJWC) Hosts Yoga & Pilates in the Sculpture Garden

Yoga in the Garden:

-1st Saturday of every month

Instructor: Addy Meisenheimer

Time: 8:00am - 9:00am

Dates: May 1st, June 5th

Cost: $5.00/class for Non-Members // Free for NOMA & Wellness Center Members

-3rd Saturday of every month

Instructor: Sara Lyon

Time: 8:00am - 9:00am

Dates: April 17th, May 15th, and June 19th

Cost: $5.00/class for Non-Members // Free for NOMA & Wellness Center Members

 

Pilates in the Garden:

-4th Saturday of every month

Instructor: Beth Simons

Time: 8:00am-9:00am

Dates: April 24th, May 22nd, and June 26th

Cost: $5.00/class for Non-Members // Free for NOMA & Wellness Center Members

Tai Chi in the Art Galleries Every Wednesday

Tai Chi/Chi Kung in the Art Galleries:

-Every Wednesday 

Instructor: Terry Rappold

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Dates: April 21st, April 28th, May 5th, May 12th, May 19th, May 26th, June 2nd, June 9th, June 16th, June 23rd, and June 30th.

Cost: $5.00/class for Non-Members // Free for NOMA & Wellness Center Members

 New Orleans Museum of Art

Wednesdays are now FREE to all NOMA visitors, so come enjoy some EXERCISE & ART!

 

To register for any of these classes please call:

Health Finder: 504-456-5000

Ochsner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans

It almost feels like we are rotating between world class races and music festivals from one weekend to the next.  With French Quarter Fest coming to an end today – it’s time for a race…so next Sunday, New Orleans will host the Ochsner 70.3 Ironman.

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Join the Be Fit NOLA Tour de Cure Team

 did it! I started a Be Fit NOLA Tour de Cure Team!! My grandmother (mom’s side) had diabetes and my aunt also has diabetes – I have to be extra cautious because this is a disease that I’m genetically predisposed to…so I am at risk.  This is a personal quest but obviously it’s also a quest on a much larger level for what we believe-in at Be Fit NOLA. Participating in the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure is a way for us to encourage you to join us in a 25 miles bike ride to raise money for a fabulous cause.

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Spotlight Nola "My Story" by Ann of BeFitNola

New Orleans and The Voodoo That She Do

I arrived to New Orleans in pieces; I was heart-broken, exhausted and lost.  I was not here for Katrina but I had suffered my own tragic storm that left me in desperate need for change and aching for a chance to start over. I lost everything back in Northern Virginia and had tremendous wounds has a result of two failed business ventures. When the opportunity to relocate to New Orleans presented itself; I jumped on it.  Nothing in my life had ever been easy so it was a significant move for me to relocate to the Big Easy and create a new theme for my life.


Although I cried all the way to New Orleans, because Aaron had broken my heart for the second time – I was determined once I arrived to New Orleans everything was going to be different.  I moved into a fully furnished luxurious condo in the French Quarter (everything I owned was either packed in my truck or back in a storage unit in VA) instead of being my frugal self and living in the government quarters to save money.

I had spent my life thinking “when I have this and that – I will finally be able to do a,b and c.”  That kind of mindset keeps your happiness and the doors of opportunity securely out of reach. I was not going to have that mindset here in New Orleans.  I promised myself to live each day to the fullest.
New Orleans is a very magical place for people who are willing to let go and believe…I definitely let go and allowed myself to have fun and ease up on all the pressures, stress, disappointments and pain that had been plaguing me.  I spent a good nine plus months simply enjoying life in the Big Easy.  In the process of opening up, love returned – Aaron moved to New Orleans to be with me.  When he landed at Louis Armstrong airport in June 2009; he proposed to me right there at the curb where I picked him up. I think New Orleans was exactly what Aaron also needed after four years in Iraq.


Once I realized I was healed and ready to embark back on my entrepreneurial “horse” – a new kind of delight was revealed to me.  That is when I truly opened up my eyes and realized that New Orleans was also reawakening from her own tragedy and was ready to be rebuilt – better, stronger and healthier than before. New Orleans had nurtured me, embraced me and brought me back to life…what laid in front of me was my chance to help her out. 

New Orleans deserves to be known and recognized for everything she has to offer.  Aaron and I feel very strongly about how much New Orleans means to us so we combined our skills and passions to launch Be Fit NOLA and expose a new side of our beloved city.


I used to say I have the soul of a gypsy because I could never see myself in one place for a long time and I still think I have the soul of a gypsy…but that a gypsy can feel at home in New Orleans. I also happen to be a bit of a workaholic and the perfect cure for a workaholic is living in the French Quarter in New Orleans.  Fun comes a’ knocking at your door!!  New Orleans doesn’t allow you to forget to have fun and enjoy life.


Aaron is my soul mate and New Orleans is the other piece to the puzzle we both needed to be brought together to live a balanced and happy life.  We pledged that after we make our first million in New Orleans; we will both get fleur-de-lis tattoos!


We have big aspirations for Be Fit NOLA.  We know we can make a difference and help people live healthier lifestyles – we feel confident the magical and enchanting energy that is vibrating throughout the city will lead us in the right direction. We believe in the Voodoo that She Do.  I know if you live here – you know exactly what I’m talking about!!

Lent Fasting: The Diet of Self-Discovery

I hope everyone had a fabulous Mardi Gras – from what I could hear outside (we live in the French Quarter) people really seemed to have been enjoying themselves.  This morning when I went to drop Aaron off at work, we saw people staggering about with drinks in their hands…I guess they don’t care that today is Ash Wednesday.  When the clock struck midnight, the start of Ash Wednesday and Lent descendant upon us.

Lent is the season before Easter, in the West lasting liturgically from Ash Wednesdayuntil the Mass of Holy Thursday. The evening of Holy Thursday begins the The Easter Triduum, which lasts from Holy Thursday to the Evening Prayer of Easter Day. However, Lenten fasting and penance continue until the end of Holy Week, and all of Holy Week is included in the traditional 40 day Lenten fast, despite Lent ending liturgically on Holy Thursday.

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Louisiana Health Finder Opened For Service

Be Fit NOLA is a resource to help you be and stay healthy – we are a preventive care resource…we promote living a healthy lifestyle through proper diet, exercise and stress management in order to prevent the development of illnesses and sickness.  If you do get sick, we are not a health care resource or provider but thankfully the State of Louisiana has you covered.

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Can Your Willpower Withstand New Orleans? (Part I)

A series of studies show one thing to be a fact about willpower…we only have a limited supply of it. I say again; studies show that human beings only have a limited amount of willpower.  Granted, some folks might have a greater amount than others, but even they have a limited amount.

Here are overviews of some studies – very interesting reading:

Why Willpower Often Fails

The Frontal Cortex and Willpower

Three Effective Ways to Enhance Your Willpower

Willpower Meter

Willpower is what we exercise; it’s what we use, when we want to control ourselves from either doing or not doing something.  The studies show that when we are required to apply/exercise our willpower – it leaves less for the next time (say in a 24 hour period) for us to use towards something else.

Full Story at BE FIT NOLA

The Scoop on The Big Easy Rollergirls

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The New Orleans Bodybuilding Community

Since posting my initial bodybuilding blog I’ve been doing a lot of research on bodybuilding in New Orleans and throughout the rest of Louisiana hoping to find new and updated information to share with everyone.  Well, there isn’t much information available on the internet despite there being a great bodybuilding community.  What I find is bodybuilding, similar to health and fitness in New Orleans, gets overlooked because no one has taken the lead on educating others on the available resources in the area.  I’m going to put some focus on highlighting bodybuilding, events, meetings, seminars, etc… to help connect athletes so they are informed.

Full Story at BE FIT NOLA CHECK IT OUT

Be Fit Nola : Showing the Healthier Side of New Orleans

Showing the Healthier Side of New Orleans

There’s a new site called Be Fit NOLA that’s taking aim at showing the healthier side of New Orleans and helping people live healthier lifestyles. The site is for the people of New Orleans, by the people of New Orleans…so although they address health and fitness topics; it’s packed with New Orleans specific information and interviews of people doing things tied to health and fitness.  As we all know; we face our own unique challenges here in New Orleans when it comes to eating right and being healthy.

Be Fit NOLA is like a “central health and fitness bank” that can be accessed 24/7 to query topics, providers and organization that are health & fitness related in New Orleans.   

Be Fit NOLA has challenged people to join the Biggest Loser Pound for Pound Challenge and help in raising food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana.  It’s good to see people come together for a good cause.


The Be Fit NOLA blog has new and helpful health and fitness information every day…they have posts on good volunteering events that will help you burn calories, weekly schedule of health and fitness events and happening; they even did a post on the nutritional value of a piece of King Cake. It’s great informational content – that’s all local.  They also do interviews.  If you’re a health and fitness professional; contact them and they’ll gladly interview you and feature you on their blog.
It’ll be interesting to keep up with their endeavor and see what happens.