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Item National Nutrition Month(2008-03-17) Finnegan, John; Kim RobienWelcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. March is National Nutrition Month, which provides health professionals another opportunity to encourage people to eat healthy foods and stay or become more physically active. University of Minnesota nutritionist Kim Robien has more. With our busy lifestyles and the easy access to fast food, it can be hard for parents to set good examples when it comes to nutrition. But Robien has some advice. With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.Item Nutrition and Cancer Survivors(2011-03-04) Engebretson, Mark; Kim RobienWelcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. More than 12 million Americans are considered cancer survivors. And because cancer survivors die of non-cancer-related causes at much higher rates than the general public, researchers are calling for greater emphasis on improving nutrition as a way to improve the health of cancer survivors, while lowering health care costs. Kim Robien, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, says that nutrition recommendations are generally the same for cancer survivors as they are for the general public. And what specifically should cancer survivors focus on? For Public Health Moment, I’m Mark Engebretson.