Ryan Landi's Public Health Blog

Ryan is originally from Rockford, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Augustana College (Rock Island, IL) in 2009. He is a third year dual degree Master of Public Health (MPH) in Policy and Master of Health Administration (MHA) student. He has completed internships with TRICARE Management Activity in San Diego, CA and the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System (ICVAHCS) and is continuing to work on the University of Iowa’s Emergency Preparedness Plan with the State Hygienic Lab. The past couple years, Ryan has served as president of the environmental group, ECO Hawk, which he helped form with other College of Public Health (CPH) students in the fall of '09. He also served as the VP of Professional Development on the Iowa Student Association of Healthcare Leaders (ISAHL). As a GRA for the MPH program, Ryan will meet with prospective students and keep them updated with current MPH events via Twitter and Facebook and can be followed on his blog located on the CPH’s website.

This student blog is unedited and does not necessarily reflect the views of the College of Public Health or the University of Iowa.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Passport Health!

Are you still with your New Year's Resolution? I'm trying, and to help me along is Student Health at Iowa. They are offering a program called "Passport Health" which helps students, like myself, obtain physical and nutritional goals through the Spring Semester. You earn points by entering in your physical and nutritional activity each week (up to 10 weeks) and at the end you can earn prizes if you have reached your goal. I will make sure to keep you all updated on my progress and to give you a taste of what the program is like, I have included an example of this week's goal below:


  • Physical Activity Goal: Try a new type of physical activity (something you don’t typically do) on at least one day this week
    • *Physical Activity Bonus Point for Week 1*: Be physically active 30-60 minutes on 3 or more days this week.

  • Nutrition Goal: 6-8 servings of water or other fluids (1 serving = 8 ounces). Here are some suggestions to help you meet this goal:
    - Take a water bottle with you to sip on water throughout the day
    - Drink a glass of water before and after exercising
    - Drink a glass of water with meals and snacks
    • *Nutrition Bonus Point for Week 1*: Consume 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day this week.
PS - Here was my favorite commercial from the Superbowl, which ironically goes along with even my own New Year's Resolution of "Get Fit":




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