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\"\"<\/a>Berry College has fully embraced a campus-wide wellness initiative. They’re integrating our Mediterranean approach across the board, across the disparate departments, to make a substantial improvement in the health status of their students.<\/p>\n

But the faculty, staff, and leadership are all taking part. I am training about 25 of them today, all day, to be able to present the PATH program in class and out of class.<\/p>\n

When I talk about needing an improvement in the culture of health …. this is a perfect example.<\/p>\n

I’m being interviewed this morning by the local Newspaper. We want to broaden the campus-wide outreach to become city wide. Again, to get a positive change in the culture of health.<\/p>\n

It’s exciting to start. We have a lot of good work to do!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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