Utilizing a podcast to supplement common medication learning.

Introduction: Podcasts are a popular way to learn and engage at the convenience of the listener. Education is incorporating podcasts to supplement and reinforce students learning inside and outside the classroom.

Methods: The authors created a podcast covering the Top 200 commonly prescribed medications.

Community Partners Join Forces: Battling Obesity and Diabetes Together.

Our objectives was to create an initiative to change the culture of a small community to improve quality of life as it relates to health for the residents through the use of health-related educational sessions, a coordinated fitness and nutrition program, and the construction of community fitness trails. We compared the use of a health-focused community driven program to the status quo in seeking opportunities to improve perception and understanding of one's health and overall quality of life for participants. Among the various techniques identified to improve a community's health outcomes, dissemination of information through the use of educational sessions empowered citizens to take control of their health status, and ultimately, their quality of life.