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Lifestyle Medicine Banquet, Loma Linda, CA 90 people attended a dinner to raise funds for the Lifestyle Medicine Fund. The program included a presentation by Dr. Jacques Souadjian (UC Irvine) and a carribean steele drum orchestra.

Loma Linda Lifestyle Program (LLLP), Loma Linda, CA The LLLP announced the successful completion of the second pilot program. Significant clinical improvements were found to have occurred in each of the participants.

Office for Lifestyle Medicine (OLM), Loma Linda, CA More progress has been made with the opening of the OLM. It is currently located in the LLU-School of Public Health / Health Promotion Dept. It will facilitate a variety of Lifestyle Medicine activities.

LMRD&C established - On 1 March 2001 30 people representing a variety of organizations and perspectives met at Loma Linda University during the Alumni Week and agreed to establish the Lifestyle Medicine Research & Demonstration Consortium.

Coronary Health Improvement Program (CHIP), Rockford, IL. Hans Diehl, DrHSc reports that the Canadian Ministry of Health has committed $45,000 to conduct four Coronary Health Improvement Programs (CHIP) in White Horse, Yukon, Canada. CHIP is an intervention program designed to reverse risk factors for circulatory disease.

Silver Hills Guest House, British Columbia, Canada. Phil Brewer, President reports that, during the recent CHIP summit held in Hope, British Columbia approximately 15 church in B.C. have agreed to proceed with a number of CHIP video programs. SHGH will assist them with follow-up with cooking schools and live-in programs.

Weimar College, Weimar, California is initiating a new summer program designed to prepare the mission-minded for health evangelism. This course will focus on training lay people to run local wellness seminars and to handle medical situations in developing countries. Taught by health professionals the course will include instruction in health teaching, cross-cultural communication and hydrotherapy and massage.

Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital, Wildwood, GA announces an upcoming Natural Remedies Seminar, June 25 to 30, 2001 led by Dr. Hans Diehl. It will be geared for the layperson and will include hydro, herbal and nutritional therapy training. For more information call 1-800-634-9355

Wellsource, ???, WA. WellSource has recently completed development of its online version of Personal Wellness Profile health assessment. It is used in corporations where employees have access to the web. You can check it out free through their web site, Wellsource.com

Reading Institute for Better Living (RIBL), Reading, PN. Gerard McClain, President, reports that RIBL will be cosponsoring Eight Weeks to Wellness and Health Ministry training workshop in conjunction with Lifelong Health, WA. It will be in Reading, PN March 30 & April 2-3. These seminars train local churches to conduct health promotion programs in their churches and communities. For information call ??????.

LifeLong Health, ??? WA. Don Hall, DrPH reports that a web-based body composition assessment program has just been completed for use in community health screening/education programs. People can find out their "healthy weight" based on BMI or percent body fat (using calipers or a BIA tester). Each person receives a printout to take with them. You can try it out at http://www.lifelonghealth.org/body_comp