26 Quotes by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Electronic medical records are, in a lot of ways, I think the aspect of technology that is going to revolutionize the way we deliver care. And it's not just that we will be able to collect information, it's that everyone involved in the healthcare enterprise will be able to use that information more effectively.

Safe Routes to School is one with great potential to get children walking and biking to school again. The program uses federal grants to make road and sidewalk repairs aimed at getting kids to school safely on foot or bicycle. The money also supports efforts to get the community, school officials and others involved.

The causes of obesity are varied and complex, but the lack of daily physical activity is an important factor.

Progress among the youngest children is especially important because we know that preventing obesity at an early age helps young people maintain a healthy weight into adulthood.

It isn't unusual to see children climb into a car every morning to be ferried to the front door of a school that's just a few blocks away.

My mother was a pediatrician, and she kept busy hours. I learned from her you could pack a lot into the day. Every minute had to count, and multitasking was a given.

We all have to learn how to reengineer healthy living back into our lives.

I think one key part of doing more with less is to be more strategic, to realize what the objectives you're truly trying to accomplish are and then to drive with greater focus towards those objectives.

I always knew I wanted to be a doctor, but I also knew that being a doctor meant more than treating just the patient in front of you.