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pulmonologist, chairs the Bexar County Medical Society (BCMS) Emergency Preparedness Committee. In addition to serving as chief of North Central Baptist Hospital’s Department of Critical Care Medicine, he is a member of the Baptist Child and Family Services disaster medi- cal response team.
He describes the BCMS Emergency How many are in your practice?
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Preparedness Committee as a “resource for Bexar County physicians to educate themselves on their roles and responsi- bilities during disasters.”
He says the committee works to en-
sure the physician community can re- spond to any catastrophe in San Antonio, Bexar County, and South Central Texas. The group also helps city and county of- ficials plan and coordinate the efforts of physicians, hospitals, emergency medi- cal services, military, and other agencies. “Following Hurricanes Katrina and
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Ike, San Antonio experienced a flood of people seeking shelter from the storms. BCMS contacted member physicians to notify them of opportunities to provide medical care to those who needed it. County medical societies and their com- mittees make it easy for physicians to get involved and assist the public during times of emergency,” Dr. Marks said. Contact your county medical society to find out how to get involved.
Report forecasts 2030 adult obesity rates
The number of obese adults is on course to increase dramatically in every state for the next 20 years, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens Amer- ica’s Future 2012, a report released by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). To read the report, visit http://
healthyamericans.org/report/100. For the first time, the annual report includes an analysis that forecasts 2030 adult obesity rates in each state and the likely resulting rise in obesity-related dis- ease rates and health care costs.
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