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Jonathan Robison holds a doctorate in
health education/exercise physiology and a master of science in human
nutrition from Michigan State
University where
he is assistant professor. He has authored numerous articles on
a variety of health-related topics and is a frequent presenter at
national and international conferences.
Dr. Robison specializes in health promotion and human
behavior, with a particular interest in why people do what they do
and don’t do what they don’t do. He also is co-editor of the
journal - Health At Every Size - and has been helping people
with weight and eating-related concerns for more than 15 years.
Dr. Robison’s presentations and workshops promote
shifting health promotion away from its traditional, biomedical,
control-oriented focus. His new book:
The Spirit & Science of Holistic Health
More than broccoli, jogging and bottled water
More than yoga, herbs and meditation
presents a radically new direction for health education
and promotion and is meant as a textbook for students and a guidebook
for practitioners who wish to incorporate holistic principles and
approaches into their work.
The
book also provides the guiding principles for the
award-winning KAILO employee Holistic Health Promotion Program created
by Kelly Putnam at Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa. From a grant
provided by Health Canada, the KAILO program has now been
replicated in
2 hospitals near Toronto and is presently being initiated at two others.
Aside from his work, Dr. Robison's passions include his
wife Jerilyn, music, humor and arranging his 13-year old son Joshua's
sports
schedules.
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