Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Medical mission to Tonga aims to curb diabetes | KSL.com

Medical mission to Tonga aims to curb diabetes | KSL.com



onga has a medical
emergency on its hands. More than half of the Pacific Islanders there
are obese, and one in four lives with diabetes.
A team of health professionals from Utah hopes to change poor habits and
attitudes toward diabetes during a medical mission to Tonga.



The country is a string of islands known for its friendly people, palm
trees and white sand beaches. But recently, Tonga has earned the
reputation of being the diabetes heavyweight of the Pacific.


Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Moral Literacy

The Dos and Don'ts of Life

The training of the heart and mind towards good involves many things. Moral education of the young involves rules and precepts as well as training and exhortation. It must provide training in good habits.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. ~Aristotle

Nothing can affect a child's future more than good moral example of the adults he grows up with. They must see adults take morality seriously. Moral literacy can also be taught with stories, essays, poems


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