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Global Leadership for Teens Wednesday, 21 July 2010 17:45 |  Written by Nisha Boyington |  |  | 
Chattanooga's first Global Youth Leadership Class is preparing for the upcoming school year. This class’s purpose is to raise global and cultural awareness among teenagers while showing students how to execute a plan to help third world countries.
Recruiting a Diverse Workforce -- Two Common MistakesThursday, 26 June 2008 00:00 | Written by Simma Lieberman | | |
To be a successful business in today's culture you need to create an environment for inclusion where people feel valued and integrated into a company's mission, vision and business strategy at all levels. When employees' skills and knowledge are recognized, appreciated and utilized they are more engaged in contributing to an organization's success. They are more willing to go the 'extra mile' and share ideas and innovation. The visible and invisible dimensions of diversity that they bring are used as resources for success and growth. In order to create an inclusive work environment you need a diverse workforce.
Got Energy?--The Bad Fat and Good FatWednesday, 01 September 2010 13:34 | Written by Julian Kaufman | | |
The main purpose of fat is to provide stored energy. It's your reserve fuel tank for your body. Fats are also important to the digestion of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Fats are essential to hormone synthesis and the normal nervous system function. What is the difference between the bad fat and good fat? Which fats are good and which are bad? The truth of the matter is that most of us really like the taste of at least a little fat. The good news is that fat is an essential nutrient. However, you need to distinguish between bad and good fat.
Fitness Senior is America's Most FitThursday, 21 February 2008 00:00 | Written by Deborah Levine - Editor | | |
Mozelle Payne is an 87-year old fitness trainer. Named one of the “most fit seniors in the US” in her seventies, Mozelle is an inspiration to seniors. Born in a small Georgia town, she moved as an infant to Tennessee’s mountains, where her father worked for the Southern Railway. Her mother and the 5 youngest of the 13 children, moved to Chattanooga when he passed away. During the Depression when banks failed, the family lost whatever money they had. Her mother, born in 1880, had never worked outside the home. Mozelle was only ten years old but her sisters supported the family working at the Peerless Woolen Mill in the Old South.
Racism and Prejudice Among Healthcare WorkersThursday, 27 November 2008 00:00 | Written by Gay Moore, RN | | |
Providing patient care without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or religion is a core value of all medical professionals. However, do they extend the same level of tolerance, stand against prejudice, with other members of their profession?
How a Latina Blogger Became an International SuccessSaturday, 28 August 2010 10:12 | Written by Connie Harryman - Applied Concepts Creativity | | |
I was born in rural Texas well before the digital age of social networking. I am a Mexican American. For those of you familiar with the digital divide, you know it is not commonplace for an older Latina to carry a laptop, travel internationally, and blog at a major innovation conference. This is a story about the success of a Latina with blogging and social networking in Europe.
Understanding Asian American CommunicationThursday, 24 July 2008 00:00 | Written by Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So | | |
Do you recall the first time you stepped into an international business reception at a major hotel and found yourself amidst a sea of Asian faces? If so, you may also have noticed a diversity of Asian cultures and conversations in some incomprehensible languages: Cantonese Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Malay, Mandarin Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and perhaps others.
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