Guest(s)
Ernie Medina, Jr., DrPH, CHFS
Topic
Physical Fitness: How Playing Games Can Be Healthy
Topic Info
Co-founder of MedPlay Technologies, Ernie Medina, Jr. joins the show to discuss "Exer-Gaming", which focuses on fusing healthcare with game play.
Guest Info
Ernie Medina, Jr., DrPH, CHFS, is a preventive care specialist in the areas of behavior change concerning lifestyle-related diseases, specifically focusing on exercise, nutrition, stress management, and smoking cessation. He has been a preventive care specialist at Beaver Medical Group (Redlands, CA) since 1993, and in 2008, helped co-found MedPlay Technologies, which focuses on fusing healthcare with games for health. Dr. Medina is also a clinical assistant professor at Loma Linda University, a certified health and fitness specialist by the American College of Sports Medicine, and a board member on the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
Website
Host
Dr. Derrick DeSilva
Original Air Date
8 / 17 / 2010
