The Peoria Woman - August 2003

Lynn Gillespie is assistant administrator for Human Resources, Organizational and People Development at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Here she chats with TPW about unionizing the nurses at OSF, the shortage of nurses in central Illinois, and much more.

Features

Lead Story

Getting Kids Involved in Fitness
By Tori Phelps
Fitness is everywhere you look these days. And most adults know that staying active is the key to staying healthy. But over the past few decades, an alarming trend has quietly crept up: kids who are becoming increasingly overweight, due in large part to inactivity. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, child caretaker, or health professional, gaining insight on the topic of youth fitness is important.

Peoria Profile

Linda Rowe: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
She’s an academic skills specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, but Linda Rowe, Ed.D., has no background in medicine. What she does have is extensive experience working with and assisting students in higher education.
Columns
Tori Phelps, The Peoria Woman Editor
Dr. Tony Fry, Peoria Chiropractical Center
Syreeta Jutla, Shear Country Salon
Extras

From the Editor

Summer Moves and Moods
More than 43 million Americans move each year, half between May and Labor Day. My family was included in those statistics this year, and last year our office moved. These moves always provided an educational opportunity for me, and a chance to re-design not only my "space," but in some instances, my identity.