USA Health Integrative Health & Wellness Program

06/28/2025

USA Health Endocrine and Diabetes is offering a two-part class series designed to support individuals living with diabetes on the Eastern Shore and surrounding areas. Learn more.

The Living Well with Diabetes program was created to provide participants with the tools, understanding, and encouragement needed to better manage their condition and improve their overall quality of life.

06/08/2025

The USA Health Integrative Health and Wellness Program will continue to offer cuisine-specific hands-on cooking classes this summer. Learn more and register for a class.

More hands-on cooking classes focusing on Mediterranean, Sicilian and Tex-Mex cuisine are scheduled to begin soon.

06/02/2025

Make plans to join us Saturday morning on the campus of the University of South Alabama for Walk with a Doc, featuring Robert Israel, M.D., who leads USA Health's Integrative Health and Wellness Program. Dr. Israel will give a quick introduction and lead our walk. We will meet at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday, June 7, just inside the Student Recreation Center at 51 Jaguar Blvd. We hope to see you there! Register here. https://ow.ly/jByi50W2VTY

04/29/2025

We hope you'll join us this Saturday, May 3, at 8:30 a.m. for Walk with a Doc. Meet us at the Jag Fitness Trail on the north side of the Health Simulation Building. USA Health audiologist Peyton Williams, AUD, CCC-A, will lead the talk on "Early Identification of Hearing Loss." The walk is free and open to the community. (If it is raining, we will meet in the Student Rec Center.) RSVP: https://ow.ly/RY0a50VJJ7j

04/23/2025

This spring, second graders at Bayside Academy received a special visit from USA Health’s Integrative Health and Wellness Program that was as educational as it was delicious. The in-class cooking experience covered healthy snacking, and it included hands-on preparation and a taste test. https://ow.ly/CeYm50VGlZW

04/10/2025

The USA Health Integrative Health and Wellness Program is broadening its cuisine offerings this spring with hands-on cooking classes that focus on Mediterranean, Sicilian and Tex-Mex dishes.

New hands-on cooking classes focusing on Mediterranean, Sicilian and Tex-Mex cuisine are scheduled for April and May.

04/02/2025

NEW cooking classes in our teaching kitchens for April and May! 🧑‍🍳 Hands-On classes are $10 for USA employees and $30 for community members; cooking demos are $5 for USA employees and $15 for community members. Register here: https://www.usahealthsystem.com/specialties/integrative

📍University Commons Teaching Kitchen (Mobile):

- Thursday April 3rd 5:30-7pm: Mediterranean (Hands-On)
- Monday April 7th 5:30-7pm: Sicilian (Hands-On)
- Monday April 14th 5:30-7pm: Tex Mex (Hands-On)
- Tuesday April 22nd, 5:30-7pm: Healthy Soups (Hands-On)
- Thursday April 24th 12-1pm: Yoga and Mindful Eating (Demonstration)
- Wednesday April 30th 5:30pm-7pm: Mediterranean (HandsOn)
- Wednesday May 14th 12-1:30pm Sicilian Cooking (HandsOn)
- Tuesday May 20th 5:30-7:00pm Tex Mex (HandsOn)
- Wednesday May 28th 5:30pm-7pm Healthy Soups (Hands-On)

📍Mapp Family Campus Teaching Kitchen (Fairhope):

- Friday April 4th 11am-12:30pm: Mediterranean (Hands-On)
- Tuesday April 8th 5:30-7pm: Sicilian Cooking (Hands-On)
- Tuesday April 15th 11am-12:30pm: Tex Mex (Hands-On)
- Wednesday April 23rd 11am-12:30pm: Healthy Soups (Hands-On)
- Thursday May 8th 11am-12:30pm: Mediterranean (Hands-On)
- Thursday May 15th 11am-12:30pm: Sicilian Cooking (Hands-On)
- Wednesday May 21st 11am-12:30: Tex Mex (Hands-On)
- Tuesday May 27th 1-3pm: Healthy Soups (Hands-On)

03/28/2025

The USA Health Integrative Health and Wellness Program is making a significant impact on lives, one plate at a time — and it’s starting to gain attention statewide and even nationwide.

“We have really felt a building momentum around our message and a deep yearning for a healthier nutritional foundation, and that is gratifying for us,” said Robert Israel, M.D., FACP, director of the Integrative Health and Wellness Program. “We hope to use this as a springboard to even bette...

03/27/2025

Alabama Public Radio highlighted the experiences of medical students gaining essential nutrition education in USA Health’s teaching kitchens. National Public Radio aired the story during its Morning Edition show.

03/23/2025

USA Health neurologist, Dr. Kilgo, joined us in our Fairhope teaching kitchen last week for our monthly special event! Participants learned how inflammation and MS symptoms can be managed and improved with diet.

We have 2 cooking classes left in March! Sign up here: https://www.usahealthsystem.com/specialties/integrative

Healthy Breakfast (Mobile)
Monday, March 24, 5:30-7pm

Healthy Breakfast (Fairhope)
Friday, March 28, 11:30am-1pm

03/06/2025

Join us next Wednesday, March 12, at the Mapp Family Campus Teaching Kitchen for a special hands-on cooking class with USA Health neurologist, Dr. William Kilgo! Dr. Kilgo specializes in multiple sclerosis (MS) and will be discussing how MS symptoms can be managed and improved through diet.

Cost is $30 for community members or $10 for USA employees with USA Choice, Select, or Consumer health insurance plans.

Register for this special class on our website: https://www.usahealthsystem.com/specialties/integrative