Just last month, Michelle Obama’s campaign to end childhood obesity promised to get kids moving and revamp school lunches – an effort that involves family and community. Now, the grassroots-level obesity push continues with Communities Putting Prevention to Work: as part of the recovery act, 44 states, including here in Massachusetts, were awarded funds for obesity [...]
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Fighting Obesity at Local Level: Recovery Act at Work
March 24th, 2010 by Cindy Atoji · 1 Comment · Current Events, Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention
Tags: childhood obesity·exercise·junk food·nutrition·obesity·prevention·smoke free·tobacco
Health Care Reform: With Youth in Mind
March 22nd, 2010 by Tara Cousineau, PhD · No Comments · Technology, Uncategorized
Perhaps nothing has been more divisive than the topic of health care reform. Similar to watching a boxing match that goes from round to round, at some point you just want it over with as the bruises and cuts on both sides are hard to stomach. But here we are with a match won. On [...]
Tags: healthcare reform·prevention
