“Glendale 5th-Graders Help Fight Childhood Obesity with Policies”
News article describing how a healthy school project turned everyday students into health advocates. ...
Read More“Grassroots campaign pays off for cycling advocate”
Securing bike lanes for a transportation project may not seem like an easy task, especially after plans excluding such lanes are developed. Still, upon finding out that plans for a new bridge in Georgia did not include bike lanes, Joe Seconder of Atlanta decided to contact other advocates and members of the Georgia Department of Transportation. Through describing the need for bike lanes to planners, Seconder a representative of Georgia Bikes!, was able to convince the state department of transportation to include not only one, but two bike lanes as part of the bridge's infrastructure. ...
Read More“Groups Fight to Save a Generation from Obesity”
Highlights efforts in California's Coachella Valley of various groups, including the school districts in the area, to reduce childhood ...
Read More“Groups: Facebook space for preteens must protect privacy, be ad-free and marketing-free”
The Center for Digital Democracy put out this news release asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to place stronger safeguards against ads if the group intends to open up the social network site to children under the age of 13. ...
Read More“Health is a Choice: Making a Difference in Our Schools”
Highlights Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) and Palm Springs Unified School District in their efforts in using school time to help reduce childhood obesity. ...
Read More“Health is Academic”
This slideshow presentation describes how the use of resources can maximized through partnerships and joint use agreements. ...
Read More“Healthy at H-E-B Community Challenge: Making the Most of Your Community Assets”
Not only did the Healthy at H-E-B Community Challenge inspire leaders to engage their community in becoming more active, but it also allowed participants an opportunity to determine what natural resources for physical activity exist in their community. ...
Read More“City to build pedestrian bridge over tracks at Bringhurst”
According to this press release, children living near Bringhurst have found walking to school to be a challenge, due to the danger posed by having to walk over railroad tracks. ...
Read More“Civic participation continues in colonia Muñiz”
Initially funds for projects like public lighting in the community were unavailable to colonias in precinct 4. Now, because Commissioner Joel Palacios decided to use engineers already working with the county rather than contracting work, the precinct was able to create a source of funding to provide solar lighting for colonias. ...
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