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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other cancer survivors. “It’s really what’s in your heart. You can [help] people you know in your daily life, just spreading ...
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13-Year-old Creates Interactive App for Youth Fitness and Health in San Antonio
Estrella Hernandez grew up in San Antonio, a predominantly Hispanic (63.2%) city with a 28.5% rate of obesity in its pop…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Food
Photovoice & Partnerships Bring PE to Students in New Britain, Conn.
Counselors at New Britain High School were concerned about the future of teens who were not passing PE and risked not gr…
Education, Green & Active Spaces
Resident Brings Healthier Vending Machines to Schools in San Antonio, Texas
Cecil Whisenton brought the machines to local YMCAs and a San Antonio high school. He hopes to bring the healthy vending…
Healthy Food
School Garden Provides Healthy Snacks and Lessons for Students in Austin, TX
Lonnie Sclerandi, a Spanish teacher and soccer coach at Austin Independent School District, downsized his home a few yea…
Healthy Food
Fruit Movers and Tree Shakers: Food Bank Gets Gleaned Produce in Tulare County
In Tulare County, many people work for little pay on large farms in California’s fertile Central Valley. Some of these f…
Healthy Food
Parents Help Expand Bike/Walk to School for Kids in Fairfax, Va.
Jeff Anderson, a parent at Wolftrap Elementary School in Fairfax, Va., wanted his daughter to bike to school. Unfortunat…
Green & Active Spaces
Residents Bring First-Ever Park to California’s 92701 Zip Code
A group of local women in the park-poor city of Santa Ana, Calif., were desperate to have a safe place for their childre…
Green & Active Spaces
Hydration Stations Start a Water-Drinking Movement in Washington
Because some kids tend to drink more sugary drinks than others, healthy beverage strategies have the potential to impact…
Education, Water
Grocery Store Uses Bilingual Marketing to Inspire Healthy Shopping
Northgate González Market has come a long way since its humble beginnings. The family-owned and operated California-base…
Healthy Food
Group Creates ‘Wellness Corridor’ to Promote Active Spaces in Santa Ana, Calif.
The southern area of Santa Ana, Calif., had limited places to be active—and not a single park. Desperate for more active…
Green & Active Spaces, Transportation & Mobility