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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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Rozarks Nature Trail Brings Physical Activity to Community in Need in Kansas City, KS
After learning that kids in Rosedale were at a high risk for childhood obesity, the Rosedale Development Association (RD…
Green & Active Spaces
Veggie Gardens Are Grounds for Teaching Nutrition to Elementary Students
Hollin Meadows Elementary School, part of the 23% Latino Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, has dedicated leader…
Healthy Food
Creating a Culture of Fitness with Healthy Vending
What good is physical activity if you fuel up with junk food and sugary drinks? One leader in Arlington County, Va., rea…
Healthy Food
Teen Leaders Bring Fitness Trail to High School in Kansas City
What happens when youth are given the opportunity to lead their classmates toward a healthier school environment? The re…
Green & Active Spaces
Boston Hospital Goes Sugar-Free
A hospital is a place for healing and promoting health for new moms. However, many hospitals across the country still of…
Water
NYC Stickball Program Brings Physical Activity in ‘El Barrio’
Kids in East Harlem (El Barrio) were in great need of physical activity programing and safe places to play. Alex Sabater…
Green & Active Spaces
Sugary Drinks Are Out, Healthy Choices In at Chicago-Area High Schools
During the school day, lunch time is a chance for busy students to take a break, relax with friends, and refuel. Refueli…
Water
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