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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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El Paso Restaurant’s Simple Changes Make a Big Difference
In El Paso, a city located at the southwestern tip of Texas near the Mexico border, residents struggle with high rates o…
Healthy Food
Students Create Healthy Campaign for School Foods in Omaha, Nebraska
Obesity rates have nearly doubled over the past 15 years in Nebraska. The youth obesity rate in Douglas County, which in…
Education, Healthy Food
‘Sugar Bites’ Campaign Educates on Sugary Drinks & Childhood Obesity
Sugary drinks are a large component of added calories in the American diet. Many kids have increased their consumption o…
Healthy Food, Water
Houston Coach Brings Sports, Afterschool Programs, & Health Councils to Students
Kids at Westwood Elementary School in Houston lacked programs to keep them active after classes ended each day. Samuel K…
Education, Green & Active Spaces
Group Works to Add Healthier Foods at Stores in Milwaukee Neighborhood
When clinic worker Tatiana Maida had trouble finding many healthy products in the small grocery stores in her Latino nei…
Healthy Food
Learning Lots and Eating Well at the Guadalupe Community Garden
The Guadalupe neighborhood in Lubbock, Texas has seen some tough times. With many folks struggling to make ends meet, he…
Healthy Food
Brain Breaks & Afterschool Clubs Bring Physical Activity to Middle Schoolers
Principal Matt Pope wanted to make a difference in the lives of the children at DJ Red Simon Middle School in Kyle, Texa…
Education, Healthy Food
The Brownsville Farmers’ Market Promotes Health
Residents of Brownsville, Texas, struggle to find affordable, healthy food in their neighborhoods, and overweight/obesit…
Healthy Food, Water
Swapping Sugary Drinks for Water Coolers For a Healthy Start
Research shows that children who consume too many sugary drinks risk developing diseases related to unhealthy weight. He…
Healthy Food, Water
Doctor Starts a Farmer’s Market in Her Houston Clinic
Dr. Ann Barnes talks to her patients daily about their health. When Barnes, an associate professor at Baylor College of…
Healthy Food