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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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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
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