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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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Teamwork Brings Shared Use Agreements and New Park to Earlimart, Calif.
Residents living in the small rural community of Earlimart, Calif., lacked outdoor spaces for the physical activity they…
Education, Green & Active Spaces
Student Helps Launch a Community Walking Program Using a School Track
In San Antonio, Texas, Edison High School students, families, and community members partnered with school officials to o…
Green & Active Spaces
Local Meat Market Gets Fresher, Inside and Out
Atop a hill in East Los Angeles, Ramirez Meat Market has spent three decades as a neighborhood fixture. However, the mar…
Healthy Food
Celebrating Fresh Veggies at Nuevo Leon Meat Market
Jalapenos, cilantro, garlic—“A lot of vegetables in meals and everything has to be hot,” said Sandra Gonzales. Sandra an…
Healthy Food
M&I Meat Market: A True “Tiendita Por Vida”
“Tiendita por Vida” is Spanish for “little store for life.” That’s exactly Irma Bajarro’s M&I Meat Market in the hea…
Healthy Food
Energized Youth Work to Add Healthier Dining Choices in Watsonville, Calif.
“It’s hard to engage the average youth in something where there is no choice.” That’s what Kymberly Lacrosse, a communit…
Healthy Food
California Youth Swap Junk for Health at Bus Stations
What are you eating for lunch? Snack food may be the quickest—and unhealthiest—choice. In Santa Cruz County, California,…
Healthy Food
Creating Healthier Food Options in Wenatchee, Wash., Schools
Healthy nutritional standards are vital for school districts, but the Wenatchee School District in Washington wasn’t pro…
Healthy Food
Parents Push for for ‘Real Food’ for Kids in Fairfax, Va.
Parent organization Real Food for Kids (RFFK) aims to improve the nutritional quality of food served at the public schoo…
Healthy Food
Creating Healthier School Concession Stands in San Antonio, Texas
What happens when a school district’s wellness policy doesn’t cover student sports games or other after-school events? I…
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