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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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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…
Healthy Food
Healthier Check-Out Aisles at the Wal-Mart in Anderson, Calif.
Grocery store check-out lines can be one of the toughest spots for kids to make healthy choices. In the fall of 2006, co…
Healthy Food
Unlocking the Gates: Playgrounds Open to Families in Spartanburg, S.C.
In communities where parks and land-space are limited, shared use agreements are providing more areas of recreation for…
Green & Active Spaces
Passing a Complete Streets Policy in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio pedestrians and cyclists will now have safer streets and walkways thanks to the implementation of the citywi…
Transportation & Mobility
Promotores Bring First Park to West Chula Vista, Calif. in 25 Years
Promotores working with the Chula Vista Community Collaborative (CVCC) participated in an asset mapping project in Chula…
Green & Active Spaces
Housing Developer Adds Sidewalks, Playground to Neighborhood in the ‘Colonias’
Not everyone has access to places to play or be physically active. That is why a housing agency, fueled by local researc…
Green & Active Spaces, Housing
Community Transforms Train Tracks, into Hike & Bike Trail in Brownsville, TX
Having limited resources, partnerships and community involvement played a key role in transforming old train tracks into…
Green & Active Spaces
Students Reclaim Streets with a Walking School Bus in Springfield
An elementary school is proving that morning exercise through a walking school bus program can benefit students, parents…
Green & Active Spaces, Transportation & Mobility