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A healthy vending policy gives a school district the opportunity to control the array of products sold or advertised to students while generating much-needed revenue from the agreement. This model will help a school district...
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From sugary drink ads on vending machines to fast food logos on book covers and stadium scoreboards, marketing for unhealthy foods is a frequent sight in schools. Research shows that, despite common misperceptions, these marketing...
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This fact sheet answers common questions about the Model Healthy Food Zone Ordinance , which ChangeLab Solutions developed to help communities limit children’s access to the kinds of foods most likely to contribute to childhood...
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The National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), a nonprofit volunteer organization, advocates for the education and well-being of children across the nation. State chapters of the PTA, like the National PTA, often take policy positions in...
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Adverse health effects from the consumption of energy drinks by children, adolescents, and young adults is a growing source of concern. State and local governments and non-governmental organizations can play an important role by raising...
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In a twenty-year period, obesity rates among U.S. infants, toddlers, and preschool aged children have approximately doubled. In 2007-2008, a nationally representative survey found that roughly 10 percent of infants to two years of age...
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Model Legal Document
Although federal law bans fruit- and candy-flavored cigarettes, neither federal nor California laws restrict sales of menthol cigarettes or other flavored tobacco products such as cigars, little cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookah tobacco, and electronic cigarettes...
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Access to stores and markets offer healthy food is vital to the health of any community, but low-income communities and communities of color suffer disproportionately from poor access to quality, nutritious food. Recognizing this, government...
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Public opinion polling suggests that Americans would like to know more about the foods and beverages they eat and drink. And as more research links sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption to obesity and chronic disease, communities...
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When it comes to improving health outcomes, rural communities are uniquely positioned to effect change. Residents of rural areas develop tight-knit social networks, can more easily access and work with local leaders, and are often...
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In a twenty-year period, obesity rates among US infants, toddlers, and preschool aged children have approximately doubled. More than 1 in 5 US children ages 2 – 5 are overweight or obese. These statistics are...
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The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global initiative of UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at promoting hospital policies that encourage and support breastfeeding. Baby-Friendly USA, the organization tasked with implementing BFHI...
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Many communities have convenience stores close to schools, and kids frequent them before, during, and after school. Most people don’t realize that tobacco companies use convenience stores to advertise fruit- and candy-flavored tobacco products at...
Model Legal Document
Many studies have demonstrated a link between chronic diseases and the consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). States can help reduce the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages consumed while generating funds for health programs...
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California's recently enacted tobacco control laws raised the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21, strengthened regulations on e-cigarettes, and made changes to the state's tobacco retailer licensing program. This webinar provides an overview of...
Fact Sheet
Breastfeeding has health benefits for both mother and child, including decreased risk of infant and maternal morbidity, in addition to economic and developmental benefits. The health benefits of breastfeeding make it a leverage point for...
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Nonprofit hospitals can be powerful allies in helping to create healthier communities. Not only do these hospitals play an important role in treating disease, they also help communities prevent chronic disease through their “community benefits”...
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The United States is in the grips of a diabetes epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 29 million Americans have diabetes—more than the entire population of Texas. One...
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The United States is in the grips of a diabetes epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 29 million Americans have diabetes—more than the entire population of Texas. One...
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Diabetes is a national epidemic. The number of cases increases substantially every year, as does the cost of treatment. There is a critical need to adopt proven programs that stem rising diabetes rates and reduce...