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As school gardens grow across the country, school officials, food service directors, parents, and community members have raised questions about whether school garden produce may be served in school meals. The good news is that...
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Fact Sheet
Why should public health professionals be involved in transportation planning? Because the way our roads and public transit systems are designed has a lot to do with our health: it influences how much exercise we...
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Electronic smoking devices, also known as e-cigarettes, are battery-operated devices used to inhale a vaporized solution that frequently contains nicotine. The increasing popularity of electronic smoking devices, combined with loopholes in existing tobacco control laws,...
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How can we make streets more walkable? And how can communities address legal issues that may emerge, especially around liability? On September 22, we hosted a webinar on key practical and legal considerations involved in...
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“Urban agriculture” refers to a wide range of activities involving the raising, cultivation, processing, marketing, and distribution of food in urban areas. Communities around the country are looking to promote healthier eating by encouraging urban...
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Advocates are looking for ways to fund projects that will bring healthy food into their communities – from improving corner stores to attracting new grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and mobile food carts. What federal, state,...
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Model Legal Document
When people make bicycling or other physical activity part of their daily routines, they can get physical activity while easily traveling a few miles. One clear impediment to bicycle use, however, is that most cities...
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Climate change may well be one of the greatest threats to human health in this century. But by getting involved in climate change policy initiatives now under way across the country, public health advocates have...
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Farm-to-school programs connect schools with regional or local farms, offering a variety of benefits to everyone involved. Programs typically include creating farm-fresh salad bars and serving local foods in the cafeteria; introducing educational opportunities such...
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In schools throughout California, the drinking fountains we might remember from our youth have become all but relics of the past. But drinking fresh water during the day can help students improve their overall health...
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Forty years ago, almost half of all students walked or biked to school. Now, only 14 percent of children do. Why this change? The biggest reason is because today’s schools are located too far from...
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Bringing healthy food to “food deserts” requires tenacity, ingenuity, and a significant investment of capital. The good news is that there’s a substantial amount of public financing available for projects that make healthy food more...
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Public health has experienced a seismic shift in how policy is viewed in prevention efforts. What can communities do to ensure that public health policy creates healthy environments? Watch our webinar on “Eight Essential Elements...
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When discussing the legislative process, many people think only about how to enact policies and laws at the federal and state level. But, how familiar are individuals, groups and organizations with what happens on city...
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All across America, there is a movement afoot to build “complete streets” that allow people to get around safely, even when they aren't inside a car. Conventional street design promotes traffic congestion, pollution, and collisions,...
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Local governments often use resolutions to set official policy, direct internal operations, or establish a task force to study an issue. Resolutions can be a good first step in encouraging collaborative relationships between public agencies,...
Fact Sheet
In many schools, foods and beverages are advertised everywhere – in hallways and cafeterias, in classrooms and athletic facilities, on paper products and scoreboards, and in teaching materials and school publications. Study after study has...
Webinar
On March 6, 2012, guest speakers from the FDA and local communities joined staff from the Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing (The Center, a project of the American Lung Association in California) and TALC...
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An urban trail is a public path that provides a well-maintained corridor through an urban environment. Urban trails allow people to get from one place to another on foot, by bicycle, with strollers or in...
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Growing Change is a primer on the Farm Bill, a major piece of federal legislation that affects nutrition and farmers. The Farm Bill is a major piece of agriculture and nutrition legislation that has a...