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Tag Archives: Health
Hello, 2011
2010: A year of crisis, challenge, difficulty, intensity, obstacles, accomplishments, disillusionment, highs, lows … and yet as the year comes to a close, we are inspired with renewed hope for a better tomorrow and for continued progress in the fight … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Charities, Food, Health, Hunger, No Kid Hungry, Nutrition, Poverty, The Real World
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Fast-Food Chains Market Unhealthy Meal Options To Youth-We’re Shocked!
Direct from the “stating the obvious” department, the information is still frightening: The average preschooler sees almost three fast-food restaurant ads a day and is rarely offered a healthy meal option, a new study from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Food, Health, Media, Research, The Real World
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USDA Announces 2010 Grants For Promotion Of Farmers Markets
The USDA has announced 2010 grants for the Farmers Market Promotion Program, with a stated goal of expanding consumer access to food and promoting new income opportunities for food producers. More than one million dollars will go to 27 new … Continue reading
October 1st CQ Researcher
Purportedly focusing on the issue of “Preventing Obesity,” the October 1, 2010 CQ Researcher, published by CQ Press, is out and it is an amazing resource that fuels a much broader discussion of the role of food in our society. Here’s just … Continue reading
Poverty Soars, the Suffering of Kids And Families Increases
The American Community Survey for 2009, released on September 28th by the U.S. Census Bureau is out, the numbers are in, and the crisis of Poverty in the United States reaches new heights. Lots of links are included below to follow … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Hunger, Research
Tagged Congress, Health, Poverty, Research, The Real World
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Florida Insurers Stop Writing ‘Child-Only’ Health Policies
The Palm Beach Post reports that most of Florida’s major health insurers have stopped writing new “child-only” insurance policies – some pulling out of the market just days before the health-care overhaul requires insurers to provide full coverage to kids with … Continue reading
USA Today Publishes Hunger in America Supplement
FRAC (Food Resource And Action Center) President Jim Weill, who wrote the foreword to USA Today’s Hunger in America supplement, shared in it a laundry list of troubling facts. Here’s just two – In 2008, 49 million people lived in households facing food-insecurity (according to USDA), and … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Food Bank, Food For All, Health, Media, Nutrition, Poverty, Research, The Real World
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Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows
Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows http://www.uncrate.com/men/culture/food/stay-puft-caffeinated-marshmallows/Shared via Pulse Sent from my iPad
2010 Wellness Event to Change Our World
2010 Wellness Event to Change Our World http://www.gcnf.org/news/2010-wellness-event-to-change-our-world/Shared via Pulse Sent from my iPad
Wendy’s Introduces “Natural” French Fries
Wendy’s Introduces “Natural” French Fries http://www.fastcompany.com/1685377/wendys-introduces-natural-french-fries?partner=rssShared via Pulse Sent from my iPad
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Tagged Community, Food, Health, Nutrition, South Florida, The Real World
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End Childhood Hunger Advocacy Center 