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Apr 10, 2024 | Johanna Segovia
Over recent years, NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition Physical Activity...
Mar 29, 2024 | Talei Moore, Emma Angell
September is Childhood Obesity Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness to prevent and reduce childhood obesity.
Sep 08, 2023 | Jada Parker
Mar 01, 2023 | Talei Moore, Aisha Freeman
On Wednesday, September 28, the Biden administration hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and released a...
Sep 30, 2022 | Lluvia Botello, Kerry Allen
New resources on aquatic health and water, sanitation, and hygiene preparedness now available.
Mar 22, 2021 | Emily D'Angelo
The CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health launched their Stories from the Field series earlier this year...
Dec 26, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
By Jay Schulz, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow The smell of fresh air. The warm sun. The cool breeze on your face. The absolute...
Mar 15, 2020 | Guest Author
In the early 1970s, approximately 6.1 percent of children ages 12-19 in the United States were obese, according to the Centers for...
Nov 14, 2019 | Guest Author
Over recent years, NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity (CDC-DNPAO), has worked alongside numerous local communities nationwide to identify and implement successful strategies aimed to improve infant and toddler nutrition security.
On Wednesday, September 28, the Biden administration hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and released a National Strategy to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030.
The CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health launched their Stories from the Field series earlier this year with guidance from NACCHO.
By Jay Schulz, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow The smell of fresh air. The warm sun. The cool breeze on your face. The absolute magic that is a tiny little shell of something or other turning into a life-sustaining object. The pure joy of tasting a tomato that you raised from said tiny shell yourself. […]
In the early 1970s, approximately 6.1 percent of children ages 12-19 in the United States were obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). By 2011-2012, that figure had more than tripled to 20.5 percent.
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