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Obesity Prevention

3 Jun 2016
Jettie’s Story: My Life in a Food Desert
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2 Jun 2016
UVM Student Research Aids Restaurant Kids Meal Effort
An important part of advocacy is knowing the current environment surrounding an issue. Thanks to research conducted by UVM medical students this past year, we have great data to help us in our efforts this summer and fall to promote...
2 Jun 2016
Unhealthy Food/Beverage Marketing In Schools
Parents know from experience that food marketing works. Cartoon characters on cereal boxes and toy giveaways with restaurant kids’ meals appeal to children and influence which foods they ask for and are willing to eat. When you send your children...
1 Jun 2016
American Heart Association Announces 2016 Get Healthy! Poster Contest Award Recipients
The American Heart Association and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island hosted the 2016 Get Healthy! Poster Contest Award Ceremony at the Rhode Island State House on May 25th in conjunction with our Youth Advocacy Day. The award...
31 May 2016
MA Budget Success
Last week when the Senate took up their budget we had some success and some losses. We did not get any additional funding for MA Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program. We also did not secure funding for CPR in Schools Grants...

31 May 2016
Vermont Child Care Facilities Have New Emphasis on Healthy Eating & Activity!
Parents of young children across Vermont can now have greater confidence that their child care provider is building the foundation for a heart-healthy life.
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31 May 2016
New Effort Emphasizes Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice!
Did you know that Vermonters today are more likely to die from a largely preventable disease than an infectious disease? The Vermont Department of Health this month is launching 3-4-50, a simple concept to help us grasp the reality that...
31 May 2016
MA Heart on the Hill
We had a successful Heart on the Hill Event on May 23rd with other 30 advocates having over 40 legislative meetings! Our volunteers advocated for healthy eating and active living policies and were given positive feedback and support of the issues.
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31 May 2016
The Legislative Session is a Wrap!
New Hampshire state lawmakers have finished session and bills now move on to the Governor’s office for signing into law. Two of the American Heart Association’s priority bills have succeeded. The Reauthorization of NH’s Medicaid Expansion program, continues healthcare coverage for 47,000...
12 May 2016
Take Action for Corner Stores Today
We would all like the option to make a healthy choice, right? We need your help now to speak up for the Healthy Corner Store Initiative. Legislative session is moving fast and the NC House will be debating the state...