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Health Matters Web Resource

By Will Humble|2010-04-14T11:11:02-07:00April 14th, 2010|General, Preparedness, Prevention|

We rolled out our new public health information system … called Arizona Health Matters http://www.arizonahealthmatters.org/. It’s an electronic one stop source of unbiased data and information about community health and healthy communities in general. It’s intended to help planners, policy makers, and community members learn about issues and identify improvements. On the site, you can [...]

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New “Go Low” Campaign

By Will Humble|2010-04-12T17:15:40-07:00April 12th, 2010|Prevention|

Let’s start with a quick quiz on this one… Which of the following food items contains more fat: 2 slices of pepperoni pizza 1 order of large fries 3 glasses of whole milk 8 strips of bacon The answer is 3. 3 glasses of whole milk. If you pour whole milk at mealtime for your [...]

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Breakfast & Lunch

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:20-07:00April 5th, 2010|General, Licensing, Prevention|

The US Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, passed legislation out of their Committee to reauthorize WIC and the other Child Nutrition Programs last week. It’s called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The bill http://ag.senate.gov/site/legislation.html includes the reauthorization of the free and reduced lunch and breakfast programs. I was in DC a couple [...]

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Breakfast & Lunch

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:21-07:00April 5th, 2010|General, Licensing, Prevention|

The US Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, passed legislation out of their Committee to reauthorize WIC and the other Child Nutrition Programs last week. It’s called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The bill http://ag.senate.gov/site/legislation.html includes the reauthorization of the free and reduced lunch and breakfast programs. I was in DC a couple [...]

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Fighting Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:21-07:00March 31st, 2010|General, Prevention|

Some of the best infection control experts are laying out the plan on how to fight Healthcare-Associated Infections in the next decade. The International Conference on HAIs just wrapped up in Atlanta – it marked the first time that four leading scientific organizations committed to infection prevention are working together to further a scientific and [...]

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Pima Nabs Big Obesity Prevention Grant

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:22-07:00March 22nd, 2010|Prevention|

Pima County will receive a $16 million grant as part of the national Communities Putting Prevention to Work efforts funded through the federal Stimulus program. They’ll be creating a community-wide set of strategies and interventions to reduce obesity by ensuring safe, attractive accessible places for physical activity and making healthy foods available, accessible, and affordable. [...]

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SNAP Reform

By Will Humble|2010-03-12T08:26:30-07:00March 12th, 2010|General, Prevention|

I met with the staff of most of the members of Arizona’s congressional delegation Wednesday in Washington DC at an event called Hill Day sponsored by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. I used the opportunity to talk to them about nutritional policy issues like boosting the nutritional strength of the foods that are served under the free and reduced lunch [...]

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Healthier US Schools Challenge Program

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:23-07:00March 10th, 2010|General, Prevention|

The federal Healthier US Schools Challenge Program establishes rigorous standards for schools’ food quality, participation in meal programs, physical activity, and nutrition education – key components that make for healthy and active kids – and provides recognition for schools that meet these standards. In the next school year, the USDA’s goal is to double [...]

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Child Obesity Research

By Will Humble|2010-03-09T14:05:29-07:00March 9th, 2010|Prevention|

The latest issue of Health Affairs http://www.healthaffairs.org/ has some important resources and research related to the increasing problem of childhood obesity. Kids are eating more snacks -- salty chips, sweetened sodas, candy bars -- than ever before. Trend data show that children are averaging nearly three snacks per day, with 27% of their daily calories [...]

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School Nutrition Overhaul

By Will Humble|2010-03-08T08:57:52-07:00March 8th, 2010|General, Prevention|

The USDA’s Child Nutrition Act is up for re-authorization this year. The program provides food to more than 31M school children through the National School Lunch Program as well as 11M that qualify for the School Breakfast Program. Many children get ½ of their daily calories at schools- making this program a great leverage point [...]

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