The Pathology of Tradition
Women’s rights and human rights organizations take aim at the tradition of "menstrual exile" through creating broad access to scientific knowledge that destigmatizes menstruation.
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Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Insights, and Considerations for the Road Ahead
Grantmakers In Health presents a snapshot of the latest thinking from health funders, researchers, and advocates on healthy eating and active living (HEAL) and healthy communities.
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Healthy Eating and Active Living Through an Equity Lens
To ensure equitable health outcomes, we need to be explicit about goals, build transparent relationships with local communities, address underlying issues that drive health disparities, and measure and adjust outcomes accordingly.
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Connecting Health and Education So Children Can Learn and Thrive
Building effective policy advocacy campaigns, creating programs that support sustainable systemic changes, and engaging parents to identify and advocate for critical issues are all key to supporting healthy schools and communities.
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The Future of Healthy Eating Research
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change (PSE) strategies are critical tools in the battle for good health in adults and children.
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How to Improve Physical Activity and Health for All Children and Families
Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) investigators examine physical activity across built environments, parks and recreation, schools, and rural areas—all through an equity lens.
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The Colorado Health Foundation’s HEAL Evolution
Learning to listen to community members was a critical step on the road to food security and good health for all Coloradans. Part of the Summer 2019 issue's Healthy Eating, Active Living supplement.
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How Market Forces Could Improve How We Eat
Health advocates and the food and beverage industries have traditionally clashed over issues of public policy. Warning labels might help the two find common ground.
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The Power of Business to Change Food Culture for the Better
The key to getting people to adopt healthier eating habits may lie in leveraging the power of the private sector. Part of a sponsored supplement from the Summer 2019 issue.
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Political Power as a Tool to Improve the Health of All Americans
Healthier Colorado is that state’s largest health-advocacy organization. By supporting fundamental policy shifts and engaging actors at all levels of policymaking, they are helping create lasting change for Coloradans.