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Health & Human Services Teams Up with Olympic Athletes to Fight Childhood Obesity. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, March 3, 2010.
Ten School Districts in Colorado Receive "Healthy Kids Learn Better" Grant to Improve Health And Wellness Programs. Colorado Legacy Foundation, February 17, 2010.
Obama wants school vending machine changes. Administration will ask Congress to rid machines of junk food. February 8, 2010. The Associated Press.
Tomorrow, Michelle Obama Hosts Child Obesity Meeting for Cabinet Secretaries and Members of Congress; Campaign Launch is Next Week. February 1, 2010. Eddie Gehman Kohan, Obama Foodorama.
Play then Eat; Shift May Bring Gains at School. January 25, 2010. Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times.
Michelle Obama talks to mayors about her initiative to combat childhood obesity. January 21, 2010. Robin Givhan, The Washington Post.
Sopris students chew and chat about school lunch, Nutrition is the Special of the Day at Re-1. January 7, 2010. John Stroud, Post Independent.
USDA backs rewarding schools serving healthy food. November 17, 2009. Christopher Doering, Rueters.
A Parable on the National School Lunch Program. November 16, 2009. Kate Adamick, Ann Cooper, Grist.
Hunger in US at a 14-Year High. November 16, 2009. Jason DeParle, The New York Times.
How the 40 Year Drop in the Minimum Wage Helped Cause Obesity. November 13, 2009. Tom Laskawy, Grist.
Raise Your Hand for Chocolate Milk. November 10, 2009. Marion Nestle, Food Politics.
Industry pushes chocolate milk in schools. November 9, 2009. NWCN.
Healthy school lunches: it's time. August 25, 2009. Nancy Coulter-Parker, Delicious Living.
Congress may bolster school lunch nutrition. August 26, 2009. Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times.
Stars Aligning on School Lunches. August 18, 2009. Kim Severson, The New York Times.
Let the school-meals revolution begin. August 16, 2009. Marion Nestle, San Francisco Chronicle.
Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch. July 29, 2009. Michael Pollan, The New York Times.
Feeding the Community School Lunches: Lessons Learned. Spring, 2009. Allison Johnson, edibleAspen.
Local schools start adjusting to sugar beverage ban. April 15, 2009. John Stroud, Post Independent.
Gossip Girls and Boys Get Lessons in Empathy. April 5, 2009. Winnie Hu, The New York Times.
Breaking the cycle of bullying. March 31, 2009. Boutelle, Marsha. California Schools Magazine.
Slowing Down School Lunch. February 20, 2009. Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times.
Healthy meals consultant visits local schools. February 18, 2009. John Stroud, The Valley Journal.
Schools reform lunch programs. February 9, 2009. Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Online.
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