Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Nov 17, 2011 |
Ten Public Health Institutes Chosen for In-Depth HIA Training The Health Impact Project and National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) have chosen the 10 public health institutes (PHIs) that will participate in a two-day, in-person, health impact assessment (HIA) training at the Pew Conference Center in Washington, DC, November 29-30, 2011. Source: Health Impact Project |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 15, 2011 |
''Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches'' "In an effort many 9-year-olds will cheer, Congress wants pizza and french fries to stay on school lunch lines and is fighting the Obama administration's efforts to take unhealthy foods out of schools.The final version of a spending bill released late Monday would unravel school lunch standards the Agriculture Department proposed earlier this year. These include limiting the use of potatoes on the lunch line, putting new restrictions on sodium and boosting the use of whole grains. The legislation would block or delay all of those efforts." Source: Associated Press |
School Food |
| Nov 10, 2011 |
HIA Mentorship Project Selects Local Health Departments, Mentor Organizations The Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Mentorship Project has selected four local health departments and mentor organizations to participate in a joint effort to complete an HIA. The Mentorship Program came about through the combined efforts of the Health Impact Project and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Source: Health Impact Project |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 9, 2011 |
''Yes, More on Those Cheetos (And the News May Not Be Good)'' "I chose to lead off with this topic because I’ve long been concerned about the nutritional quality of the foods HISD offers to students for profit, in competition with the federally subsidized school meal, on the district’s a la carte lines." Source: Houston Chronicle |
School Food |
| Nov 8, 2011 |
''COMMENTARY: Change is on the menu at schools across the country'' "On average, two of every three school children eat a National School Lunch Program lunch and consume about one-third of their total calories from that meal each weekday." Source: Hutchison Leader |
School Food |
| Nov 7, 2011 |
''Birmingham, Jefferson County school lunches get more healthy'' "In their ongoing efforts to make lunchroom meals more nutritious, Birmingham and Jefferson County schools have adopted new and creative ways to get students to eat their vegetables." Source: Birmingham News |
School Food |
| Nov 6, 2011 |
''Schools track safety of food from farm to plate'' “Ecker’s Apple Farm apples are cooled, soaked and polished before being shipped off to Coulee Region schools.” Source: La Crosse Tribune |
School Food |
| Nov 6, 2011 |
WASHINGTON— The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, announced today that The Kresge Foundation will support two health impact assessments (HIAs) to inform decisions in the housing sector. Source: Health Impact Project |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 4, 2011 |
''FDA: Moldy applesauce repackaged by school lunch supplier'' "A Washington state fruit processor that supplies the nation’s schools and a baby food maker is under scrutiny by federal health regulators for repackaging applesauce contaminated with several kinds of potentially dangerous, multi-colored molds, msnbc.com has learned." Source: MSNBC |
School Food |
| Nov 4, 2011 |
''Bank Fees Are a Credit Union's Best Friend'' "Something is wrong when keeping cash in the kitchen cookie jar seems a reasonable substitute for your bank.'' Source: Bloomberg |
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| Nov 3, 2011 |
''Consumer 10.0: How the Pew Trusts aided credit card reform'' "It was early 2007, and Michael Roster and Dwane Krumme each viewed the credit card industry with growing dismay." Source: Philly Tablet Inquirer |
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| Nov 1, 2011 |
''Grant brings Ga. produce to school lunch trays'' "Agriculture has been a top business in Hall County for decades. Now, the Hall County school system is capitalizing on that and bringing local food into local schools, with the help of a grant from the state Department of Agriculture and Department of Education." Source: Gainesville Times |
School Food |
| Nov 1, 2011 |
''Healthier chicken served in Chicago schools'' "Students dining in 473 Chicago schools Tuesday were served local chicken raised without antibiotics. Chicago Public Schools started a new chicken program with fresh chicken purchased from Miller Amish Country Poultry in Indiana." Source: ABC News |
School Food |
| Nov 1, 2011 |
''Amish-raised chicken on CPS lunch menu'' "Drumsticks from chickens raised on Amish farms without the use of antibiotics will be served at the 473 schools catered by Chartwells-Thompson. The company plans to buy about 1.2 million pounds of unprocessed Amish chicken this year for CPS, the largest district in the nation to make such a commitment." Source: Chicago Tribune |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 31, 2011 |
''Meat industry unhappy over limiting the use of antibiotics'' "For decades, factory farms have used antibiotics even in healthy animals to promote faster growth and prevent diseases that could sicken livestock held in confined quarters. But a firestorm has erupted over a federal proposal recommending antibiotics only when animals are actually sick." Source: The Washington Post |
Health Topics, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
