Tag: community health
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A Healthier Game Day Starts at the Concession Stand
A Healthier Game Day Starts at the Concession Stand At many school games, community events, tournaments, concerts, and family nights, the concession stand is one of the busiest places in the building. It may look simple: a refrigerator, a counter, a few shelves, a few posters, and a line of students, parents, grandparents, coaches, and…
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A Community Awareness Model for Supporting Pregnant Workers and Employers
A Community Awareness Model for Supporting Pregnant Workers and Employers Pregnancy can be one of the most important and vulnerable times in a person’s life. For many workers, it is also a time when job stability, income, health insurance, prenatal care, and family wellbeing are closely connected. When a worker is unsure what support may…
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How Schools and Health Departments Could Include Student Voice in Public Health
Youth Public Health Committees: Giving Students a Structured Voice in Local Decisions Young people are not waiting to care about their communities. They already care. They see the stress their classmates carry. They see who sits alone at lunch. They know when vaping is becoming normal, when bullying is hidden, when mental health resources feel…
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Health Educators and School Wellness Partnership: Turning School Hallways Into Everyday Health Tools
Schools are more than places where students learn. They are also workplaces, community anchors, and daily environments where health habits are shaped. The Health Educators and School Wellness Partnership is an idea for helping schools use something they already have, their buildings, to support healthier staff, stronger wellness culture, and practical prevention. The concept is…
Chad Trivette 