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Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools

Finding Your ‘Slant’: Youth Ambassadors Raise Voices for Tobacco and Vaping Prevention

How can the inclusion of youth perspectives help address the dangers of tobacco use and vaping? Alliance for a…

Healthy Communities, Out-of-school time

Every Body Is a Summer Body: How Caregivers Can Encourage Self-Esteem and Body Acceptance in Young People

Summer can be a great opportunity to connect with ourselves and our loved ones. Whether you’re looking forward…

Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools

Ask a Health Professional: Whole Child Health Forum Boost Families’ Education and Confidence in Vaccines

Healthier Generation continues to partner with Robeson and Bertie Counties in North Carolina to increase…

Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools

Centering Youth Voice: Reflections from a Youth-Led Tobacco Control Workshop

The theme of my September recap from the fall 2022 Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Youth Advocacy Tour was…

Health Education, Healthy Communities

Building Coalitions: How Public Health Advocate D'Jillisser Kelly is Raising Awareness to Reduce Tobacco Use and Vaping

For decades, the tobacco industry has used menthol as a tool to disguise the harsh effects of cigarette smoke…

Celebrations, Family Engagement, Healthy Communities

Learn Fresno Unified School District’s Strategies for Engaging Multigenerational Families

English | español Multigenerational households are on the rise throughout the United States, meaning more…

Health Education, Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools, Nutrition

Cultivating Food and Nutrition Security: Meet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Kamaria Mason

Food and nutrition security are essential to maintaining schools and communities that foster whole child…

Family Engagement, Healthy Communities, Healthy at Home

El crecimiento de las colaboraciones escolares y comunitarias en las zonas rurales de Carolina del Norte

español | English Según un amplio análisis realizado por la National Healthy Schools Collaborative en el 2021…

Family Engagement, Healthy Communities, Healthy at Home

Growing School & Community Partnerships in Rural North Carolina

español | English According to extensive analysis conducted by the National Healthy Schools Collaborative in…

Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools

Sparking Change: Director Lincoln Mondy Addresses Tobacco’s Harm Through the Lens of Film

More than 3 million middle and high school students in the United States reported using tobacco or vaping…

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