USDA Delay of School Meal Guidelines for Whole Grains and Sodium U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s announcement today that the federal government will delay…
#WellnessWins Empowers School Districts, Community Members to Support Strong Wellness Policies In July 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a final rule to strengthen guidelines for school…
Winners Named for Inaugural Innovation Award for Health Care Provider Training and Education (NEW YORK, NY), April 10, 2017 – Today, the first-ever Innovation Award for Health Care Provider Training and…
Winners Named for Inaugural Innovation Award for Health Care Provider Training and Education (NEW YORK, NY) April 10, 2017 – Today, the first-ever Innovation Award for Health Care Provider Training and…
Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Youth, 2011–2014 The latest data on the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages children are consuming continues to be staggering…
Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Youth, 2011–2014 National Center for Health Statistics, January 2017 The latest data on the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages children are consuming continues to be staggering…
Press Release A Letter From Howell Wechsler: An Important Ask As 2016 draws to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect upon this year’s accomplishments and to ask for…
Alliance for a Healthier Generation and American Beverage Association Issue First Progress Report on Reducing Beverage Calories (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Nov. 22, 2016 — The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and America’s beverage companies…
Alliance for a Healthier Generation and Target Announce Partnership to Create Healthier Schools for 20 million Students (NEW YORK) June 28, 2016 – The Alliance for a Healthier Generation announced today it has received a $1,000…
Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014 Published in JAMA, June 7, 2016 In simplest terms, here is what we learned from the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and…