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Can schools help solve the obesity crisis?

Health is the word in the August issue of American School Board Journal, just posted on our website. The cover article by Senior Editor Naomi Dillon looks at how increased national attention, including from the White House, is influencing how school districts and communities are helping students and their families get and stay healthy and fit. Dillon traveled to Huntington, W.Va., a town that won the dubious honor of being the fatest city in the U.S. several years ago. The Huntington schools, along with community partners, took up the challenge to encourage good health and eating habits among children and adults.
Do you believe that the war on underage use of tobacco has been won? You might want to rethink that notion after reading Senior Editor Del Stover’s article on how tobacco companies are using different products and marketing techniques on your students.
ASBJ’s cover package is open for a month for all everyone, including those who don’t subscribe. Subcribers can read the entire issue, as well as search past issues and use our topical archives.

Kathleen Vail|July 29th, 2010|Categories: Athletics, Leading Source, NSBA Publications, Wellness|

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