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Child and Adolescent Health in the News |
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Food Marketing to Children Linked to Obesity
In the second report in six months to criticize the way
the food industry markets high-calorie and high-sugar
products to children, the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC), which monitors advertising in the U.S., and the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
recommended May 2 that food companies take a variety of
steps, including: adopting minimum nutrition standards
for foods they market to children; reviewing and
revising policies for foods sold in schools; exploring
ways to educate the public about nutrition and fitness;
creating new products and reformulating existing ones to
make them lower in calories and more nutritious;
including smaller portion sizes in single-serving food
items. Excerpt from
http://healthinschools.org/2006/may4b_alert.asp |
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Bottlers Agree to Limit Soft Drinks in Schools
In an agreement with organizations committed to reducing childhood obesity,
three beverage companies that supply 95 percent of the soft drinks now sold
in schools said May 3 that they will remove sweetened beverages such as Coke
and Pepsi from school cafeterias and vending machines and will reduce
serving sizes of lower-calorie and nutritional beverages.
Excerpt from
http://healthinschools.org/2006/may4a_alert.asp
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Inhalants Cited as Major Child Drug Problem
The National Inhalant Prevention Coalition is calling attention to use of inhalants by young children as a major and often fatal drug problem. Noting that more than 1,000 everyday products, including cleaning,
office, and art supplies and solvents, gases, and shop chemicals have the potential to be abused as inhalants, the coalition, asks parents, schools, and health care providers to put inhalant abuse on their radar when dealing with children. There is no safe level of inhalant use - 41 percent of deaths from inhalants occur as the result of first-time use. Materials for use by parents and schools are available at
www.inhalants.org
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NASBHC Annual Convention in Portland,
June 15-17, 2006
"Building Bridges for Students and Communities" will be held at the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower in June. For complete convention information, see
http://www.nasbhc.org/AMINFO.htm |
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CASBHC
Annual Conference in Denver, September 21-22, 2006
The dates for the Colorado Association for School-Based
Health Care's 4th annual conference have been set for
September 21 and 22, 2006. This year's topic will be
Motivational Interviewing. September 21st will be an
afternoon workshop on the actual techniques of
motivational interviewing with adolescents and parents.
September 22nd will be a full-day devoted to the
discussion of motivational interviewing to reduce
child and adolescent risk behavior.
The event will be
located at the REI Flagship store at 1416 Platte Street.
As in the past, participants may register for either or
both days. Our website,
www.casbhc.org, will be
continually updated as conference details become
available. |
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Milagro Foundation
The Milagro Foundation is accepting applications for the
Grants for Children and Youth Programs. The purpose of
this grant is to support non-profit, community-based
organizations that work with at-risk and disadvantaged
youth due to factors such as poor health, illiteracy or
poor educational and cultural opportunities. See
http://healthinschools.org/grants/ops652.asp
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Colorado Legislature Passes House Bill 06-1396
The Colorado
Legislature has passed a bill to provide funding to
School-Based Health Centers. HB 06-1396, sponsored by
Rep. Andy Kerr and Sen. Abel Tapia, authorizes $500,000
in funding for SBHCs. The legislation provides grants
for ongoing and expanded services at existing
school-based health centers, as well as for grants for
the establishment
of new centers. See
HB
06-1396.pdf to view the bill.
Please contact Governor Owen’s office
right away, urging him to
sign the bill into law. See
http://www.colorado.gov/governor/contact.html for
contact information for the Governor's office. For
suggested talking points for your correspondence, see
Support HB
06-1396.asp CASBHC would like to thank all of you
who have worked so diligently in this effort. |
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Web Resources
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Journals and Monographs on the Web
A new monograph from the Research and Training Center
for Children's Mental Health, "School-Based Mental
Health: An Empirical Guide for Decision-Makers",
provides practical information and advice for those
engaged in developing and implementing effective
evidence-based services in the school setting. See
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcpubs/study04/index.htm.
In the May issue of Health and Health Care in Schools
e-journal (http://www.healthinschools.org/ejournal/ejournal.htm)
read about How Drug Companies Pay to Postpone Generics,
The Arkansas Story-Requiring BMIs for All Students,
Diet/Activity Patterns Cited as Increased Health Risks,
and Plan B Gets Attention in Pending Lawsuits.
Mental Health in the U.S. in 2001: Health Care and
Well Being of Children with Chronic Emotional,
Behavioral, or Developmental Problems - Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (2005). See
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5439a3.htm.
Bullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Academic
Performance in Elementary School - Archives of
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (2005). See
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/159/11/1026.
For more research briefs, CASBHC recommends the
Promising Practices Network website,
http://www.promisingpractices.net/research.asp
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