Today, First Lady Michelle Obama is launching ‘Let’s Move’, a national campaign to end childhood obesity.
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Kids Gets Ticketed
No, not the girl who got a ticket from the local health department for running a lemonade stand. I’m referring to youth in Portland, ME, who can receive a ticket for doing something good. According to an article in the Portland Press Herald, the Portland’s Public Health Division and Police Department are collaborating on a program [...]
3 Cheers for 4-H
Holy Cow! The National 4-H Council issued a great PYD-related report back in May and it is just now making its way across my desk. The report, entitled The Positive Development of Youth: Findings from the First Four Years of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, was written by Richard Lerner and his colleagues [...]
President Bush Discusses Volunteerism
President Bush hosted a White House event this afternoon highlighting the accomplishments of USA Freedom Corps, the volunteer initiative launched as part of a national Call to Service after the attacks of 9/11 to help more Americans connect with opportunities to serve their neighbors in need. The President repeated his call for Americans to devote [...]
