Teen birth rates are declining in the United States; 273,105 babies were born to teen girls aged 15–19 years in 2013, which is a 10 percent drop from 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
There are many ways to get involved throughout the week and beyond, so be sure to check the NPHW website. Also, each morning of NPHW, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be creating a ...
For over 65 years, mental health organizations and advocates have led the observance of May is Mental Health Month by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and screenings to prom...
This guest blog is written by Ellen Dillon with Action For Healthy Kids and is part of our week-long celebration for National School Breakfast Week. In honor of National School Breakfast Week (March 2...
Today is the deadline for states to publish which schools are eligible to participate in Community Eligibility for free school meals. What is Community Eligibility you ask? Community Eligibility is t...
NEA HIN is proud to be a partner with The National Farm to School Network in promoting National Farm to School Month. The National Farm to School Network (NFSN) is an information, advocacy and network...
For years, school fundraisers have centered around junk food – either asking students to sell candy to their family and neighbors, or by motivating students to sell by tempting them with junk fo...
Ebola is a scary disease. I am a public health geek so I have had an awareness of this disease for some time. It always struck me as a fascinatingly dreadful disease with nasty symptoms and disease co...
Here at NEA HIN, we believe that every child deserves to be healthy – don’t you? It is something that everyone can agree on. And schools are a great place to teach children healthy habits since they a...
Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 5-11, 2014) is a time for education about mental illness such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other medical conditions that affect a person’...