Happy New Year! I always find it exciting to start a new book (no Kindle yet), and that’s what the turn of the year does for me, too. It’s like being given a fresh slate to do with as one pleases—...
Topics: Policy, Bag The Junk This week on BagtheJunk.org, NEA HIN’s sister website dedicated to all things healthy school food… Bag the Junk curated a recent Twitter chat on childhood obes...
Where does peace begin? Peace begins at the kitchen table and at the park. It happens on the playground, in the school bus, in the classroom and on the neighborhood corner. Every day in these Uni...
One of the summer’s best kept secrets has been the findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that, thanks to vaccination, rates of infection with Human Papilloma Virus...
Topics: Bloodborne Pathogens, Ryan White On Friday, July 5, 2013 NEA HIN Board Member Eric Brown presented Jerry Newberry with the 2013 Ryan White Award at the NEA’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans...
Check out NEA HIN’s ‘School Breakfast Week’ blog series all week long. We will feature two of our partner organizations talking about the importance of breakfast as part of a healthy lifestyle. As a...
It is no secret we are dealing with an obesity crisis that threatens the very future of children and youth across America. Schools have become a primary battleground in fighting the growing childhoo...
Source: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) The holiday season can be very busy and stressful. Fostering one’s social and emotional wellness is particularly ...
Founded in 1980, OEA Choice Trust used to be a traditional health insurance company. Now, no longer offering health insurance, OEA Choice Trust is a leader in School Employee Wellness. The School ...
Topics: Bag The Junk 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 b...