You’ve likely heard the good news that childhood obesity rates are beginning to level off in some parts of the country – including New York City, Philadelphia, Mississippi and California. Although w...
Here’s the weekly roundup from BagtheJunk.org, NEA HIN’s sister website dedicated to all things healthy school food: Snack Attack! The Negative Impact of Unhealthy Snack Foods and Drinks o...
This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, which made segregation unconstitutional: “…the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place....
Topics: Bag The Junk, Breakfast in the Classroom “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day,” that’s the March National Nutrition Month 2013 theme. In celebration of the observance we’d like to sha...
Here’s a weekly roundup of new blogs on BagtheJunk.org, NEA HIN’s sister website dedicated to all things healthy school food: Refresh Your Healthy Habits This Summer suggests creative ways to...
Thanks to the hard work and determination of educators and advocates across the country there is a lot to report about in school breakfast land. At NEA HIN, an important part of our school breakfast...
Topics: Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Environmental Quality NEA Vice President Lily Eskelsen worked with CNN on a special news piece that reveals just how hazardous crumbling schools are to student lea...
Topics: Healthy Hygiene , Influenza Do You Know How to Avoid The Flu? Did you know that more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications each year? Did you know that approximately 2...
Dear Readers, In my last posting, I listed the symptoms of heart attacks, and promised that in this one I would do the same for strokes. So, here goes. Symptoms of a stroke include: Sudden numbness...
I started my teaching career as an early childhood educator. I taught the little ones, younger than five. Teaching healthy habits such as good nutrition and washing hands was as much a part of our ...