Back-to-school is always exhilarating. The new classes, teachers, and students always promise new adventures. We at NEA HIN want all those adventures to be healthy ones.  That’s why we have new inform...

My mama always told me that I was “whole hog or none,” meaning I am really gung-ho about something and then I throw in the towel. And as much as I hate to admit it, this has often been the case when i...

A shocking report by Human Rights Watch has documented how children as young as 12 toil long hours in tobacco fields, exempt from child labor protections. Children have even fallen ill due to cases of...

Actor Jeff Bridges (National Spokesperson for No Kid Hungry) with Cathy Koehler (President of Little Rock Education Association) Recently, I was able to catch up with Cathy Koehler, President of the L...

For educators it can seem that stress is everywhere. Even positive events can be stressful. Stress can help people achieve peak performance – but too much stress can impair performance and be ha...

National School Lunch Week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Not only because I am reminded of the wonderful school nutrition professionals that made sure I had something warm to eat every day,...

I have a confession to make: We’ve been working on a Top Secret Project over here at NEA HIN. Well, maybe not so top secret, because we have been dropping hints on social media over the past month or ...

One of the most important issues Fairfield County, Connecticut is grappling with today is food insecurity. What is food insecurity you may ask? Food insecurity is when families struggle to know when a...

There are few things more heartbreaking than when your child is sick.  Now, with measles in more than dozen states across the nation, it is vital to ensure your child’s immunizations are up to date.  ...

Blogger’s Note: This post originally appeared in 2014 as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. There’s an old saying, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” That sen...