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Child Obesity in Indiana: A Growing Public Policy Concern. Education Policy Brief. Volume 3, Number 1, Winter 2005
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Cline, Kyle P.; Spradlin, Terry E.; Plucker, Jonathan A. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2005
Childhood and adolescent obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions in the United States and are growing. The sedentary routines found in schools and in the home as well as the overexposure to unhealthy snacks and nonnutritional foods contribute to the pervasiveness of this disease that afflicts America's children. Obese children face…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Adolescents, Health
On the Right Track for Health: A Guide for Implementing Comprehensive School Health and Wellness Programs in New York State.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Pupil Health and Fitness. – 1991
Guidelines to help schools and communities in New York implement or improve a Comprehensive School Health and Wellness (CSHW) program are outlined in this manual. Based on 8 components and 11 interrelated conceptual areas, the 811 Grid offers a framework for assessing current efforts and for planning strategies to improve school/community health.…
Descriptors: Child Health, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
An Agenda for New York's Forgotten Millions. An Appeal to the 204th Legislature.
Community Service Society of New York, NY. – 1981
Presented here are suggestions by the Community Service Society of New York to the 1981 New York State Leqislature regarding state government's obligations to the poor and disadvantaged. The three recommendations that receive priority in the report are calls for increasing the public assistance grant, financing the Child Welfare Reform Act, and…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community Programs, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminal Law
AIDS in the Black Community: Programmatic Directions for New York State. Preliminary Report, Human Services Subcommittee. The Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. Volume 2, Human Services.
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1987
There is a critical need for culturally appropriate community-based services in the black community to stop the spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and to support those with the disease. AIDS is a priority health and social services issue for black New Yorkers, affecting not only individual men and women but whole families.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Black Culture, Blacks
Black New Yorkers Status Report. Volume 2.
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1989
The New York State Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs has published eight policy reports that evaluate State initiatives impacting the lives of black New Yorkers. Special emphasis was placed on the following areas: (1) development of increased opportunities in all aspects of State government; (2) coordination of resources to create…
Descriptors: Black Education, Blacks, Crime Prevention, Economic Development
Assisting the Homeless: State and Local Responses in an Era of Limited Resources. Papers from a Policy Conference (Washington, D.C., March 10-11, 1988).
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McDowell, Bruce D., Ed.; Casey, Joan, Ed. – 1988
This document comprises a collection of conference papers that provide a broad understanding of the problem of homelessness, highlight innovative local and state responses, and uncover key intergovernmental issues that must be addressed in order to improve public and private action. The conference was attended by more than 100 federal, state, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Federal Legislation, Government Role