Ban on sugary drinks in school appears to work

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

An initiative to get sugary drinks out of U.S. schools has begun to work, with diet beverages and smaller portions replacing some full-size, full-calorie varieties in school vending machines, organizers said on Monday.

Get Ready, Set, and Go All Out in Support of National School Breakfast Week

Monday, March 8th, 2010

The 2010 ‘School Breakfast – Ready Set Go!’ campaign is designed to help students realize the importance of school breakfast and show them the positive effects that eating school breakfast can have on a busy day at school. The theme also stresses the importance of eating healthy and being active. read ...

Table: The School Rankings

Friday, March 5th, 2010



Three Harvard School Of Public Health Alumni Named To New FDA Tobacco Advisory Committee

Friday, March 5th, 2010

The recently formed Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Center for Tobacco Products has just created a new Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee to review and evaluate safety, dependence, and health issues relating to tobacco products and provide appropriate advice, information, and recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs...

Obama wants school vending machine changes

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.