Public Health and Education Leaders Come Together to Unveil a New National Strategy to Combat High Rates of Learning-Related Vision Problems in School-Age Children ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Eye and vision problems among school-age children in the United States are an urgent national public health challenge which can directly impact a child’s [...]

San Diego Padres kick off 2011 season by hosting hundreds of teachers and students at PETCO Park for physical activity showcase SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Let’s Move in School, a national initiative to increase physical activity before, during and after school was the cause for a celebration of moving, hosted by the [...]

Month-Long Program to Connect Families with Local Sites Download image Download image Download image DEL MAR, Calif., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration Project will host the first Family Nature Days event and give San Diego families a place to discover nature close to home on Saturday, April 2.  Hundreds of [...]

Statement by the Kids With Food Allergies Foundation and Matthew Greenhawt, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.P. DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Food allergy is a growing epidemic in the United States, affecting approximately 12 million Americans.  It impacts the food allergic child, the child’s family, as well as the people with whom the food allergic [...]

Statement of Steve Pasierb, President and CEO NEW YORK, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — An independent study published in this month’s American Journal of Public Health found a link between greater exposure to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s (ONDCP’s) “Above the Influence” campaign and reduced drug use among females. The research [...]