Between work schedules, after school activities, homework, and chores, you may find it impossible to make time for healthy meals that your kids actually want to eat. The challenge is even greater when kids get hooked on the pizza, soda, and chips provided at friends’ houses, activities, and parties. Even the most conscientious parent may find it hard to avoid the temptation of fast food and favorite snacks. But there are solutions!
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Ten Easy Tips to Get Your Family Eating Healthy
Does switching to healthier foods seem like an impossible chore? It doesn’t have to be! Change your habits gradually with these 10 simple tips.
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There are many hidden dangers of contact sports like football, but new rules emphasizing safety over entertainment may help to reduce risks.
Read More »NCHR Comment on the USPSTF’s Draft Recommendations for Tobacco and Nicotine Use Prevention in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions
July 21, 2017. We support many of the methodological proposals included in USPSTF’s draft research plan to study the impact of interventions to prevent and reduce tobacco and nicotine use in children and adolescents. However, the draft approach would not evaluate the effectiveness of specific types of interventions on subgroups of children and adolescents. We strongly recommend making the above changes to strengthen the utility of the research findings that USPSTF will rely on for its recommendations.
Read More »Nonprofit Groups’ Letter to Secretary Price on the Tobacco “Deeming Rule”
May 17, 2017. In light of the overwhelming record evidence compiled by the FDA, there is no public health justification for the FDA to reconsider the deeming rule, or to postpone the implementation of its provisions.
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