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Grim Childhood Obesity Ads Stir Critics
Jan 01, 2012

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is hearing strong criticism from some camps for its in-your-face advertising campaign designed to attack Georgia’s childhood obesity epidemic. But the pediatric health system stands firmly by its approach, saying the grim advertisements featuring overweight kids are necessary to get families to recognize the widespread public health problem. More...

Cities, Schools Should Team Up to Realize Benefits of Joint Use
Dec 27, 2011

Everyone loves parks, right? They’re a crucial amenity for young and old alike. Well, apparently not everybody.

As the Los Angeles Times recently reported, the City of Los Angeles recently spent over $600,000 designing and building a pocket park in South Los Angeles. However, not a single resident got to enjoy it because the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) soon acquired the land via eminent domain and bulldozed the park to make way for a new school. More...
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