Monthly Archives: September 2012

Every 26 Seconds, a Student Drops Out of High School

Sep. 28, 2012 / By
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Loop21, Video, Andrew Lambertson, Posted: Sep 28, 2012

Every 26 seconds, a student drops out of high school...

Think Outside the Box – ACLU Essay Contest For Teens

Sep. 28, 2012 / By
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Deadline Oct. 17

Event Date(s):

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 – 00:00 – Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – 00:00

Enter the Think Outside the Box essay contest… Make your voice heard!

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City’s General Plan Moves Closer to Update

Sep. 27, 2012 / By
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By Johnny Flores, Jr., Coachella Unincorporated

Coachella, Calif. – Last week’s third Fiesta de la Salud moved the city of Coachella closer to completing the long overdue update of its general plan, which will be the first in the Coachella Valley to include a community health element...

The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in America’s Prisons

Sep. 26, 2012 / By
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New America Media , News Feature, James Ridgeway, Posted: Sep 26, 2012

Photo: The image above is part of a photo essay by documentary photographer Tim Gruber taken at the Kentucky State Reformatory and published by Mother Jones along with a longer version of the following article...

A Dream Deferred for an Alhambra Chinese Youth

Sep. 25, 2012 / By
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Alhambra Source, Commentary, Posted: Sep 25, 2012

My father, mother, and brother stare down at their rice bowls, and the dinner table falls silent except for the click of chopsticks on porcelain.*..

Breaking From The Teen Mom Trend

Sep. 22, 2012 / By
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By ANDRES GARCIA/South Kern Sol

LAMONT– Coming from a Hispanic family, Mercedes Garcia, 15, is under the impression that she will become pregnant by the age of 16...

Beyond the Soda Tax, Aiming for Long-Term Health

Sep. 22, 2012 / By
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By April Suwalsky, Richmond Pulse

“Childhood obesity isn’t some simple, discrete issue. There’s no one cause we can pinpoint...

Health Happens In Schools

Sep. 22, 2012 / By
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A forum on parent participation in schools,  academic success and,  positive school environments.

The Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach Schools Work Group will be hosting a forum on schools in Long Beach where we want to hear from parents and youth and their experience: involved in the schools, academic opportunities and the school environment...

School discipline forum addresses dropout crisis

Sep. 21, 2012 / By
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By Kevin Shelton

On Sept. 5, The Pat Brown Institute held a forum in at the Fresno convention center.

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Changing Lives A World Away

Sep. 21, 2012 / By
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By Kimberly Miranda, Coachella Unincorporated

 

A few years ago, my friends and I decided to help nourish children in Africa – and we were able to do so without leaving the Eastern Coachella Valley...

A Path Less Pedaled in Long Beach

Sep. 21, 2012 / By
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Last week’s 11th bi-annual Pro-Bike, Pro-Walk (PBPW) conference came at a dynamic time for transportation in Long Beach...

What is Building Healthy Communities?

Sep. 19, 2012 / By
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The California Endowment’s film crew put together this short piece about the Building Healthy Communities Initiative...