• The DC Healthy Schools Act was passed in May 2010 in order to improve the health of students in the District of Columbia. It was enacted in response to...
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    calories. Since the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Michelle Obama has advocated for the importance of healthy school lunches. Schools were having difficulty...
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  • Nutrition Act of 1966, USDA "Picking battles: Healthy breakfasts challenge schools", Laura Burns, The Hook, February 21, 2008 Review of National School Lunch...
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    2009. School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Health status and behavior among middle-school children...
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    Mary Cheh (category Washington, D.C., Democrats)
    says - Washington Business Journal "D.C. Healthy Schools Act | Tackling childhood obesity and hunger in Washington, DC". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22...
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    participating schools. This struggle can undermine schools that wish to comply with the national standards while still advocating healthy lifestyles. Another...
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    in schools. The company operates under a franchise model. Fresh Healthy Vending has been active in providing healthy vending products to schools, as...
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  • 117th U.S. Congress. Originally created under the CARES Act to assist schools with creating healthy learning environments, return students to classrooms...
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  • Center for Science in the Public Interest (category Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.)
    Interest (CSPI) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit watchdog and consumer advocacy group that advocates for safer and healthier foods. CSPI is a consumer...
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    Elementary School Public Charter Schools DC Bilingual Public Charter School AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School Capital City Public Charter School Carlos...
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  • connecting families to stable housing and food. Under the Affordable Care Act, Healthy Steps was initially designated as an evidence based home visiting model...
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    The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–152 (text) (PDF), 124 Stat. 1029) is a law that...
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    at school. The Education Act of 2008 prohibits all corporal punishment in schools. Caning is commonly used by teachers as a punishment in schools. The...
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    The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a United States federal law which aims to reduce the federal government budget deficit, lower prescription...
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    for "problem drinkers" were available at 67% of the surveyed schools; 22% of the schools referred problem drinkers to off-campus resources, and 11% offered...
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    educational standards or establishing schools or colleges. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) oversees schools located on American military bases...
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  • family formation in the latter part of the 20th century, the issue of healthy, responsible fatherhood also began to gain attention. In 1974, Dr. James...
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    Security Act. Title IX, Sec. 1101(a)(8)(B) Mitchell, Alison (April 25, 2018). Medicaid's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) (PDF). Washington, DC: Congressional...
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    City Council to pass the Healthy Schools Act (HSA). The HSA mandated that students in DC public schools and public charter schools receive at least 15 minutes...
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    Senator Bob Bennett and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden introduced the Healthy Americans Act, which featured an individual mandate and state-based, regulated...
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    purchases with SNAP in order to encourage healthy eating, along with incentivizing the purchase of healthy items through a credit or rebate program that...
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    Red Lake High Schools, the presence of an armed police officer did little to nothing to prevent the killings. The Gun-Free Schools Act was passed in 1994...
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    Michelle Obama (category People from Kalorama (Washington, D.C.))
    advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born on January 17, 1964, in Chicago...
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  • insurance that complies with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, known colloquially as "Obamacare") at ACA health exchanges, where they...
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    residential schools. Administered by various Christian churches and funded by the Canadian government from 1828 to 1997, these boarding schools attempted...
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  • benefit to students, as of 2019 less than 20% of US high schools and middle schools start the school day at 8:30 am or later. In October 2019, the state of...
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    Soft drink (section Schools)
    schools, twelve ounces for middle and high schools. Proponents of the act predict the new mandate it will make it easier for students to make healthy...
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  • creation of healthy meals. For example, in several schools pizza counts as a vegetable due to its tomato sauce. Another issue facing schools is the prevalence...
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  • William Wilson) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was originally a superhero, the son of Deathstroke,...
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  • Squad is a 2021 American superhero film based on the DC Comics team Suicide Squad. Produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and the Safran Company, and...
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