We're Not Buying It: Press Kit
View the press kit for "We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids."
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We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids
Prevention Institute, parents, advocates, public health officials and organizations across the country are calling for President Obama to step in and protect voluntary guidelines for food marketing to children. Sign the petition and join us.
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We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids
Watch the video and share! "We're Not Buying It" exposes deceptive marketing to children, debunks industry claims, and highlights the latest research. When we put children first, the plan of action is clear: companies should market the foods that keep kids healthy, not sugary cereals and other junk...
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PI's Media Digest: New bill would close "boyfriend loophole," new research on wildfire smoke, social connection, and park equity
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending March 5, 2020! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not...
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Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Wellbeing
Co-published by Prevention Institute and Jossey Bass and APHA, Prevention is Primary describes the overarching foundation and principles guiding primary prevention efforts and highlights prevention practice through a range of social and health issues, including chronic disease, HIV, violence, and...
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The facts on junk food marketing and kids
Experts agree that junk food is a huge contributor to skyrocketing rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, and even strokes; food and beverage companies spend billions of dollars promoting unhealthy foods virtually everywhere kids go.
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Time to Push Back on E-Cigarettes
Read our Sacramento Bee Op-Ed on the California Department of Public Health's new report and health advisory declaring e-cigarettes a community health threat.
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Virtual ENACT Day 2015
Welcome to the ENACT Day action center! This year's ENACT Day bills address the harm being caused in our communities by soda and other sugary drinks, expand and strengthen school zones to protect students who walk and bike to school, extend the buying power of people living in poverty when they use...
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Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Increasing Access to Healthy Food, Minneapolis, Minnesota
To increase access to healthy foods in low-income neighborhoods, the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) is working with 10 convenience stores to improve the availability, affordability and quality of fresh produce and healthy foods for residents.
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PI’s Juliet Sims on Childhood Matters
Listen to Prevention Institute's Juliet Sims on Childhood Matters as she covers how policies and environments can support healthy eating and physical activity for kids, families and communities. To learn more about our work on these issues, browse the following resources: Supporting Healthy Food...
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Creating the Will and the Way: Expanding Access to Healthy Eating and Active Living in New York City
Food and activity advocates in New York City are collaborating to develop a comprehensive and long-term plan for making changes to food and activity environments, particularly in high-need neighborhoods. Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the New York City Food and Fitness Partnership is...
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Leading the Way: California's Approach to Health and Equity in Tough Times
This document details priority areas for action in the following categories: I. Administrative Actions. The Brown Administration can take the following steps to position community prevention as central to the economy, sustainability and equity: a. Defend the Prevention and Public...
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Big Soda's big spending offers a prime opportunity for media advocacy
The soda industry has been in the news a lot lately—but it can be hard to tell where the industry stands on health issues. Big Soda recently got some good press when it announced plans to reduce by 20 percent the number of calories consumed by drinkers of its products in the U.S. by 2025. But the...
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How big data transforms junk food marketing; toxic exposures at US schools; CDC director steps down
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending February 2, 2018! Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not...
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Woodbury County supports local, organic farming: Woodbury, Iowa
In Woodbury County, policies to support local, organic foods have helped to tip the scales in support of more sustainable practices that have potential benefits not only for economic vitality, but also for the health of the community.
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Community Farm Alliance: Bridging rural farm policy with urban food access
For Community Farm Alliance (CFA), the health and prosperity of Kentucky’s urban residents is inextricably linked to a thriving rural economy. Using a blend of economic development, youth development, and community development principals, CFA promotes sales and consumption of food grown by rural...
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PI's Weekly Media Digest: AG ruling makes it harder for those fleeing domestic violence or gang violence to gain asylum, AMA backs gun safety measures
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending June 15, 2018! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not...
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McTeacher’s Night Buys Silence, Harms Kids’ Health
Juliet Sims describes how educational fundraisers like McTeacher's Night undermine child health and stifle the much-needed discussion about junk food marketing to kids.
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PI's Weekly Media Digest: Public Health in the News
Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, including in the areas of violence prevention, health equity, mental health, food and activity environments, and health systems transformation. Our brief synopses provide insights on media framing and language, particularly...
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PI's Weekly Media Digest: FDA moves to introduce regulations on e-cigarettes; wealthiest 1% are living 15 years longer than poorest Americans; and more
FDA moves to introduce regulations on e-cigarettes; LA Times investigation blames Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, for making the drug even more addictive; the wealthiest 1% are living on average 15 years longer than the poorest Americans; and more. Each week PI compiles a round-up of the...
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PI's Weekly Media Digest: Pollution kills 9 million people per year; #MeToo; and the links between adverse childhood experiences, substance abuse and incarceration
Welcome to our media digest for the week of October 20, 2017! Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not...
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PI's Media Digest: SNAP changes threaten access to food assistance for over 750K people, unequal access to shade in LA, and the health effects of noise pollution
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending December 6, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not...
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PI's Weekly Media Digest: TX anti-abortion law struck down; 70 media organizations on Bay Area homelessness crisis; and more
Texas anti-abortion law struck down; 70 media organizations cover the Bay Area homelessness crisis; Jessie Williams delivers powerful speech at BET Awards; and more. Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language,...
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Supporting safe homes and safe communities during the COVID-19 pandemic—what’s emerging from the field
As people across the country stay at home and practice physical distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, public health agencies and community organizations are stepping up in new ways to prevent violence and support safety. What we’ve learned over time about a public health approach to...
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PI's Weekly Media Digest: Flint MI's water crisis; white washing the Orlando shooting; gun violence and efforts to act; and more
Flint Michigan's water crisis; white washing the Orlando shooting; gun violence and efforts to take action; landmark California anti-smoking laws; and more. Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they...