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  • Time to Push Back on E-Cigarettes

    January 29, 2015

    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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  • Big Soda's big spending offers a prime opportunity for media advocacy

    November 10, 2014

    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 industry also generated some not-so-flattering headlines in stories this week covering the $9.4 million it has poured into the effort to defeat proposed taxes on sugary beverages in San Francisco and Berkeley.

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  • Celebrating a great (and victorious!) ENACT Day

    June 12, 2014

    We’ve been working hard in the two weeks since ENACT Day to assemble some of the day’s highlights and successes, and we’d like to take a moment to share that information with you. Thanks to everyone on the Strategic Alliance network who helped make this day a success!

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  • Storify: ENACT Day 2014

    June 10, 2014

    We created a Storify to relive ENACT Day, in tweets.

     

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  • Why I’m Coming to Sacramento This Month—to Stand up for the Health of My Community

    May 20, 2014

    Mario Loera Jr. grew up in Baldwin Park and is worried about the health of his community. He wants to become a doctor to help address those needs and meanwhile he's working to change community conditions-on the ground and with policymakers in the halls of power. In a first-person essay, he describes why he's coming to Sacramento May 29 to take part in ENACT Day.

     

     

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  • A Healthy Future for California: PI’s Manal Aboelata Testifies to CA Senate Health Committee

    April 28, 2014

    PI's Manal Aboelata testified to the Senate Health Committee this spring to share the promise of community prevention to make California communities healthier, safer and more equitable.

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  • Health, Transportation, and the Power of Prevention: Reinventing Los Angeles for the Next Generation

    April 23, 2014

     

    Read our contribution to KCET's L.A. in Motion, a series exploring transportation equity in Los Angeles.

     

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  • Q&A with Berkeley Media Study Group’s Kathi Schaff: Talking about Health Equity

    March 12, 2014

    This week's rapid response--a Q&A with BMSG's Kathi Schaff on how advocates can effectively communicate about health equity--is the first in a new series, designed to help prevention champions master the skills needed to make the case for healthier communities through prevention and equity.

     

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  • When the First Lady hands you a microphone, step up to the podium!

    February 28, 2014

    Our latest Rapid Response highlights media advocacy opportunities raised by First Lady Michelle Obama's announcement that the USDA will adopt national guidelines to kick junk food marketing out of schools.

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  • Advocates turn up the heat on Big Food & Big Soda

    January 27, 2014

    Our latest Rapid Response helps media advocates shine a spotlight on food and beverage industry efforts to undermine local control, stem the flow of information consumers want, fund junk science, and "cap the tap."
     

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