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Strategic Alliance In the News

  • December 14, 2013

    Expert brings public health into climate change

    Prevention Institute's Manal Aboelata and Larry Cohen highlight Dr. Linda Rudolph's contributions to the dialogue on public health and climate change policy.

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  • December 7, 2013

    Major Split over Buying Junk Food with Federal Aid

    Prevention Institute's Leslie Mikkelsen argues that the level of food stamp (SNAP) benefits, not restrictions on how SNAP dollars can be spent, is "the biggest factor in whether or not folks eat nutritiously."

     

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  • Huffington Post: December 2, 2013

    Fast Food Habits Start In Toddlerhood, According To California Policy Brief

    In this Huffington Post article, Strategic Alliance's Juliet Sims is quoted about the importance of food environments in shaping children's health and the disparities in how children are targeted by fast food and junk food marketing.

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  • May 8, 2013

    Fatty Foods Pushed More On Latino Kids Amid Childhood Obesity Epidemic, Study Says

    PI's Juliet Sims highlights the predatory marketing practices of the food and beverage industry, and the industry's aggressive efforts to target children of color.

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  • Kalev.com: October 17, 2012

    Fighting for Accurate Food Labels

    PI's Juliet Sims stands up for California Prop 37, which would require food companies to label genetically engineered foods, and overviews regulatory gaps in food labeling and health claims. “Parents shouldn’t need a magnifying glass and a calculator to know what they’re eating, but that’s the situation they’re in,” says Sims.

     

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  • Philadelphia Inquirer: March 21, 2012

    Don't Let Food Labels Fool You

    A new article highlights how claims on the front of food packages can mislead parents who are trying to make the best food choices for their families. Strategic Alliance's Claiming Health study is cited.

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  • Main St.: March 14, 2012

    Lightly Salted? How to Decode Food Packaging

    A new article takes a look at misleading and deceptive food packaging, citing Strategic Alliance's Claiming Health study.

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  • California Watch: January 27, 2012

    US guidelines on food marketing to kids stalls

    Federal efforts to address the connection between chronic disease and food marketing to children recently stalled, when funding for a set of proposed national marketing guidelines became contingent on a cost-benefit analysis mandated through an appropriations bill. A number of public health advocates, including Strategic Alliance's Juliet Sims, speak out on the importance of these sensible, evidence-based guidelines.

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  • January 9, 2012

    Soda Tax: What Can a Penny Do?

    A new study found that a nationwide penny-per-ounce tax would reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption by 15 percent. Strategic Alliance's Juliet Sims is quoted.

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  • November 6, 2011

    Strategic Alliance Highlighted on Radio Show Childhood Matters

    Prevention Institute's Juliet Sims joined the radio show Childhood Matters, where she covered Strategic Alliance's role, and how policies and environments can support healthy eating and physical activity for kids, families, and communities. Click here to listen to the interview.

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