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UConn Centers Offer Free Professional Development to Local School Wellness Teams
– September 13, 2023

UConn Today

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UConn Kinesiology Professor Explores Efficacy of Ride-On-Toy Navigation Training to Improve Motor Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy
– August 21, 2023

UConn Today

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UConn Researchers Awarded $1 Million to Research COVID-19’s Impact on Children’s Health
– August 18, 2023

UConn Today

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Confronting America’s Gun Violence Epidemic(s)
– July 11, 2023

UConn Today

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UConn Faculty Awarded $2M in Federal Funding to Support School Wellness in CT
– June 16, 2023

UConn Today

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Pioneering Puppet Project ‘Feel Your Best Self’ Coming to More Screens Near You
– June 5, 2023

The Daily Campus

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UConn Waterbury’s W.I.S.H. Festival was a stunning success
– April 20, 2023

UConn Today

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UConn Waterbury Plays Host to First-Ever W.I.S.H. Fest
– April 19, 2023

UConn Today

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Public Health Insurance for Parents Improves Children’s Reading Skills, UConn HDFS Study Finds
– March 13, 2023

Connecticut Public Radio

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Providing healthy and free school lunches for all
– February 21, 2023

UConn Today

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Community Researcher Examines North Hartford Health Disparities
– February 16, 2023

CT Mirror

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Providing school meals for all is a win for CT families
– February 13, 2023

NPR

Junk food abounds on YouTube videos for kids
– February 9, 2023

WNPR

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The power of puppets: New toolkit helps kids process “heavy feelings”
– January 6, 2023

CT Mirror

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A Sandy Hook reflection: Gun violence is preventable — if we want
– December 14, 2022

UConn Today

Derek Houston

Derek Houston Brings New Expertise on Auditory Experiences, Language Development to UConn
– November 30, 2022

UConn Today

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Helping Schools Put ‘Whole Child’ into Policy and Practice
– September 20, 2022

UConn Today

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Belonging Runs Deep Among Physical Therapy Students, Faculty, and Staff
– August 26, 2022

UConn Today

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UConn Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Encourages Experiential Learning, Sees Tremendous Student Success
– July 21, 2022

UConn Today

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UConn Study Finds Interprofessional Communication May Aid Family Reunification in Child Welfare Cases
– July 20, 2022

UConn Today

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Rudd Center’s Puhl Featured on Panel Addressing Weight Stigma in the Media
– July 7, 2022

UConn Today

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Can Food Taxes and Subsidies Help Improve Health Outcomes?
– June 23, 2022

The Conversation

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Changes are coming to school meals nationwide – an expert in food policy explains
– June 7, 2022

UConn Today

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Standing Against Despair
– May 26, 2022

UConn Today

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Feel Your Best Self: Educators, Puppets Unite to Teach Kids About Emotions
– May 11, 2022

UConn Today

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Gun Violence Misinformation Panel Speaks to Creating Informed Policy Debate
– April 26, 2022

NBC Connecticut

Free School Lunch Program Coming to an End
– April 15, 2022

UConn Today

Sharon Casavant

Nurse Researcher Receives $15,000 Grant from UConn InCHIP to Investigate Inherited Stress in Black Mothers and Preterm Infants
– April 11, 2022

UConn Today

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Study Reveals How Parents Talk About Their Teen’s Weight, and How Teens Feel About It
– April 8, 2022

Food Navigator

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Do current advertising rules for children’s products go far enough to protect their health?
– April 5, 2022

UConn Today

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New Report Reveals Industry-Led Initiative Fails to Protect Kids from Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages
– April 5, 2022

The Conversation

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Schools will stop serving free lunch to all students – a pandemic solution left out of a new federal spending package
– March 14, 2022

WBEZ Chicago

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New bill aims to improve meals in Illinois schools
– March 8, 2022

UConn Today

Eileen Condon

Nurse Researcher Receives Health Equity Research Award
– February 16, 2022

UConn Today

The Science of Distraction: Neag Professor Explores Fluctuations of Attention During Science Learning
– January 21, 2022

The Conversation

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More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board
– January 18, 2022

The Hour

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CT child care centers lost out on $30M in federal food funding
– December 24, 2021

NECN

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Celebrating Holiday Traditions
– December 10, 2021

UConn Today

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Nurse Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Help Women Manage Breastfeeding Pain
– December 9, 2021

UConn Today

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Study: USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program Underused By Connecticut Child Care Centers
– December 6, 2021

UConn Today

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New Study Reveals Marketing Disproportionately Affects Purchases of Sweetened Children’s Drinks by Households with Low Incomes
– October 26, 2021

UConn Today

Xiaomei Cong

Nurse Researcher Xiaomei Cong Receives the 2021 Virginia A. Henderson Award
– October 20, 2021

UConn Today

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sugary Drink Consumption Exacerbated by Exposure to Neighborhood Fast Food and Convenience Stores
– August 6, 2021

The Conversation

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Millions of kids get suspended or expelled each year – but it doesn’t address the root of the behavior
– August 11, 2021

Food Navigator-USA

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Study Reveals ‘Major Limitations’ to Fast-food Industry Self Regulation of Advertising to Children
– June 22, 2021

U.S. News & World Report

US News & World Report

Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
– June 17, 2021

UConn Today

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Color-coded Nutrition Info Helps Food Pantry Clients Choose Healthier Options
– May 25, 2021

CT Post

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Can gut health fight COVID? UConn researchers examine the link
– May 24, 2021

UConn Today

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Parents Confused about Healthier Drinks for Kids Not Helped by Labeling of Fruit Drinks, Flavored Water and Unsweetened Juice
– April 8, 2021

Food Dive

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Fruit drink labeling is confusing to many parents, study finds
– April 8, 2021

UConn Today

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Helping Change Health Behaviors with the Click of a Button
– March 29, 2021

UConn Today

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Rudd Center’s Schwartz Helps Develop Toolkit For Food Banks
– March 23, 2021

UConn Today

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Q&A: Supporting Your Child’s Well-Being During the Pandemic
– February 24, 2021

The New York Times

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‘Right Now Feels So Long and Without Any End in Sight’
– February 15, 2021

The Conversation

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How Connecticut’s schools have managed to maintain lunch distribution for kids who need it most during the COVID-19 pandemic
– February 2, 2021

UConn Today

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Nurse Researchers Study How to Increase COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination Among Underserved Hispanic Families
– February 1, 2021

UConn Today

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Onset of COVID Pandemic Significantly Threatened CT School Meal Programs
– January 28, 2021

UConn Today

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Food Pantries Use Nutrition Information to Increase Healthy Food Orders
– January 7, 2021

The Daily Campus

Sandra Chafouleas

Distinguished Neag professor aims to help school efforts to integrate health and learning
– December 4, 2020

The Hill

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It’s time for COVID-19 disaster relief … for mothers
– November 23, 2020

NBC Connecticut

Lindsay DiStefano

UConn Professor Starts Foundation to Help Empower Those Affected by Rare Diseases
– November 11, 2020

UConn Today

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Concerns About Child’s Weight Increase Risk for Family Weight Teasing
– November 9, 2020

UConn Today

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Barriers in Food Access Contribute to Inequitable Risks of Obesity and Food Insecurity Among Food Pantry Clients
– October 21, 2020

UConn Today

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UConn Researcher Receives CDC Grant to Develop Social Media-Based Intervention to Prevent Gun Injury
– October 20, 2020

UConn Today

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Schooling, Caregiving, and Emotional Support during COVID
– October 7, 2020

UConn Today

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Weight Stigma Predicts Emotional Distress and Binge Eating During COVID-19
– September 10, 2020

UConn Today

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A Spillover Effect: Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Dietary Choices
– September 8, 2020

UConn Today

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Rudd Center: Beverage Companies Spent More than $1 Billion in Advertising for Sugary Drinks and Energy Drinks in 2018
– June 23, 2020

UConn Today

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School Wellness Policies Key to Ensuring New York Schools Adopt Healthier Nutrition and Exercise Standards
– May 7, 2020

The Daily Campus

Marlene Schwartz

Research Spotlight: Looking at food policy with UConn’s Rudd Center
– April 28, 2020

The Conversation

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5 things college students should include in a plan for their wellness
– April 27, 2020

The Atlantic

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The Ominous Rise of Toddler Milk
– February 4, 2020

Food Navigator – USA

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Experts urge industry to work with schools to improve kids’ meals even as standards are rolled back
– January 14, 2020

UConn Today

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Healthier School Meals Are Evidence of the Success of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
– January 14, 2020

UConn Today

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Researchers: Look at factors outside the family that cause child neglect
– December 2, 2019

Scientific American

The War on Childhood Obesity Needs a War on Blame
– November 22, 2019

CT Examiner

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Barely Half of Connecticut Students Meet Minimum Standard of Physical Fitness
– November 18, 2019

UConn Today

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CSCH Co-Hosts Second Symposium on Trauma-Informed Mental Health
– October 29, 2019

New York Times

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How Children Get Hooked on Sugary Drinks
– October 22, 2019

UConn Today

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Ample Ads and Confusing Labels Drive Children’s Sweetened Drink Sales
– October 16, 2019

UConn Today

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App Endgame: Detect Dyslexia Earlier
– October 7, 2019

The CT Mirror

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School food service, another divide between rich and poor
– September 12, 2019

NBC CT

Professor Urges Parents to Keep Kids Moving This Summer
– June 7, 2019

Connecticut Post

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UConn study: Weight-related bullying leads to poor health outcomes for LGBTQ youth
– June 2, 2019

Morning Ag Clips

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When did GMO become a dirty word?
– May 14, 2019

UConn Today

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Sandra Chafouleas Receives Award for Mentorship
– May 1, 2019

UConn Today

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Study: After-school Programs Improve Academic Outcomes
– April 11, 2019

WRVO

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Climate change, hunger, obesity need collective solutions, according to new report
– April 14, 2019

Popular Science

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Taxing soda would help make kids healthier
– March 26, 2019

CT Post

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CT food pantries pushed to offer more nutritional items
– March 13, 2019

UConn Today

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Many LGBTQ Youth Don’t Identify with Traditional Sexual Identity Labels
– February 13, 2019

U.S. News & World Report

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Junk Food Ads Target Minority Kids: Study
– January 15, 2019

U.S. News & World Report

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Is Juice on School Menus a Problem?
– December 26, 2018

UConn Today

At School Lunch, Healthier Options are Overlooked When Juice is Available
– November 15, 2018

UConn Magazine

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The Fight for Physical Literacy
– Fall 2018

UConn Today

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Adding Context to ‘Breast is Best’
– October 3, 2018

UConn Today

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More Kids are Eating Fast Food – and Not the Healthy Options
– September 27, 2018

Public News Service

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Consumer Food Decisions Can Cut
Climate Pollution
– July 23, 2018

UConn Today

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LGBTQ Teens Experiencing High Levels of Stress, says National Survey
– May 15, 2018

New Haven Register

Pediatricians look for the best language to discuss weight with children
– April 22, 2018

WNPR – Colin McEnroe Show

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‘The $12 Potato Chip – and Other Horrors
– April 10, 2018

The Conversation

Will Holding the Cheese and Chocolate Milk on Happy Meals Make a Difference?
– March 2, 2018

UConn Today

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Sports Sampling May Reduce Injury Risk in Young Athletes – February 26, 2018

UConn Today

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Healthy Drink Can Pack a Punch in Preschooler’s Lunch
– February 22, 2018

Health Day

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Think Little Kids are Safe from Food Ads? Think again
– December 15, 2017

UConn Today

Adding $1 to Minimum Wage = Less Child Neglect
– October 2, 2017

The Boston Globe Magazine

Why America Needs a Population Czar
– September 12, 2017

USA Today

Fast-food restaurants pledged to offer healthier options for kids. How have they done? – August 10, 2017

UConn Today

No Chocolate Milk? No Problem, Kids Get Used to Plain Milk – July 14, 2017

UConn Today

Parents Concerned About Unhealthy Food Marketing to Children – April 19, 2017

The New York Times

Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class
– March 21, 2017

CBS News

Big money spent marketing unhealthy baby, toddler foods – November 1, 2016

New Haven Register

Clifford Beers Program Turns Stress and Trauma into Positive Outcomes
– October 3, 2016

Forbes

Junk Food Makers Market Look-Alike ‘Smart Snacks’ In Schools To Mislead Kids, Study Claims – September 1, 2016

UConn Today

Look-alike ‘Smart Snacks’ Confuse Students, Parents – August 31, 2016

The Lunch Tray

Study: “Copycat Snacks” in Schools Confuse Parents and Kids – August 31, 2016

UConn Today

New Faculty Projects Will Advance Academic Plan – July 13, 2016

UConn Today

Support Increasing for Laws Against Weight-Based Bullying – April 26, 2016

WNPR/CT Health I-Team

Fight Childhood Obesity In Preschools, Child Care Centers, New Report Says
– March 22, 2016

NPR

2 Breakfasts May Be Better Than None For School Kids – March 17, 2016

The Washington Post

Kids who eat two breakfasts are less likely to be overweight than those who eat none
– March 17, 2016

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