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MinnPost

New Mpls. Public School chef aims to transform students’ food, one step at a time

February 3rd, 2012

MPR

Mayo: Possible link between anesthesia, ADHD

February 2nd, 2012

Star Tribune

A simple tactic can get more school kids to eat their veggies, U of M study finds

February 1st, 2012

Star Tribune

Mayo scientists are working to change aging

February 1st, 2012

MPR

For Affordable Care Act, a prescription: Cover chronic illness

February 1st, 2012

Star Tribune

Would you cut back on soda if you had to pay a tax on it?

January 31st, 2012

Star Tribune

State: Opiate, synthetic drug use surging

January 30th, 2012

Star Tribune

Office-dwellers stand up to ’sitting disease’

January 27th, 2012

MPR

Researchers untangle link between hunger and obesity

January 27th, 2012

Star Tribune

Major study finds child immune risks from PFCs

January 26th, 2012

Pioneer Press

School lunches to include more veggies, whole grains

January 25th, 2012

Star Tribune

Mental health calls up sharply

January 23rd, 2012

Star Tribune

Health care changes: Will state remain gridlocked?

January 23rd, 2012

Pioneer Press

CDC: Many teen moms didn’t think pregnancy could happen

January 19th, 2012

Washington Post

Government survey finds that 5 percent of Americans suffer from a ’serious mental illness’

January 19th, 2012

Local Research 

MN Department of Health

Fact Sheet: Health Insurance Coverage in MN, Updated Results from 2009

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN and SHADAC

Chart Book on the Health of Minnesota’s Children

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN

Children’s Check-Ups: Summary on the State of Children’s Health in Minnesota

Wilder Foundation

The unequal distribution of health in the Twin Cities

MN Dept of Health

Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Minnesota: Addressing  Root Causes of Obesity

MN Council of Nonprofits

General Assistance Medical Care: Unique program serves a unique population  (4/8/10)

MN Dept. of Health

Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, Early Results from the 2009 Minnesota Health Access Survey (2/2010)

MN Dept. of Health

Asthma in Minnesota Fact Sheet

Twin Cities Compass

Health indicators

MN Department of Health

Minnesota Oral Health Data Book: Children and Youth

MN Department of Health

Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota

MN Department of Health

Access to Care and Health Status Among Uninsured Minnesotans

National Research 

CDC

Number of Americans with Diabetes Projected to Double or Triple by 2050

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and SHADAC

State-Level Variation in Children’s Health Insurance: A Deeper Look

George Washington University

A Heavy Burden: The Individual costs of Being Overweight and Obese in the United States

U.S. Census Bureau

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009

Trust for America’s Health

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010

Children’s Defense Fund

Health Coverage for All Children: Minnesota

UnitedHealth Foundation

The Future Costs of Obesity: National and State Estimates of the Impact of Obesity on Direct Health Care Expenses  (11/2009)

UnitedHealth Foundation

America’s Health Rankings 2009

Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Teen birth rates drop in 2008 following a two-year increase  (4/6/2010)

Child Trends

What Works for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity Among Children (3/2010)

Pew Center on the States

The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children (2010)

Center for Health & Health Care in Schools

Abnormal Lipid Levels in Adolescents Cause Concern for Heart Disease

Center for Health & Health Care in Schools

U.S. teen pregnancy rate increases after a decade-long decline

Natl. Academy for State Health Policy

Engaging Primary Care Health Provider in Children’s Oral Health

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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