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Perspectives: May 2013

My first post to you, our friends, volunteers, members and partners, was roughly one year ago in May after I joined Advocates for Health in Action as Director. I was looking back at that post, in which I described my trip to Washington, DC, to the Weight of the More →


Walkability Audits: A Tool for Change in Communities

Last month I had the opportunity to participate in a walkability audit in Apex, which examined one intersection specifically: Hunter St. and Laura Duncan Rd. It didn’t take long to see a multitude of issues for pedestrian safety at this intersection very near Apex Town Hall, the Apex Community More →


Teamwork Supports Healthy Habits at WCHS Regional Centers

AHA Partner in the Spotlight: Wake County Human Services It’s not often that strategic planning leads to a weight loss challenge, but that was indeed the impetus for a recent series of wellness efforts aimed at supporting employees at Wake County Human Services’ (WCHS) three regional centers.  Working together More →


Learning and Playing Outside at School by Design

Written by Alice M. Reese, CLH Design I am excited to be part of a growing movement occurring in Wake County Public Schools to transform school grounds to be places where students can be active and learn. As a project manager and landscape designer for CLH Design designing schools More →


26 Days of Healthy Choices: Joyner Elementary’s Marathon

Written by Fraley Marshall, Joyner Elementary Editor’s Note: Joyner Elementary School earned a Silver Award for 2013 AHA Brains and Bodies Awards program.  What is Joyner Elementary’s recipe for a Healthy Choice Marathon? Twenty-six days of healthy choices, plus six weeks of training through a PTA-led “running club,” topped More →


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