Here is a simple yet powerful video produced by undergraduate students at Clemson University as part of their “Health and Fitness” course in the Department…
Tag: health literacy
Go ahead and bug me with The Good Stuff
Thank you, PBS Digital Studios, for reviving the 2013 (originally Google-funded) Internet program, “The Good Stuff,” which launched new episodes as of May 2015. The YouTube…
Fed Up with the Obesity Crisis
If you haven’t seen the 2014 documentary, Fed Up, we highly recommend that you set aside 92 minutes of your time and snuggle up on the…
3 Minutes to Health Literacy
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association, aka Ophea, is a not-for-profit organization stationed in Canada. Their vision is congruent with the goals outlined in Healthy Teens. Ophea promotes…
Revving the Nutritious Lunch Engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSOnFWdnkK0 It takes some serious guts and passion to set up healthy shop on site of a former McDonald’s. Kristin Richmond and Kirsten Tobey, two…
Harvard Discovers a New Planet
Researchers at Harvard University collaborated with teachers and principals of public middle schools to create an incredible interdisciplinary curriculum. Planet Health was developed with the…
A Place for Teens to Seek Answers
Is there any danger to smoking e-cigarettes? How can I lessen my test-taking anxiety? How much sleep do I need? Why is my voice changing?…
This Generation is so On!
Healthy Teens sends a huge knuckle bump to everyone at generationOn! This global youth service organization is putting massive amounts of power in the hands…
The Reciprocal Benefits of Teaching ELLs
When conducting an internet search for the organization Project SHINE, various universities and colleges flood the search results. This initiative has swept across the country,…
Daily Dose of Strength
teenDailyStrength was launched in June of 2011. Pushed to fruition by Emmy award-winning talk show host, Dr. Mehmet Oz, HealthCorps and ShareCare, this web-based teen…