Eighth-grader Haile Thomas is living and happy proof that one is never too young to make a difference. This young woman has set quite a…
Tag: health literacy
Mental Health On the Go
One in five youth has a mental illness, and this too often correlates with substance abuse. The second leading cause of death of those ages…
Fighting the Good (Food) Fight
One-third of children and over fifty-percent of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese. Each day 3,000 Americans die from heart disease…
Change, Change, and More Change
Baked antibiotic-free chicken, fresh sautéed kale, and sweet potato salad sounds like a recipe for deliciously good health, which can be a rare occasion for…
Allies to Future Generations
After facing quadruple bypass surgery, former president Bill Clinton made a commitment to take charge of his own health. He was further inspired to spread…
Starting a Food [Education] Revolution
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution aired on U.S. television between from March 2010 and June 2011. Its star was English celebrity chef and restaurateur Jamie Oliver…
Support Media Literacy Education in the U.S.
Media literacy is an essential set of core competencies for the 21st century. Yet, it is not a required subject area in U.S. schooling (although one can…
The Link between Health & Media Literacy
The significant increase in mass mediated messages about health over the past two decades has generated an increased sense of urgency for media literacy—not just among healthcare…
Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Renew Education in the United States
My second book, Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Renew Education in the United States (in press, Rowman & Littlefield) is intended for educators…