For teens to commit to purposeful action in school or in the community, they first must feel a sense of belonging. @RyanMaxwellEdM bit.ly/2VTewif

The company’s grand experiment matters because getting Americans to eat healthfully has long flummoxed scientists, public health advocates, corporations, and schools, all of which are desperately seeking ways to improve the American diet. -jane_black onezero.medium.com/how-google-got…

"Sneaky sugars are the ones you wouldn't think about being added to foods that seem healthy: granola, yogurt, salad dressings, soups, tomato sauce, Asian sauces, even bread," says Stanford Children's's Anisha Patel MD. stan.md/2Sw5YKp

#medialiteracy #healthliteracy #socialjustice

#medialiteracy is inextricably connected to #healthliteracy and #socialjustice

“The consequences of Google’s tracking cannot be overstated: Children are being monitored by one of the largest data mining companies in the world, at school, at home, on mobile devices, without their knowledge and without the permission of their parents." nytimes.com/2020/02/20/tec…

Resource and Academic Literature Guide: The Impact of Food on Academic Behavior, Attendance, Performance and Attrition nycfoodpolicy.org/resource-and-g… #foodliteracy #healthliteracy #edchat

When stocking up for #SocialDistancing, if an item has a WIC symbol beside the price, get something else. People who use WIC to feed their kids can't switch to another brand or kind of food. If a store runs out of WIC-approved options, they will go home empty-handed. #mepolitics

“historically public health has saved more lives than clinical medicine.” #healthliteracy is literally a matter of life and death apple.news/Ama5L9RHsSNuK_…

Kids, understandably, have a lot of questions about #COVID19. This book, written in partnership with a disease scientist, is meant to help answer some questions and start a discussion about what each of us can do. via Josh Shipp (Thanks, Josh!) akidsbookabout.com/collections/al…

What I have found interesting whilst in lockdown is the promotion of all the subjects that in school get the least appreciation; Art, Music, Sport. If they are all essential for keeping us sane in lockdown why aren’t they just as essential when it comes to funding?

#healthliteracy is a matter of #socialjustice

“There’s another route we could take that might serve our teenagers better in the long run. We could, at this challenging time, help them make room for uncomfortable emotions.” #mentalhealth nytimes.com/2020/04/21/wel…

Big Brother and Big Doctor are eardropping......Future AirPods might jam light sensors into your ears because... health thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/0…

Uh. This is the farthest thing from "fresh cucumber lotion" you can get. We chuckled at the white lab coat and the slew of chemical ingredients. youtu.be/Wn_Fz5y5vsc?t=… #medialiteracy #foodliteracy #healthliteracy

Register now / save the date: 9/24. I'm presenting #medialiteracy strategies for engaging Families and #ece Staff about COVID-19 Protocols and disinformation earlychildhoodwebinars.com/webinars/deali…

The End of Innocence: COVID Gave My Teens Grown-Up Worries yourteenmag.com/coronavirus/gr…

Another reason to love @kamalaharris , food justice If you understand/love food, food people, culture, history, anthropology of food, if you care about food workers, farmers, and our future, well we finally have a VP candidate who’s talking food issues civileats.com/2020/08/18/kam…

#healthliteracy is inextricably connected to "medialiteracy" and #socialjustice

Health #MediaLiteracy is a 21st Century Essential Skill #healthliteracy ⁦P.L.A.Y.⁩ ⁦@ithacalooksharp⁩ ⁦@cmch_boston⁩ healthyteens.us/health-media-l…