Great Day! “Healthy Schools” Fully Funded!
The D.C. Council this afternoon approved a slightly scaled back tax on soft drinks–6 percent, as opposed to 1 cent per ounce–but enough to provide the $6.5 million needed annually to fully fund improved school meal and other programs under “Healthy Schools” legislation. click here 

Immediate Press Release: House Acknowledges Housing's Role in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC, May 25, 2010--The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday adopted H. Con. Res. 137, expressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic.  This resolution complements the International Declaration on Poverty, Housing Instability and HIV/AIDS presented by the National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) and its partners at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City in 2008.  For more information, click here  

Follow Up on DC Healthy Schools Act: The clock is ticking!!!
Last week, the DC City Council rejected the common-sense penny-per-ounce soda tax proposal, but the Healthy Schools Act can still be funded through a straight sales tax on soda if we ACT NOW!!! Tell the City Council - We need action now to support the District's children (http://action.earthday.net/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3901) The D.C. City Council votes on next year's budget on Wednesday. We have less than 24 hours to have our voices heard. Please contact your council member today and let them know that you support a tax on soda to fund the Healthy Schools Act.  For more information, click here

Support DC Healthy Schools Act and Healthy Communities We need your help!!!
Last year, the DC Department of Health found that 43% of students enrolled in city public schools were overweight or obese — one of the highest rates in the nation. On May 4, the DC City Council unanimously passed a groundbreaking piece of legislation called the ‘DC Healthy Schools Act’ to fight this problem. The Act tackles the obesity problem on several fronts, including a penny-per-ounce soda tax that the American Beverage Associatin vehemently opposes. Please sign our petition and spread the word to convince the DC City Council to fund the Healthy Schools Act and other community initiatives. For more general information and on how to become involved click here

District Releases First Ever Obesity Report And Obesity Action Plan to Help the 1/5 of All Residents
Who are Currently Obese
Washington, DC R11; Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Department of Health (DOH) Director Dr. Pierre Vigilance released the first ever Obesity Report and Obesity Action Plan for the District of Columbia. Obesity in the District of Columbia (The Report) is the first comprehensive report looking at obesity and factors that contributed to obesity in the District. Working Towards a Healthy DC The District of Columbia’s Overweight and Obesity Action Plan (The Action Plan) is the first five year strategic plan for the government and the community to reduce the rate of overweight and obesity. More Info

Skin Cancer Institute at the Arizona Cancer Center to mark Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.
May is known as Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, and the month will be recognized by the Skin Cancer Institute at the Arizona Cancer Center. For more information click here

Arthritis and Disability:Becoming A Good Self-Advocate
The lecture is part of a series of “Living Healthy with Arthritis” monthly talks presented by the Life Compass initiative of the Arizona Arthritis Center at the UA College of Medicine and supported through the Susan and Saul Tobin Endowment for Research and Education in Rheumatology. For more information click here