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Pregnancy and the months that follow bring unique cardiovascular risks that too often go unrecognized. New insights underscore the importance of early stroke prevention, timely treatment, and continued monitoring to protect the health of pregnant and postpartum women.
Tilth Alliance is one of the many non-profit and community-based organizations that receives funding through the City of Seattle and sugary drink tax revenue. We invest the funding we receive into our nutrition programs so that all Seattleites, regardless of their income or resources, have access to healthy food. That’s important year-round, but as we close out the month of March - National Nutrition Month - we thought it important to share our success with others who may consider a sugary drink tax to support health and wellness programs in their own communities.
We Americans absolutely love sugar. So much so that we consume two to three times more added sugars than we should every day! But, what if you're already a healthy weight? Do you get a pass? Unfortunately, no. Sugary drinks hurt our hearts, not just our waistlines.
The Children’s Advocacy Alliance – Nevada (CAANV), with the Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition, published "Childhood Obesity Prevention through a Health Disparity and Health Equity Lens," a white paper examining childhood obesity and health disparities, their causes and their health consequences.
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