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April 1, 2013 - Standing behind a podium alongside youth leaders from The 84, Carolin Frias, a Lynn high school senior , urged 300 anti-tobacco teen activists from across Massachusetts to take action -...
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October 24, 2012 - It’s a fact, plain and simple. Fluoridated drinking water helps decrease the incidence of tooth decay resulting in better community oral health.
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August 6, 2012 - Shari Sprong has seen sweeping changes in the way communities address teen substance abuse during her 24 years at Health Resources in Action.
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May 1, 2012 - Local seniors who are unable to drive now have an affordable way to run errands, get to medical appointments, and visit loved ones through a transportation model that Health Resources in...
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April 23, 2012 - Whether she’s spearheading a communication program to promote mental health in children or brainstorming methods to support healthy aging for adults, Diane Barry Preston creates...
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March 30, 2012 - Even as they pressed their case for reducing youth access to tobacco products at the State House during Kick Butts Day on Wednesday, members of the Springfield REACH after-school program...
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March 23, 2012 - On the grand staircase of the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, 222 high school students stood anxiously awaiting the arrival of the nation’s surgeon general to their Kick Butts...
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March 15, 2012 - In a classroom at UMASS Boston, Clark University professor Laurie Ross's workshop, "Dilemmas of Youth Work in Everyday Practice," had reached a high point. About 25 adults were turned...
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February 13, 2012 - Public health advocate Lori Fresina is particular when deciding where to serve as a board member.
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February 10, 2012 - Health Resources in Action was recently invited by a government agency in Singapore to conduct a weeklong training session for youth workers, its second such trip in three years.
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January 27, 2012 - John Pratt, former member and chair of the HRiA’s Board of Directors, was recognized with the Distinguished Community Health Award at the organization’s annual meeting. The award...
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January 26, 2012 - Aram "Becky" Oh hated to see the stronghold that tobacco had on some of her closest friends and family members.
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January 26, 2012 - School nurse Margaret Van Cleve-Rocchio was sick of treating so many sick kids.
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January 9, 2012 - Health Resources in Action is working in the City of Boston and 15 surrounding communities to help lower smoking prevalence through a variety of tobacco prevention and cessation...
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June 14, 2011 - In response to the success of the Healthy Family Fun campaign's initial phase, its sponsors have extended funding for an additional year.
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June 4, 2011 - On May 24, The Medical Foundation Division of HRiA organized the 10th Scientific Poster Session and Dinner for the Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research....
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May 28, 2011 - At their second annual meeting, youth at the Massachusetts Peer Leadership Institute focused on what lies at the heart of so many issues teens face: managing relationships.
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May 16, 2011 - Recognizing that millions of dollars could be saved annually in health care costs if the state focused more on preventing major illnesses rather than simply treating them, Health...
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April 20, 2011 - A vital and long-time leader at Health Resources in Action, Laurie Jo Wallace, has been honored with the National Role Model in the Peer Program Field award from National Association of...
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April 1, 2011 - The Boston Urban Asthma Coalition (BUAC) was presented with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2010 National Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Connector Award on March 31 for...
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March 28, 2011 - What does it take to transform a teenager into an anti-tobacco activist? For several members of the Silver City Teen Center in Taunton, it was simple: Family.
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March 24, 2011 - Anti-tobacco efforts have traditionally focused on stopping kids from lighting up, and they've worked: currently, 84 percent of teens in Massachusetts don't smoke. But as the number of...
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March 20, 2011 - Over 200 residents of Bexar County, Texas – home to the city of San Antonio – participated in focus groups, interviews, and community forums to assess the health of their community...
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March 16, 2011 - "It doesn't belong to me. It doesn't belong to you. It belongs to those who use it," said
Saroeum Phoung, a former gang member, in teaching fellow youth workers about the ancient...
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January 27, 2011 - Dr. Joan Miller was given HRiA's 2011 Life Sciences Award for her leadership role as the Chair of the Scientific Review Committee for the Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation,...
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January 26, 2011 - Health Resources in Action recognized two leaders at its annual meeting for their commitment to improving community health. Melanie McFadyen, a high school senior from Stoughton, and...
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January 5, 2011 - When it came to combating underage drinking, HRiA took a novel approach: instead of trying to change the behavior of young drinkers, they created an educational campaign targeting the...
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December 18, 2010 - An early adopter of workplace and restaurant smoking restrictions, the city of Boston is again in the vanguard with a scheduled ban on smoking in public housing.
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November 16, 2010 - Nearly half of all adults suffer from chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and pulmonary disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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November 13, 2010 - Boston is seeing a marked decline in the number of fatalities from heroin, oxycontin, fentanyl and other opiates, according to a recent report by the Boston Public Health Commission....
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November 4, 2010 - Public health victories are few and far between, so when Mayor Thomas Menino, Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner John Auerbach, and representatives of community coalitions and...
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July 26, 2010 - Public health campaigns addressing substance abuse have historically focused on users, asking them to "just say no." An analysis of the unsettled legacy of these efforts prompted HRiA to...
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June 21, 2010 - Children’s Hospital Boston has been awarded the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management following a nomination by HRiA.
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March 29, 2010 - Asthma: A Business Case for Employees and Health Care Purchasers urge businesses to invest in asthma management and prevention for their employees and dependents to improve quality of...
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March 29, 2010 - The significant and negative health impacts of secondhand smoke in Boston Housing Authority (BHA) residences have been the focus of intensive HRiA advocacy training activities over the...
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March 29, 2010 - Representing the 84% of young people in Massachusetts who choose not to smoke and instead engage in other healthy, positive behaviors, The 84 Movement is leading the way for significant...
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March 29, 2010 - Though 2000 miles apart, Williamsburg, Virginia and El Paso, Texas are examples of communities leading the way in implementing innovative obesity prevention strategies in the home,...
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March 29, 2010 - Launched by the Massachusetts Department of Health, Mass in Motion (MiM) is a multi-funder, comprehensive statewide obesity prevention initiative that focuses on healthy eating and...
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February 26, 2010 - Kick Butts Day, a world-wide day of youth activism against tobacco companies, is taking place locally at the State House in Boston on March 24 with some help from HRiA.
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January 28, 2010 - The Safer Drinking as You Age campaign, developed by HRiA and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS), began airing 30 second...
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January 28, 2010 - The Health Collaborative of Bexar County, Texas, an organization of the area's healthcare agencies, has awarded HRiA a one-year contract to conduct a comprehensive community assessment...
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January 28, 2010 - Imagine a time when all patients struck by leukemia recover fully. Charles Sawyers, M.D., at New York City's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, has worked to make this a reality by...
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December 20, 2009 - Do youth workers in other parts of the world face the same challenges as their counterparts in the U.S.? Do the ideals of positive youth development transfer across geographic borders...
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December 1, 2009 - Health Resources in Action was recognized for its innovative and effective social marketing practice. The84.org , an online youth tobacco prevention movement, was honored with the...
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November 14, 2009 - The Kresge Foundation has awarded HRiA a two-year grant to support the Asthma Regional Council's Healthy Homes Promotion Project.
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September 28, 2009 - Sally McNagny, MD, MPH of The Medical Foundation, a division of HRiA, co-chaired the planning committee for the Health Research Alliance (HRA) meeting at the Howard Hughes Medical...
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September 3, 2009 - HRiA's Health Communication Services recently adapted a media campaign that originally targeted English-speaking baby boomers to a Spanish-speaking audience. The new campaign, "Viva Más...
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July 31, 2009 - HRiA's Public Health Policy and Strategy Center, with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, developed three issue briefs for Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's summit focusing on ending...
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July 9, 2009 - HRiA will be assisting in the development of a strategic plan centered on improving access to healthy foods in Dorchester, a low-income Boston neighborhood. The Bowdoin Street Health...
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June 24, 2009 - Over the past three years, youth have been engaged in The 84 , a teen-focused anti-tobacco movement, to create messages promoting smoke-free living. Anthony Price, the 2009 grand prize...
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June 12, 2009 - The National Conference on Tobacco or Health invited HRiA to present The 84, an innovative youth tobacco prevention movement, at its June meeting.
HRiA's communications and youth work...
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June 2, 2009 - For over fifty years, The Medical Foundation has been a leader in public health and medical research grantmaking. Building upon this strong foundation, we have grown and expanded our...
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June 1, 2009 - Health Resources in Action, on behalf of and in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and partners: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim...
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May 30, 2009 - The Massachusetts Asthma Advocacy Partnership (MAAP), a program of Health Resources in Action, sponsored a summit of experts to discuss the health disparities surrounding asthma and to...
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May 28, 2009 - The Medical Foundation, a Division of Health Resources in Action, organized the Scientific Poster Session and Dinner for the Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical...
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May 26, 2009 - The Paso del Norte Health Foundation in El Paso, Texas has awarded Health Resources in Action the first year of a potentially three-year evaluation grant to evaluate an innovative school...
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May 22, 2009 - The Medical Foundation, a Division of Health Resources in Action, is proud to be a founding member of the Health Research Alliance (HRA), an organization of nonprofit, non-governmental...
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May 9, 2009 - Over 200 Massachusetts’ youth and adult allies gathered from across the state to celebrate tobacco prevention accomplishments by youth at a summit run by the Massachusetts Youth Against...
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May 5, 2009 - Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office awarded over $433,000 in grants to nine nonprofit community agencies and health advocacy organizations in an effort to increase childhood lead...
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May 4, 2009 - HRiA’s Health Communication Services will present The84, a statewide youth movement around tobacco control and prevention, at the 2009 National Conference on Tobacco or Health this June.
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May 1, 2009 - HRiA’s Health Communication Services has won numerous awards and honors for its innovative social marketing work. Most recently, URhealthstyle.com, a branded campaign around urban teen...
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April 17, 2009 - H. Robert Horvitz, Ph.D., stepped down as Chair of the Scientific Review Committee for the King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in April after three years on the committee. Dr....
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March 26, 2009 - On Kick Butts Day, a national celebration of youth advocacy, over 150 Massachusetts teenagers met with legislators at the State House Grand Staircase for a high-energy, youth-led event...
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March 17, 2009 - Health Resources in Action, on behalf of and in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and other partners is managing the grant process for The Mass in Motion...
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March 3, 2009 - Health Resources in Action honored Derrikka Gillenwater and Abi Richardson with its Community Health Award at the organization's 51st Annual Meeting and Reception at the Moakley...
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February 13, 2009 - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recognized Ms. Mary White of Dorchester with an "Award for Excellence in Community Leadership" for her outstanding record of public service...
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January 5, 2009 - The Dr. Leon Nicks Memorial Minority Physician Fellowship is awarded in the memory of Dr. Nicks, a lifelong advocate for access to high quality health care for all members of the...
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November 25, 2008 - This report represents the most current and comprehensive investigation of asthma prevalence conducted in the New England (NE) region. It examines the health, socioeconomic, behavioral,...
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October 2, 2007 - The Asthma Regional Council of New England (ARC) a program of Health Resources in Action, was one of only 10 groups across the country recognized by EPA at the third Children's...
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March 10, 2006 - The Fifth Annual Youth Work Intensive conference, held at the University of Massachusetts-Boston drew 150 youth workers from around the state. Keynote speaker Shannon O’Brien, CEO of...
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