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Complete the streets: creating walkable communities

August 12th, 2010 I learned so much at the Health Action Summit yesterday in Hoover.  Keynote speaker Mark Fentonhad a lot to say about how smart community planning and zoning policies could make all of our communities more livable, walkable, and conducive to physical...

Creating a college-positive culture

August 9th, 2010 By 2018, nearly two-thirds of available jobs will require some form of higher education. But Alabama lags behind the nation in getting our young people to college. Alabama’s median household income is $9,443 less than the national average. According...

Hey north Alabama: let’s discuss hunger

August 6th, 2010 You’re invited to join us for Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread: Feeding God’s Children, our Huntsville hunger and food security workshop. This event is co-sponsored by The Interfaith Mission Service. 13.3 percent of Alabamians are food insecure,...

Obesity + hunger = a global food issue

August 5th, 2010 We’ve mentioned before how obesity and hunger are twin faces of the same coin here in Alabama,and both are related to poverty. This may seem counter-intuitive, but it’s true. Ellen Gustafson of the UN Global Hunger Initiative gave a great talk in May...