Twin Cities Pioneer Press
31 August 2019
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Student Journalism
Minneapolis, Missouri, United States
Hoop dancing, an activity with origins in indigenous dance traditions, can provide a means to physical fitness and child development. In Minneapolis, a professional hoop dancer is using this knowledge and his skill to teach others at the University of St.Thomas Anderson Student Center how to utilize the practice to improve their own lives.
https://whyy.org/articles/open-streets-in-pennsylvanias-cities-closing-streets-to-cars-opening-them-to-cyclists-and-salsa-lessons
Irina Zhorov
WHYY
28 May 2015
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Bogotá is largely credited with originating the concept of “open streets” —where city roads are closed to car traffic and given over to people for fun and fitness—but it has grown beyond that city, surfacing in Pennsylvania.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/03/at-a-ymca-near-you-a-course-for-a-diabetic-nation
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
3 July 2014
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We know how to prevent diabetes - but the U.S, medical system, with its twisted priorities, doesn’t cover prevention. A new program at the YMCA aims to build structured, effective prevention measures.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/beyond-baby-mozart-students-who-rock
David Bornstein
The New York Times
8 September 2011
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Why do schools teach music in a way that turns off so many young people rather than igniting their imagination? A program that taps into students’ passion for pop and rock is revitalizing music education in many schools.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/28/mississippi-pastor-obesity-diabetes-prevention
Colleen Kimmett
The Guardian
28 May 2015
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Healthcare professionals have learned that weight loss efforts can be much more effective when led by a trusted guide – and that person may not be a doctor. A neighborhood church assumes responsibility for keeping their parishioners healthy.
http://www.startribune.com/osseo-schools-head-off-misbehavior-before-it-starts/377758651
Beena Raghavendran
Minneapolis Star Tribune
2 May 2016
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Schools in one Minnesota district are using tactics like yoga breaks, school mottoes and rewards to combat behavioral issues.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/walking-to-build-spirit-as-well-as-health/?_r=1&mc_cid=e45f585d0c&mc_eid=1bb7b0c02d
David Bornstein
The New York Times
5 April 2016
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A network of women, most of whom are African-American, are re-defining the health benefits of walking; more than just exercise and weight loss, they find joy and self-confidence when they organize in groups.
http://nationswell.com/harriet-tubman-saving-black-womens-lives
Catherine Cheney
NationSwell
19 December 2013
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Obesity has become a health crisis for many women in the African-American community, but a group known as GirlTrek is working to change this by making exercise a social norm and creating supportive connections between women with shared goals. This new organization, which works to identify barriers that many in this community face, channels African-American history to encourage black women to walk their way toward better health.
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/15/for-healthy-aging-a-late-act-in-the-footlights
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
15 August 2012
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Through the Burbank Senior Artists Colony - a community created by EngAGE - low-income seniors learn how to become artists. The recreational classes hosted by the community keep people feeling phsyically and mentally young, allowing them to focus on recreation instead of financial hardship.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/rock-is-not-the-enemy
David Bornstein
The New York Times
13 September 2011
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Little Kids Rock has helped to revitalize and broaden music education in more than a thousand schools by encouraging children to learn to play popular music, form bands and compose their own songs. Despite a backlash from traditionalists, teaching children to play music they love doesn’t “dumb down” music education—it enriches it.
https://medium.com/the-development-set/it-takes-a-village-to-not-marry-a-girl-1aea49299f19#.8pe6hdnqt
Didem Tali
Bright Magazine
25 February 2016
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Some communities in Malawi are beginning to fight child marriage their own way—with music, dance, and a few tears, using theater to motivate cultural change.
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