Aurora high school social justice class fights food insecurity at school
As a part of a social justice class, Smoky Hill High School students are running a food bank for their peers who are food ...
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Strengthening solidarity and inclusion for social development
February 2025 - 30 years ago, world leaders united around a groundbreaking commitment to put people at the centre of development. At the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, they pledged ...
Frontiers3d
Social Justice as a Determinant for Planetary Health Under Climate Crisis
The emergence of evidence on the climate crisis reveals the interaction between natural systems and human populations, underscoring the importance of social ...
Canada15d
Obesity in Canada – Prevalence among aboriginal populations
The survey provides data on the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal children ... and Inuit respondents (500 youth, 1,900 adults). Obesity estimates for Aboriginal groups are based on single ...
The Nation19d
Social Justice
The party faces a choice: Will it embrace the grassroots energy behind its newly elected leadership? Or allow Trump and his corporate allies to tighten their grip on the country? Feb 4, 2025 ...
The Straits Times19d
New obesity benchmark adds body fat, organ health to BMI
LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and adding broader measurements such as heart health. The ...
Time20d
The Health Risks and Benefits of Weight-Loss Drugs
The newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing ...
The Indian Express20d
New definition for obesity? What a new Lancet commission has proposed to replace BMI
The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...
The Holland Sentinel20d
These individuals and organizations earned Holland's Social Justice Awards in 2024
HOLLAND — For more than two decades, the Holland Human Relations Commission has recognized individuals and organizations making a difference in the community through Social Justice Awards.
Science Daily20d
Treatment for children with obesity has lasting effect
When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...
Health.com20d
Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.