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Youth Leadership

• "Madison Students Take Trash Seriously" Larry Grard, Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel, March 11, 2007 

Anti-Tobacco

• Congrats to all the Maine advocates--youth and adults--whose efforts are making Maine a national leader in anti-tobacco policy!
• With the passage of LD 1361, Maine became the 1st state to ban flavored cigarettes! LD 1361 will go into effect in 2010
• LD 184 passed, which means Maine schools are required to be tobacco-free 24/7/365.
• LD 859 passed, placing a ban on hookah bars throughout Maine.
• If you would like to participate in advocacy activities or receive legislative updates from the Healthy Policy Partners of Maine, please contact Amy Olfene at (207) 874-8774. 
• "New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign" Alice Carver, September 23, 2008.
• "Researchers Profile Teens Who Quit Smoking" Newswise, September 18, 2008.
• "Depictions of Smoking in Movies Influence Young People", Join Together, August 22, 2008
• "Navajo Tribe Approves Ban on Commercial Tobacco" Associated Press, July 26, 2008.
• "Billionaires Back Antismoking Effort" New York Times, July 24, 2008. 
• "Advocates Lament Non-Health Uses of Tobacco Settlement Money" July 22, 2008.
• "California Bans Smoking in Cars with Kids" Associated Press, October 11, 2007.
• "River Valley Teen Starts Local Campaign Against Smoking" by Eileen Adams, Sun Journal, February 17, 2007.
• "Toll of Tobacco in Maine", Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, 2007.
• "Maine Tobacco Control Achieves Top Grades", American Lung Association, 2007.
• "Maine City Bans Smoking in Cars Carrying Children" by Pam Belluck, The New York Times, January 19, 2007.
• "Counting Hampton Cigarette Butts for a Cause", September 18, 2006.
• "Adolescents and Smoking: The First Puff May Be the Worst" by Jonathan Klein, Canadian Medical Association Journal, August 1, 2006. 
• Visit the Press Office for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to read the latest news on anti-tobacco efforts!

Substance Abuse Prevention

• "Maine Praised for Efforts to Curb Substance Abuse" Mal Leary, Bangor Daily News, August 20, 2008.
• "Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes", National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. This study found that 31.5 percent of alcoholics in the U.S. fall under the Young Adult subtype. Read more.
  
• "Outdoor Alcohol Ads Boost Kids' Urge to Drink", University of Florida
  
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• The International Institute for Alcohol Awareness (IIAA)
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Physical Activity & Nutrition

• "Need a ride? Check out the white bikes." Portland Press Herald, June 9, 2008.
• "When Schools Offer Salad Bar Kids Eat More Fruits, Vegetables" Public Health Nutrition, December issue, 2007.
  A new UCLA study has found that elementary schools can significantly increase the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income students by providing a lunch salad bar.
• "Junk Food Companies Target Kids at School" Russell Goldman, ABC News, December 10, 2007.
• Congrats to all the advocates--youth and adult--who supported LD 184, which in addition to requiring schools to be tobacco free 24/7/365, also banned the advertisement of soda and junk food on school property! 
• "Junk Food Gets Ax in Halls, Cafeterias" Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian, May 26, 2007.
• "When Produce is Homegrown Kids Eat Better" Washington Post, May 18, 2007.
• "You Are What You Grow" Michael Pollan, The New York Times Magazine, April 22, 2007.
• "Obesity Costs Texas Businesses Billions" Houston Business Journal, March 26, 2007.
• Here's the report this article refers to: Counting Costs and Calories: Measuring the Cost of Obesity to Texas Employers.
• "Kids Accepting Healthier School Foods," by Janet Frankston Lorin, Associated Press, 2007
• "Unhappy Meals", by Michael Pollan, The New York Times, January 28, 2007.
• "As Obesity Fight Hits Cafeterias, Many Fear a Note From School," The New York Times, January 8, 2007.
• "Meet the Lunch Lady," by Tom Philpott, Grist, January 18, 2007.
• "Giving Kids the Voice of Authority: Engaging Students in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity," a report featuring the successes each of six high schools  that participated in the "Students Taking Charge" initiative, launched by the Massachusetts Action for Healthy Kids Team. Through the initiative, student councils evaluated student satisfaction with the nutrition and physical activity options available to them, as well as their satisfaction with access to health information at their schools.
• "Excercise Helps Students in the Classroom," National Public Radio, August 31, 2006.

Bullying & Violence Prevention

• "Anti-bullying Policy OK'd for York", by Rachel Collins, Portsmouth Herald, March 26, 2007.
• "Northeast Helps Students Learn Being Different Doesn't Matter", MaineToday.com, March 23, 2007.
• "States Stand Up to Cyberbullies", Associated Press, posted on CNN.com, February 21, 2007.
• "Bullying: A Series", Kennebec Journal.