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South Bronx childhood obesity fight: Free exercise, healthy food they’ll eat is key
Yesenia Barrios Youthcast Media Group Every Saturday afternoon, Susana Flores and Ignacio Tapas sit for two hours on the benches of the...
Mar 5, 20245 min read
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Can re-thinking food production solve Miami-Dade’s high rates of food insecurity?
Some food banks aim to grow and sell their own food – a new approach to combating the ‘food apartheid’ which puts Black and Hispanic...
Jan 30, 20246 min read
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Community pantries step in with solutions to more than just hunger
by Winnie Chan, Michelle Collins, Shane Gomez and Emily Hawkins
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Nov 13, 20237 min read
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Is back to school better or worse than pandemic eating, couch surfing at home?
By Gabriella Fuster, Donovan McClain, Melissa Noda and Julianne Hill Youthcast Media Group® As young people returned to the classroom...
Sep 22, 20235 min read
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Pandemic side effect: bad eating habits
By Brielle Dunbar and Tabusom Marzi Youthcast Media Group® The pandemic has affected many things in student life over these last few...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Community gardens can help combat rising food insecurity in Philly, but their future is uncertain
Many exist on formerly vacant lots that have little protection from development. This story was originally published on the Billy Penn...
May 31, 20237 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Trauma of Past Lives and Hunger Can Follow Immigrants to U.S.
By Fabiha Faruque December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® MIAMI — As a child growing up in Cuba, Anthony Vidal vividly recalls what it...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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Tackling The Big Questions For Better Health
By Jayne O'Donnell March 15, 2019 Youthcast Media Group ® First came the liquor store and then the fried fish and chicken carry-out....
Mar 15, 20194 min read
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For Many Teens, Life’s Tough Choices Begin With Bad Food
By Joshua Mitchell December 8, 2017 Youthcast Media Group ® Healthy food is becoming more difficult to acquire, with even grocery stores...
Dec 8, 20175 min read
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Some in Baltimore are bouncing back — with resilience
By Marquart Doty July 8, 2017 Youthcast Media Group ® Dylan Moran (courtesy of Moran). On a June 10 visit to Real Food Farm near Clifton...
Jul 8, 20172 min read
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Tackling the big questions for better health
By Jayne O’Donnell April 10, 2017 Youthcast Media Group ® Dr. Michael Ehmann (left) with Larry Cohen, the founder of the Prevention...
Apr 10, 20174 min read
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