Okay, teachers, trust me on this one -- file it away for next year and bring it out when you want your students to apply their knowledge to a real-world setting. The Wall Street Journal today posed a question: what's the best preventive health slogan for kids? The story focuses on Blue Cross Blue Shield's new "5-2-1-0" campaign (PDFs in English and in Spanish) to teach healthy habits and reduce the amount of obesity and prevalence of diabetes by encouraging children to do the following everyday: 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day2 hours or fewer of screen time1 hour of physical activity0 unsweetened drinksAs Katherine Hobson implies in the WSJ, though, "5-2-1-0" is not terribly catchy, and public service campaigns in general aren't as popular as slogans produced by the private sector in large part due to the vast differences in advertising budgets. She states that with rare exception, slogans like "Just Say No to Drugs" aren't as memorable as "Coke is it." So here's your...

  Other than age,race , and income here are 7 research based risk factors for failure to complete college after enrolling:  being financially independent,having dependents,being a single parent,attending part time,working full time, stopping  out, and withdrawing from courses. These risk factors are additive, and colleges should track students like these , and intervene intensively once [...]

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There is Plenty You Can Do Small business people are action-takers and a lot of us want to help out in the Gulf Coast. Here is what you can do: Volunteer: Whether it is giving staff time off to volunteer or going down there yourself, giving time can make a difference, but note: Have a plan first. [...]

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ScienceDaily (2010-06-08) — Exposure to secondhand smoke appears to be associated with psychological distress and the risk of future psychiatric hospitalization among healthy adults, according to a new report. Read full article here.

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