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  • Is your child eating junk food? Beware!

    03/21/2005 2:28:06 AM PST · by CarrotAndStick · 75 replies · 5,242+ views
    Rediff.com ^ | March 21, 2005 | Vinitha Ramchandani
    Recently, in a tête-à-tête with fans, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he wants to ban all sales of junk food in California schools. He disclosed he wanted vending machines that dispense fresh fruits, vegetables and milk in their place. Radical? Not really. Talk to dieticians, school counsellors, even educationists, and you will find that Schwarzenegger has probably said something very close to their heart. Says Swati Popat, director, Podar Jumbo Kids, Mumbai, "We have a whole generation of kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. And the reason for this is largely [the kind of] food [that children eat]." If you...
  • Compulsory Mental Health Screening is Coming For Adults and Children Preschool and Up...

    09/07/2004 8:48:00 PM PDT · by Changing Worldviews · 28 replies · 760+ views
    Changing Worldviews ^ | Sharon Hughes
    Compulsory Mental Health Screening is Coming For Adults and Children Preschool and Up... August 23, 2004 by Sharon Hughes There is a new major U.S. mental health initiative on the docket, based on a report of the New Freedom in Mental Health Commission, which recommends mental health screening for adults and children as young as preschool age, in primary care health settings, schools, and correctional facilities. It also includes expanding school-based mental health programs requiring specific treatments for specific conditions, including the use of specific medications. Despite a growing public opposition to universal mental health screening, states are being encouraged...