Selected News Articles

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County Gets Grant to Fight Fat - From the Columbian

Workshop Focuses on Active Citizens - From the Columbian

Pacific Northwest - From the Bike / Ped Professional


Active Community Environment

Looking to Make Roads More Pedestrian-Friendly - From the Columbian

Hoofing It - From the Columbian

Nautilus Unveils Heavy Project - From the Columbian

County to Unveil BikeTtrails Plan - From the Daily Insider

Hot on the Trail - From the Columbian

It's Spring! So Walk! - From the Columbian

Casting a Spell on Speeders - From the Columbian

Nothing Phony - Burgerville's New Medical Benefit - From the Columbian

Improving Trails - Clark County Needs More Soft Paths - From the Columbian

Firstenburg Center Opens Its Doors - From the Columbian

Clark County Trail Plan Renews a Scenic 1880s Dream - From the Oregonian

New District Ready to Start its First Community Park - From the Oregonian

Walk Clark County; Spring is Just Nine Days Away - From the Columbian

Bring Your Baby - From the Columbian

Clark County Homes & Neighborhoods- East County: Walk the East Side - From the Columbian

Trail system promoted - Lewis and Clark being used to spur interest - From the Columbian

A Change of Washougal's Heart?; City to Abandon Restrictive Historic Zone to Create Modern Downtown - From the Columbian

 

Food Sustainability

Restaurants Offer "Healthy" Child Menus - From the Columbian

Extra Pounds Weigh on County - From the Columbian

Excuses, Excuses - From the Columbian

It's Time to Work More Fruits and Vegetables Into Daily Meals - From the Columbian

Author Serves Fast-food Facts - From the Columbian

Diabetes Pill Raises Red Flag with FDA Critics - From the Columbian

In Accord, From Farm to Table - From the Oregonian

This is Hospital Food? - From the Oregonian

Soda Debate Bubbles Over as Studies Draw Link to Obesity - From the Columbian

Clark County Follows Gut Instinct on New Policy Targeting Junk Food - From the Columbian

IN THE MIX - 1/31/2006; [Sunrise Edition] - From the Oregonian

 

Schools

Schools do Math on Junk - From the Columbian

Student Walkers Stand Proud - Selected text from the Columbian

New school Nutrition & Physical Activity policy in Arkansas - From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

School Soda, Junk Food Bans Approved - From the Los Angeles Times

WSDOT Offers Grants for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Projects - WSDOT press release

School Garden a Growing Experience - From theColumbian

Physical Education Leaves No Child Behind - From the Report to the Community - Vancouver Public Schools


Tobacco Free Coalition of Clark County

More County Teenagers Just Say No to Cigarettes - From the Columbian

Program Lifts Quit Rate for Teen Smokers - From the Columbian

Secondhand Smoke, Firsthand Risk - From the Columbian

Children's Posters Declare Parks Tobacco-Free Zones - From the Columbian

Clark College Banishes Tobacco - From the Columbian

Study Shows Growing Regional Demand for Smoke-Free Rental Housing - Clark County press release


Wellness Programs

Firms Make It Their Business To Push Health - From the Washington Post

Health-Conscious Workers May Get Break, Sims says - Selected text from the Seattle Times

Auto Alternatives - Engineering a Fix ; Vancouver Firm Offers Bevy of Incentives for Employees to Leave Cars at Home - From the Columbian

Restaurant Oil as Fuel? Yes; Waste could help Cut Dependency on Foreign Fuel - From the Columbian