Published 19. June 2013 at 2:01 pm -
By Dylan Goodman
YES! Youth Staff
Asheville, N.C. has a population of about 85,700, and about 20 percent live in poverty. One out of three children don’t consistently eat, and when they do, it’s often not healthy. Some of this may be attributed to food deserts and availability of food. Many low-income...
Published 19. June 2013 at 2:00 pm -
By John Hargett
YES! Youth Staff
Teachers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) are having a difficult time meeting the physical activity requirements set by the school system. The CMS physical activity regulation, PA30, states that “a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity...
Published 19. June 2013 at 1:58 pm -
By Jhana Parikh
YES! Youth Staff
On June 22, for the third year in a row, the Access to Health Care team will be flying out to participate in the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care’s annual convention. This year the convention will be held in Washington, D.C.
The four-day convention kicks...
Published 24. May 2013 at 6:45 pm -
We would like to congratulate our 2013 graduates. They have been an integral part of YES!’s success by leading national trainings, meeting with legislators, advocating for healthy policies and building community support for the causes they care about. We know their passion for advocacy will carry...
Published 24. May 2013 at 4:01 pm -
YES!’s Pitt County tobacco prevention staff and youth from Ayden-Grifton High School’s Peer Health Advocates (PHA club are working to bring a tobacco-free parks policy to Ayden, N.C. On May 13, 2013, members of the team, including YES! youth staff member A.J. Kent and tobacco prevention initiative...
Published 6. May 2013 at 4:55 pm -
On May 10, YES! launched a 15-sec. ad at theaters in the Wake County, N.C. area. The ad highlights Justin Andrews, whose powerful story aired across North Carolina as part of the Tobacco.Reality.Unfilitered. (TRU) movement media campaign. A list of theaters can be found below. The ad will run until...
Published 2. May 2013 at 8:44 pm -
YES! youth staff member Tyler Long has been named a 2013 Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The award was created to honor top young leaders from across the country who are working to promote tobacco prevention legislation, expose tobacco marketing to youth, and prevent...
