Reclaiming America’s Youth and Recovering Our Economy
by Chelsea Clinton
Crime and ennui in Columbia Heights, D.C., overwhelmed the adolescence of Elmer Diaz, a first-generation immigrant from El Salvador. He was always bright, but with his hard-working parents constantly away from home, Elmer’s life became entwined with gangs. He also got into drugs. Then he dropped out of high school.
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HEAL
The Government of Nigeria Launches "Saving One Million Lives" with support from CHAI
Today in Nigeria, an estimated one million mothers and children die each year from preventable deaths. Through Saving One Million Lives, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has set new goals to improve quality health care in 2013 and save the lives of one million...
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Rio Hondo Elementary School: A Culture of Healthy Learning
There is increasing evidence that students who eat a healthy breakfast and participate in daily physical activity perform better academically throughout the day and over the course of the school year. For the past five years, the Rio Hondo Elementary School...
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Voices from Team Healthier Generation
On Sunday, November 4th, I will run the greatest race in the world—the New York City Marathon—and I am proud to be running my first marathon as a part of Team Healthier Generation. This year, for the first time, the William J. Clinton Foundation and Alliance for a Healthier Generation are joining forces and creating a team...
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Creating a Culture of Wellness: El Monte City School District
The Clinton Foundation and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation continue to assist the El Monte City School District (EMCSD) in creating a “culture of wellness” with its school community. EMCSD has participated in the Alliance’s Healthy Schools Program for...
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Academic Vibrancy: A New Way to Do School
One core belief Americans hold is academic opportunity and beyond that, academic excellence. Each year our educators aspire to instill knowledge and passion into our future generation with the hope of greater success than all the generations previously. With the rise of childhood obesity, our youngest citizens stand...
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