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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Alliance Helps Schools Reach 90 Percent Reduction in Beverage Calories
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation just announced that the Alliance School Beverage Guidelines have contributed to a 90 percent reduction in beverage calories shipped to schools between the 2004-2010 school years, according to a report published in the American Journal of Public Health. Established in 2006...
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Clinton Health Access Initiative: 10 Years of Transformation
On Friday, July 27, 2012, President Clinton spoke at the International AIDS Conference and discussed how much progress has been made in providing treatment for HIV/AIDS. Read about how the Clinton Health Access Initiative has been helping address the HIV/AIDS crisis over the past 10 years...
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AGOA and the Emerging African Market
When President Clinton signed the African Growth and Opportunity Act into law in 2000, he ushered in a new era of relations between the U.S. and the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of AGOA, the U.S. engagement on the continent is no longer solely predicated on a donor-recipient relationship...
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