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Testimony in Support of Senate Bill 1

Senate Bill 1 refers the legalization of same-sex marriages in the State of Hawaii. This is my written testimony that was submitted to the Hawaii state Legislature. Senate Bill 1 was signed by Governor...

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German Law and the Intersex Status

The third sex: German intersex law draws attention to the biological facts of life One year ago, Germany passed legislation to include intersex as an option on legal documents for parents, so that...

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Nutrition Know How: Educate Yourself- Lindsey O’Neill

The example of legislation related to nutrition education that I chose to review was a school nutrition bill passed by the Massachusetts senate in March of 2010. The bill necessitates the education...

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Mandatory Nutrition Education in Schools- Darian Schick

            The Prevention Institute of Oakland, California, testifies that nutrition education should be a mandatory subject in the school curriculum. The Prevention Institute argues that “Children...

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Childhood Obesity Legislation

The National Conference of State Legislatures website provides an insight into numerous state legislatures concerning nutrition education and why they are important. Childhood obesity is an epidemic...

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50 Hours of Nutrition Education by: Kelsey O’Brien

Congressman Joe Baca created a legislation on February 9, 2011 that would require all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to teach students about nutrition related information....

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Fast Food Nutrition Labeling – Jen Zelinskie

In 2011 the state of Pennsylvania introduced the Fast Food Nutrition Labeling policy for the restaurant and retail industry. This policy requires fast food chain restaurants with certain size and sales...

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