Disconnect: Fast-food Companies’ Racial Justice Statements and Unhealthy Targeted Marketing Practices

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Disconnect: Fast-food Companies’ Racial Justice Statements and Unhealthy Targeted Marketing Practices

The continued disproportionate, negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color in the United States highlights how public policies and corporate practices that push high-calorie options and limit access to affordable, culturally acceptable, healthy food are significant barriers to improved public health and health equity, points out a new analysis and report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health.

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Death by Guns on School Grounds Increase Nationwide; Not in Connecticut Since Sandy Hook

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Death by Guns on School Grounds Increase Nationwide; Not in Connecticut Since Sandy Hook

The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012 spurred the establishment of numerous organizations dedicated to urging legislative action at the state and federal level, many honoring the memory of students killed on that day, in the months that followed. It also led to new gun safety laws in Connecticut - a state that has not been part of the increases in such incidents in states across the country.

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Identifying, Addressing Youth Mental Health Concerns Remains Critical Challenge

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Identifying, Addressing Youth Mental Health Concerns Remains Critical Challenge

Even before the added stress and disruption of the pandemic, many adolescents have experienced mental health issues – earning a response during the just-concluded legislative session from Connecticut lawmakers, and heightened attention nationwide. A new national survey highlights parents views and experiences in obtaining mental health assessments.

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