National Birth Defects Prevention Month Sponsor: The National Birth Defects Prevention Network National Birth Defects Prevention Month is a time to raise awareness of birth defects and promote healthy pregnancies. A birth defect is a problem that happens while a baby is developing in the mother’s body. One out of every 33 babies in the […]

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Programs to Expand Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of a demonstration grant to Missouri to test new ways to provide nutrition assistance and access to healthy foods to low-income children during the summer. The $230,650 Missouri grant is part of the Obama Administration’s […]

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Study suggests that quitting smoking improves mood Christopher Kahler and colleagues at Brown and USC tracked symptoms of depression in people who were trying to quit smoking. They found that people were never happier than when they were kicking the habit and remaining free from smoking. Results of the study were published online Nov. 24, […]

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Secretary Vilsack Announces $25 Million for New School Food Service Equipment To Help Schools Improve the Quality of Meals WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $25 million in grants to help schools operating a National School Lunch Program (NSLP) replace outdated equipment with new, energy efficient, appliances […]

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