Browse our story archives to learn more about HHD’s health promotion work in the U.S. and around the globe.

Stories from 2008:

• Building a Gender Friendly School Environment

• Strengthening Communities to Deter Youth Violence

• New Funding to Promote Mental Health and Prevent Youth Violence

• Game On: HIV/AIDS Prevention

• Hot Topic: Minimum Legal Drinking Age

• Weaving a Safety Net: Integrating Injury and Violence Prevention into Maternal and Child Health Programs

• Reducing Suicide Risk in the Military

• New Center to Prevent and Reduce Substance Abuse across the Nation

• Higher Education Center Launches New Web Site

• Improving Cultural and Linguistic Competence

• Bullying: From the Preschool Classroom to Cyberspace

• Technology: Moving Our Mission Forward

• Developing Effective Bicycle Safety Programs for Youth

• Reducing Risks: Children Unattended in Cars

• Bullying: Prevention Strategies for Parents and Caregivers

• Communicating for Impact

• A Mobile HIV Education

• Communities Use Research to Address Teen Drinking and Drug Use

• Step by Step: A Guide to HIV and Aids Policy Development for the Education Sector

• A New Resource for Suicide Prevention

• HHD Study Sheds New Light on Smoking among Urban Young Women

• New Publication Showcases Effective College Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Strategies

• Improving the Health of American Indian Youth

Stories from 2007:

• New Resources on Promoting Mental Health in Schools

• HHD Presents Data and Trends on Substance Use across the Lifespan at National Conference

• Identifying Civic Engagement Leaders

• Panel to Help States Measure Progress on Underage Drinking Prevention

• Prevention Resources for Higher Education Professionals

• Exploring Psychological Reactions to 9/11

• Advancing corporate social responsibility in Asia

• Exploring Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents

• Extending Mentoring Services to Reach Juvenile Justice and Foster Care Youth

• Suicide Prevention Materials for Clergy and Faith-Based Communities

• Moving to Action to Address HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean

• New Global Programs Publication Outlines Strategies to Involve Youth in Combating HIV and AIDS in Africa

• Publication Describes the Impact of a Regional HIV/AIDS Program in Asia

• Focus on Mental Health

• HHD and Partners Work to Prevent and Address Mental Health Problems in the Military

• Recent Publication Focuses on the Role Law Enforcement Plays in Campus AODV Prevention Efforts

• The Power of KNOW: Addressing Underage Drinking, Starting with Parents

• HHD’s South East Asia Office Uses Media to Address AIDS in Thailand

• Promoting Global School Health with the World Health Organization

• Connecting Across Cultures: Studying Substance Abuse among Immigrant Communities

Stories from 2006:

• Helping Patients, Their Families, and Healthcare Providers after a Suicide Attempt

• Supporting SAMHSA/CSAP Funding of a Prevention System in Rhode Island

• Understanding Affordable Housing through Service-Learning
  
  
• Creating Innovative Traffic Safety Resources for Latino Populations
  
  
• HHD Prevention Center’s Experts Offer Guidance on Mental Health Spending in California
  
  
• HHD and the American Cancer Society Train Cancer Control Leaders Worldwide

• Lessons from Hurricane Response Help Schools Prepare for Crises

• HHD Plays a Leadership Role in Bringing Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention to College Students

• New HHD Brochure Now Available

• HHD Joins The University of the West Indies to Strengthen Education Sector Capacity in Combating HIV and AIDS

• HHD Hosts Youth Worker Safety Workshop

• HHD Works with International Partners to Prevent AIDS by Training Teachers

• HHD Works With the Education Sector in Trinidad and Tobago to Respond to HIV/AIDS
  
  
• HHD Addresses Risk Behaviors among Urban Youth
  
  
• Catalyst Newsletter Focuses on College and University Emergency Preparedness

• Health-Promoting Schools Project in China Shows Changes in Schools and Families

• EDC Senior Vice President Encourages Funders to Increase Involvement in HIV and AIDS at Grantmakers East Group Meeting in Kyiv
  
  
• HHD and Deutsche Bank Partner with Local Bureau to Bring Education to Sea-Gypsy Youth in Tsunami-Affected Region
  

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Stories from 2005:

• HHD’s Youth Tobacco Control Initiative in Latin America
  
  
• HHD Collaborates to Improve Academic Performance in Germany through Healthy Teaching and Learning

• New Resource Provides Tools for Intergenerational Program Planners

• Suicide Prevention Resource Center Refunded by U.S. Government
  
  
• HHD Partners to Develop a Curriculum Framework for Health and Family Life Education in the Caribbean



• EDC/HHD Re-designated as a WHO Collaborating Center



• Building a Learning Community to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse



• HHD's Center for College Health and Safety Launches New Online Resource Center



• HHD and Bullying: Health in Action Issue



• New HHD Curriculum to Target Teenage Dating Violence and Abuse



• HHD Conducts Rapid Assessment and Action Planning Process for School Health in Gujarat, India



• New Publication Captures Lessons on Young Worker Safety



• SPRC Launches Online Suicide Prevention Information for Specific Audiences



• HHD Leaders Recommend Key Strategies for Developing Alliances to Improve Health and Education



• EDC's Health and Human Development Programs and UNESCO Caribbean Launch Advocacy and Leadership Campaign to Advance the Education Sector's Response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean



• HHD and Deutsche Bank Bring HIV/AIDS Project into Laos



• SPRC Sponsors Regional Suicide Prevention Conference



• Journal Article Reports on Analysis of Heat-related Deaths to Young Children in Parked Cars

• HHD Director Receives Award for Efforts to Prevent Suicide



• HHD Looks at Sustainability from All Angles



• Nonprofits Venture into the For-Profit World for Funding

Stories from 2004:

• Ohio State President Recognized by HHD for Tough Stand on Game-Day Drinking



• SPRC Guide Helps in Planning Memorial Services after Suicide



• HHD and Deutsche Bank Expand Project for AIDS-Affected Orphans into Vietnam and Cambodia



• Defense Department Convenes Sexual Assault Policy Experts for Advice



• HIV/AIDS Brochure Showcases HHD’s Work around the World



• Northeast CAPT Broadcasts Media Strategies to Record Number over Satellite



• Successful Pilots in China Leads to Growth of Health-Promoting Schools Project



• EDC/HHD Joins with Bertelsmann Foundation for Healthy Schools Project



• Bullying Prevention: HHD's Multiple Strategies
  
  
  • Ground-breaking Bullying Video Turns the Focus on Bystanders
  
  
  
  • Bystanders Play Crucial Role in Preventing Bullying
  
  
  
  • Program Weaves Bullying Prevention into Literature
  
  
  
• College Presidents Honored for Efforts to Prevent Alcohol Abuse



• Innovative Tobacco Control Curriculum Tested in Mumbai, India



• HIV/AIDS and Youth Employment: Experts Discuss Strategies



• Preventing Violence Now and Later

Stories from 2003:

• Separating Fact from Fiction about Smoking on Campus



• McLean Leow Tackles Cross-Cultural Challenges



• Giving Young People in Southeast Asia a Voice on Drug Issues



• Improving Transitional Services for Young People with Mental Health Disorders
  
  
• In Partnership with Botswana: African Nation Revamps its Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention in Schools



• HHD Senior Scientist Named Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow



• Alcohol Policy Conference Emphasizes Use of Taxation, Advertising Regulation to Reduce Underage Drinking



• HHD Global Programs Briefs US Senate on Need for HIV/AIDS Education
  
  
• Alcohol Policy Experts to Convene in Boston at HHD-sponsored Conference



• School Nutrition Project in China Changes Attitudes, Habits



• Global Health Project to Pilot a Tobacco Control Intervention for Youth



• A SNAPPY Study into Preventing Underage Drinking



• HHD conducts first nationwide study of campus sexual assault policies



• Do Online Courses Work? Promising Evaluation Results for a Distance Learning Program for Middle School Drug and Violence Prevention Coordinators



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