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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant to Improve Preparation of Michigan’s Math and Science Teachers

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

DETROIT — Addressing the shortage of math and science teachers who will equip Michigan’s vulnerable students with the skills they need to compete in the workforce, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation ...

Kellogg Foundation and NCAI Launch Partnership for Tribal Governance

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently announced the Partnership for Tribal Governance (PTG) at the NCAI’s 66th Annual Convention. PTG is a multi-year initiative which has the potential to impact the ...

Foundation Encouraged by $1 million for International Food Protection Training Institute

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is encouraged by the $1 million appropriation on its way to President Obama’s desk for the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI). This institute has the potential to become a world-class center for food ...

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Recipient of National Organizational Leadership Award

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

(October, 2009) The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been awarded the 2009 National Organizational Leadership Award. Dr. Albert K. Yee, program director at the Foundation accepted this year’s award which was presented at the New York University Center for the ...

Unnatural Causes Wins Top Science Award

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick ?, the groundbreaking documentary series exploring the root causes of America’s alarming class and racial inequities in health, won the 2009 TV/Radio/Film Award, given out by the National Academies for best ...

Study Points to Billions in Excess Costs From Racial Disparities in Health

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST

(Sept. 17, 2009) The Joint Center’s Health Policy Institute will unveil a study that estimates the direct medical costs of racial inequalities in health status and access to quality care. Findings will include specific estimates on the combined costs of ...

IOM report claims that local action is pivotal for keeping kids healthy

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST

The Institute of Medicine just released a report that explains how local government and community action can help “prevent childhood obesity.” Their recommendations for “Healthy Eating” and “Increasing Physical Activity” are playing out today in ...

Statement regarding Grand Jury Actions/Issuance of Indictments

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

(August 21, 2009) The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has received copies of the indictments and arrest warrants for Nehemia Muzamhindo, Tichaona Machamire and Sabina Brand in a criminal case filed in United States District Court, Western Division of ...

Leading Health Foundations Say Prevention is Vital to Health Systems Reform

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

In a letter released August 17, leaders at The California Endowment , The Kresge Foundation , Nemours , Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente , wrote that prevention measures like early health screenings and ...

Search for New Regional Director

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

A new regional office will be established in Mexico City, Mexico, and a search is currently under way to fill the position of regional director. Read More . ...

Search for New Regional Director

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

A new regional office will be established in Mexico City, Mexico, and a search is currently under way to fill the position of regional director. Read More . ...

New Curriculum on Local Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

Michigan State University Museum and Creative Change Education Solutions (Ypsilanti, Michigan) have released Food, Farming and Community a curriculum for adults interested in learning more about local food systems and sustainable agriculture. Six ...

Summit on Children, Health and Food Held in Boston

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

(August 6, 2009) The Northeast Summit on Children, Health and Food Systems was held July 31st in Boston to inform policy makers about food, children and health issues and to raise awareness and build support for policies that can create systemic ...

New Study Confirms Link Between Obesity and Rising Medical Costs

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity there is an undeniable link between rising rates of obesity and rising medical spending. The health cost of obesity in the United ...

Former Kellogg National Fellow is President Obama’s Choice for Surgeon General

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST

President Obama announced his choice for Surgeon General -- Regina Benjamin, a family practice doctor who has spent most of her career tending to the needs of poor patients in a Gulf Coast clinic in Alabama. From 1993 to 1996, Dr. Benjamin was a member of ...

Health Affairs' Narrative Matters Turns 10

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST

Health Affairs celebrates the 10th anniversary of publishing first-person Narrative Matters essays. Since its conception, with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the journal’s founding editor, John Iglehart, wrote in the July/August 1999 issue ...

Achieving Equity in Health Care Reform

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST

(June 23, 2009) Brian D. Smedley, Ph.D., vice president and Director, Health Policy Institute , Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies will testify today at the Health Subcommittee hearing on the draft proposal for health care reform developed ...

Nation's Volunteer Leaders Gather to Launch New Era of Service

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST

(June 22, 2009) The W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced a $1.6 million investment to leverage activities related to United We Serve , President Obama's call to service challenging all Americans to help lay a new foundation for growth by engaging in ...

1st Summit on Breastfeeding Brings Together Leaders in Health Care, Health Policy, Foundations, Nonprofits and Business

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST

With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation the Honorable Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) and other leaders in health care and health policy met in Washington, D.C. June 11-12th for the 1st Annual Summit on Breastfeeding, “First Food: The ...

Kellogg Foundation Revises Delivery Model for Southern Africa

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST

(June 1, 2009) In light of the continuing effects the global economic downturn has had on its asset base, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation has undertaken a significant review of its program implementation model and has decided to adopt a more cost-effective ...