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Building Community Resilience Co-Hosts Congressional Briefing on Childhood Trauma

On July 26th, 2017, Building Community Resilience (BCR), a Redstone Center initiative, co-hosted a briefing on childhood trauma.

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Redstone Center's Building Community Resilience Partners with DC Office of Resilience to Inform City's First Resilience Strategy

The Redstone Center led a group of health and public health leaders through a strategic visioning exercise.

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Redstone Center Opposes USDA's Proposal to Delay Implementation of Standards for Whole Grains, Sodium and Flavored Milk in Schools

On January 26th, the Redstone Center submitted comments to the USDA in opposition to a proposed rule.

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Redstone Center Testifies Before DC Council on School Physical Activity, Physical Education Provisions in Proposed Legislation

Sarah Baldauf, Senior Director of Communications, Outreach and Engagement at the Redstone Center, testified on behalf of the Center.

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Symposium on Innovative Collaborations Between Communities and Schools of Public Health

On March 1, 2016, the Redstone Center hosted a Symposium on "Innovative Collaborations Between Communities and Schools of Public Health."

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Pre-Screening of Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food” Documentary, Panel Discussion

The Redstone Center held a special pre-screening of the PBS documentary In Defense of Food.

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Dr. Dietz Testimony Before the Council of the District of Columbia

Dr. Dietz’s testimony was delivered to the Council of the District of Columbia on two bills to improve access to food, retail, and medical care.

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Second Annual Redstone Center Pilot Program Grants Awarded, Fellows Named

January 2017, the Redstone Center Pilot Program grants were awarded to Uriyoán Colón-Ramos and Kim Robien.

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Dr. Dietz, WHO's Margaret Chan Keynote National Academy of Medicine's Annual Meeting

On October 17, 2016, the National Academy of Medicine held a symposium on Reversing the Dramatic, 30-Year Rise in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.

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Convening on Adverse Childhood and Community Experiences

On April 21 - 22nd, 2016, the Redstone Center hosted a convening of the Building Community Resilience (BCR) initiative.