• Your Potential for Workplace Happiness and Success? Assessing Your Psychological Capital0

    According to recent research on the positive psychology movement, measuring your psychological capital is one way to determine your potential for workplace happiness and success. The elements of psychological capital include self-efficacy, hope and resiliency. People who have high levels of psychological capital have greater workplace satisfaction and performance. Psychology Today, 10/18/2011

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  • US Doctors Discourage TV For Babies Under Two0

    The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its first guidelines since 1999 to discourage any screen time for kids under the age of two. Pediatrician Ari Brown, the lead author of the AAP guidelines, said, “When the TV is on, the parent is talking less. There is some scientific evidence that shows that the less

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  • Parents Turn to the Internet Before Going to the ER0

    While some parents turn to the CDC or American Academy of Pediatrics’ Healthy Children websites, most use WebMD or Wikipedia. One in eight parents goes online for medical information about their child’s condition before taking the child to the emergency room, according to new research. Mother Nature Network, 10/20/2011

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  • 5K Run/Walk for Healthy Moms Around the World0

    According to the nonprofit Every Mother Counts (EMC), a 5K, or three miles, is less than the average distance a pregnant woman in the developing world must travel to receive the basic health care she needs to deliver her baby. EMC is inviting supporters for better maternal health to join them on Nov. 6 to participate in

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  • FoodCorps plants food activism in American schools0

    As America struggles with an obesity problem that is affecting millions of children and adults, one group is making a positive difference in educating people to eat healthier. FoodCorps, and organization sponsored by AmeriCorps, is aiming to help poor communities and schools by teaching them healthy eating habits. Besides education in schools, FoodCorps plants trees

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  • Bear Takes Bite Out of Inner-City Issues0

    Israel Idonije, a Chicago Bears veteran, spends time each month at a middle school in one of Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods to help motivate students. While most NFL players sleep off Sunday soreness, Idonije heads to the middle school to inspire his biggest fans. MSNBC, 10/18/2011

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