Child and Adolescent Health

Abby Suchoski, a student in the MS dietetic program, shares her experience participating in Nutrition Legislative Day with the Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and discusses the role of nutritionists in health policy. Suchoski reflects on how the College of Public Health has prepared her to be a nutrition practitioner and advocate.

Funding will advance research on children’s health using data from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes  (ECHO) program

Salad bars in school cafeterias boost students’ dietary quality, new VCU study finds.

Alarming Levels of Heavy Metals and Pesticides Found in US School Lunches.

How school nurses can help fight chronic absenteeism.

‘Shocking’: Heavy Metals, Nearly 50 Pesticides Detected in School Lunches.

School lunch tests reveal dozens of pesticides on single items, heavy metals, other toxins.

Senior US Senator calls for toxins to be removed from school lunches.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released its new report, "Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families," on September 19.

The One Back-to-School Item Teens Shouldn't Have to Buy