• “Less Delicious, More Nutritious.” The Columbian 10 Dec. 2004.
• “Schools Do Math on Junk.” The Columbian Jan. 2005.
• “School Lunch Programs Take a Bite Out of Hunger.” The Columbian 22 Feb. 2005.
• “Bills Aim to Reduce Junk Food in Schools.” The Oregonian 04 Apr. 2005.
• “Legislators Who Killed Soft-Drink Ban Got Industry Funds.” The Columbian 08 May 2005.
• “Best-Selling Author Drives Through.” The Oregonian 20 May 2005.
• “Share and Evergreen Public Schools Team Up For Summer Lunch Program.” Evergreen Public Schools Newsletter July 2005.
• “Beverage Group to Limit Amount of Soda Available in High Schools.” The Columbian 18 Aug. 2005.
• “School Garden a Growing Experience.” The Columbian Sept. 2005.
• “Road’s Diet Pays Off.” The Columbian 12 Oct. 2005.
• “Heritage High School Student Store Promotes Healthier Product Mix.” Evergreen Public Schools Newsletter Nov. 2005.
• “A Healthy Serving of Spinach Punch.” The Oregonian 17 Nov. 2005.
• “Neighborhood Briefs-Discussion Targets School Gardens.” The Columbian 12 Apr. 2006.
• “Soda Industry to Cut School Sales.” The Columbian 04 May 2006.
• “Students Find When Soda Stops Flowing, Funds Dry Up.” The Columbian 04 May 2006.
• “Taking Fizz Out of School Sodas.” The Columbian 11 May 2006.
• “No More Cookies for County’s Volunteers.” The Columbian 30 May 2006.
• “Clark County Follows Gut Instinct on New Policy Targeting Junk Food.” The Columbian 31 May 2006.
• “Concerned Schools Take the Cake, Literally.” The Columbian 28 Sept. 2006.
• “Healthy Food Forecast.” The Reflector 04 Oct. 2006.
• “Food Council May Help Health.” The Columbian 06 Oct. 2006.
• “Snack Food Makers Pledge to Help Schools Make Healthy Choices.” The Columbian 07 Oct. 2006.
• “Lunch for 20,000 Picky Kids, as Healthfully as Possible.” The Oregonian 10 Oct 2006.
• “A New Menu for School Lunch: The From-Scratch Project at Abernathy Elementary Yields Insights that Will Flavor Plans of the District.” The Oregonian 10 Oct. 2006.
• “Taking a Bite Out of Life: Students See Just How Junky Foods Harm Their Bodies.” The Columbian 20 Oct. 2006.
• “Lively Lessons Bring Garden’s Message to Kids.” The Oregonian 03 Jan. 2007.
• “Healthy Diet Begins With Good Grocery, Nearby.” The Columbian 03 Jan. 2007.
• “Giving Kids a Veggie Education.” The Columbian 04 Apr. 2007.
• “Junk Food Gets Axed From Halls, Cafeterias.” The Oregonian 26 May 2007.
• “Farmers Want Help; County Wants Land for Growth.” The Columbian 03 June 2007.
• “Wise Up in Food Choice.” The Columbian 14 Sept. 2007.
• “Food Summit to Focus on Local Resources.” The Columbian 17 Jan. 2008.
• “Washington State County First in Nation to Embrace NAMA’s New Fit Pick Program.” Vendingbiz.com 25 Apr. 2008.
• “Fit Pick: The Answer to Your Snack Attack.” Vancouver School District Newsletter Spring 2008.
• “Fit Pick National Press Releases.” CNBC, Forbes, Business Week, Sun Herald-Mississippi, Examiner, KRNV TV, Yahoo.com, Finance.com, Newsblaze.com, JRJ.com, Bio-medicine.org, KGW.com Apr. 2008.
• “Tough Trip in Store.” The Columbian 23 Apr 2008.
• “Camas Roots Garden Update.” The Columbian 30 Apr. 2008.
• “Healthier Vending is Good Selection.” The Columbian 26 May 2008.

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Access to Physical Activity

• Access to Physical Activity “Towns Take First Steps for Healthier Citizenry.” The Columbian 03 Feb. 2005.
• “Work on Venues to Begin This Summer: Proposed Parks for Metro District.” The Columbian 19 Feb. 2005.
• “County Receives Millions for Parks.” The Oregonian 24 May 2005.
• “Weekly Spin on a Bike.” The Oregonian 30 June 2005.
• “Parks Planned as Subdivisions Boom.” The Columbian 18 Aug. 2005.
• “Community Trail Systems Boost the Local Economy.” Chamber News Magazine Dec. 2005.
• “Improving Trails-Clark County Needs More Soft Paths.” The Columbian 03 Jan. 2006.
• “New Center Promotes Cycling for Health.” The Columbian 19 Feb. 2006.
• “Clark County Trail Plan Renews a Scenic 1880s Dream.” The Oregonian 27 Feb. 2006.
• “Walk Clark County-Spring is Just Nine Days Away.” The Columbian 11 Mar. 2006.
• “Hot on the Trail.” The Columbian 06 Apr. 2006.
• “It’s Spring! So Walk!” The Columbian 06 Apr. 2006.
• “County Kicks off Public Health Month with Family Walk.” The Columbian 06 Apr. 2006.
• “Walking an Easy Way to Get Fit.” The Columbian 11 May 2006.
• “County Walking Guide Now Available.” The Columbian 31 May 2006.
• “Grant to Pay for Safer Streets Near School.” The Columbian 22 Nov. 2006.
• “Columbia Panel Yet to Rule Out Third Bridge.” The Columbian 28 Feb. 2007.
• “Discovery Walk Takes Strides for Fun.” The Columbian 27 Apr. 2007.
• “Women’s Steps Amount to Large Leap in Health.” The Columbian 05 June 2007.
• “Where Can You Walk? Web-based Algorithm Measures the Proportion of Your Daily Needs Within Walking Distance.” The Columbian 27 July 2007.
• “Daybreak Primary/Middle: Battle Ground Public Schools.” The Columbian 05 Sept. 2007.
• “Forum will Explore Idea of Walkable Communities.” The Oregonian 15 Oct. 2007.
• “Fenton, Host of PBS’ ‘America’s Walking,’ Will Talk the Walk at Forum.” The Columbian 19 Oct. 2007.
• “Walker in the Dell.” The Columbian 23 Oct. 2007.
• “Keller Williams will Host First Friday Artwalk Reception.” The Columbian 08 Jan. 2008.
• “YMCAs Across the Nation Put Energy into Activating America.” The Columbian 12 Jan. 2008.
• “Healthy Steps.” The Columbian 24 Jan. 2008.
• “In our view- Changing Culture, Yesterday: Cigarettes, Today: Obesity” The Columbian 24 January 2008.
• “Washougal Mayor Promotes Walking.” Camas, Washougal Post Record 24 Jan. 2008.
• “Build Walkable Community.” The Columbian 16 June 2008.
• “FYI-Take 10.” The Columbian 6 July 2008.
• “Walk on baby” Google-Alerted from http://www.vancouverwalkingmap.com 6 April 2008
• “Create Your Own Passport” Southwest Washington Medical Center Passport to Wellness 14 April 2008.
• “Florence Wager: Passion and Service” Senior Messenger, City of Vancouver Newsletter 14 April 2008
• “Create your own passport activity” Southwest Washington Medical Center www.swmedicalcenter.net/body.cfm?id=3726 21 May 2008
• “FYI: Take 10” The Columbian 5 June 2008
• “Our readers’ views- Build walkable community” The Columbian 16 June 2008
• “New for the Summer of 2008 - Take 10” City of Vancouver, http://www.cityofvancouver.us/page.asp?menuid=10466&submenuid=22781 16 June 2008
• “Community Choices presents Take 10”, Clark County Smart Commuter, http://www.clarkcommute.org/s3_2_CampaignAndEvents.aspx 16 June 2008
• “Clark County takes Steps to Health” Safe Routes to School - WA, http://www.saferoutes-wa.org/news/clark-county-takes-steps-to-health 22 June 2008
• “In our view: Let's Walk More” The Columbian 27 August 2008
• “Walking boosters get $68,000 to start 1,000-mile journey” The Columbian 23 August 2008

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Access to Smoke-Free Environments

• “Secondhand Smoke, Firsthand Risk.” The Columbian Nov. 2004.
• “Evergreen High Students Take Campaign Against Smoking to Peers.” Evergreen School District Newsletter Dec. 2004.
• “More County Teenagers Just Say No to Cigarettes.” The Columbian 31 Mar. 2005.
• “Program Lifts Quit Rate for Teen Smokers.” The Columbian 04 Apr. 2005.
• “Crosley Bowl Rolls Along with Smoking Ban, Upgrade.” The Columbian 11 May 2005.
• “Majority of Local Eateries Lay Down Law on Lighting Up.” The Columbian 25 Sept. 2005
• “US Smoking Rate Continues to Burn Down, CDC Reports.” The Columbian 11 Nov. 2005.
• “New Signs Make it Clear Parks are Tobacco-Free.” The Oregonian 14 Nov. 2005.
• “Tobacco-Free Zone.” The Columbian 16 Nov. 2005.
• “Children’s Posters Declare Parks Tobacco-Free Zones.” The Columbian 21 Nov. 2005.
• “Clark College Banishes Tobacco.” The Columbian 22 Nov. 2005.
• “Smoke-Free, Finally.” The Columbian 08 Dec. 2005.
• “Employers Puff Up Smokers’ Premiums.” The Columbian 19 Feb. 2006.
• “Survey Shows Renters Want Smoke-Free Apartments.” The Columbian 17 Oct. 2006.
• “No Smoking Please: First-Ever Study Shows Growing Demand for Smoke-Free Rental Housing.” Vancouver Business Journal 27 Oct. 2006.
• “Still Making Sense: Statewide Smoking Ban is Important, Even if Local Bar Business is Lost to Portland.” The Columbian 27 Dec. 2006.
• “As Smoking Bans Spread, More Progress Sought.” The Columbian 21 Jan. 2007.
• “Landlords Can Legally Snuff Out Smokes.” The Columbian 25 July 2007.
• “In Our View: Changing Culture; Yesterday: Cigarettes, Today: Obesity.” The Columbian 24 Jan. 2008.

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Other Initiatives

• “County Gets Grant to Fight Fat.” The Columbian 19 Sept. 2003.
• “Federal Grant Helps Clark County Fight Obesity, Diabetes, and Asthma.” Walk About Magazine Jan 2004.
• “Fit Clark County-Steps to A Healthier US.” Report to Vancouver City Council 02 Feb. 2004.
• “New Miss Clark County Aims High.” The Columbian 23 Mar. 2004.
• “Living Healthy–Clark County Health Report Card Hits Home.” Vancouver Business Journal 26 Nov. 2004.
• “New Obesity Law Prompts Vancouver School Board Debate.” The Columbian 09 Dec. 2004.
• “Clark County Businesses Benefit from Worksite Intervention Grants Promoting Employee Wellness.” Chamber News Magazine Feb. 2005.
• “World Class Presentation.” Chamber News Magazine July 2005.
• “Action will Fight Obesity.” The Columbian 06 June 2006.
• “County Taking Healthy Steps.” The Columbian 28 Feb. 2007.
• “Is County Built for Better Health?” The Columbian 23 Mar. 2007.
• “A Hands-on Earth Day Lesson.” The Columbian 25 Apr. 2007.
• “Students Ride Civics Lesson to Stardom.” The Columbian 17 July 2007.

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