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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2019 ( 2 items )  

Texas A&M, Researchers Assess Park-Based Physical Activity in Older Adults in China
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 [TNSresearch-American Journal of Health Behavior] -- The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health issued the following member research: Dr. Jay Maddock, chief wellness officer at Texas A&M & professor at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, along with researchers from the University of Hawaii, Wake Forest University and Nanchang University, investigated features and older adult use of public parks. Their study, published in the American Journal of   more

Wyoming Chief Jillian Balow Assumes Council of Chief State School Officers Board Presidency
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 12 -- The Council of Chief State School Officers issued the following news release: The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced its 2019-20 Board of Directors following elections at the 2019 Annual Policy Forum in Atlanta. Jillian Balow, Superintendent of Public Instruction in Wyoming, assumed the presidency and Matthew Blomstedt, the Nebraska Commissioner of Education was chosen as president-elect. CCSSO members also elected Kirsten Baesler, the   more