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Sesame Workshop and IBM Team Up for Early Childhood Education

April 28, 2016
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Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization that produces Sesame Street, and tech company IBM announced a collaboration Wednesday. The aim is to use IBM Watson’s cognitive computing technology and Sesame’s…Read more →

New Global Alliance Formed for Early Childhood Development

April 18, 2016
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World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim and UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake have jointly urged global and national leaders to step up and accelerate action and investments in nutrition…Read more →

How to Reverse Alarming Rise in Childhood Obesity

January 26, 2016
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Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five on track to jump from 42 million to 70 million over the next decade, a…Read more →

Bring Back Our Childhood: Social Media Campaign

April 16, 2015
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A recent report by UNICEF shows 800,000 children have been forced to flee their Nigerian homes due to Boko Haram violence over the last year. Bringing awareness and support to…Read more →

“Hunger Is” Campaign to End Childhood Hunger

March 27, 2015
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Academy Award-nominated actress Viola Davis has announced, alongside The Safeway Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), that she will continue her role as Ambassador for a second year with…Read more →

Ironkids Race to Fight Childhood Obesity

April 13, 2014
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The inaugural UnitedHealthcare Ironkids New Orleans raced around the South Shore Marina Saturday. April Golenor, president, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana, and mascot “Dr. Health E. Hound” helped kick-off the…Read more →

Preschool Campaign for Early Childhood Education

October 21, 2013
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"Preschool Nation," a national communications advocacy platform that showcases the societal benefits of quality early childhood education for young children, families, communities and businesses across America, will launch today, Oct.…Read more →