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Dos Pueblos Students Receive First ‘Believe Big’ Award for Growing Campus Food

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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) - The first-ever "Believe Big" award is going to Dos Pueblos High School students who have been growing food for over a year for campus meals and fellow students.

The DPHS Enviromental Club Healthy Salad Meals Program was originally funded by Dario Furlati of Ca' Dario Cucina Italiana and the Pilgrim Terrace Urban Farms.

Organizer and philanthropist Drew Wakefield is presenting a check for $2500. and urges other campuses to also grow their own food through campus gardens or the unique "tower gardens."

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New surgeon general’s advisory raises alarm about screen time risks for kids and teens

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A new surgeon general advisory examines the effects of

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN

(CNN) — Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video games – can be harmful, and it has become a public health concern in the United States, according to a surgeon general’s advisory released Wednesday.

Officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services collaborated on the new advisory, as there is no confirmed surgeon general within the Trump administration.

The advisory warns that exposure to screens often begins before a child’s first birthday and increases with age.

By adolescence, children may spend more time on screens than they spend sleeping or attending school, the report said.

The advisory notes that the amount of time spent on screens reaches an average of four or more hours per day by the time a child becomes a teenager – and nearly half of adolescents admit that they lose track of the amount of time they spend on their phones.

Screen use can be associated with worse sleep, decreased functioning in school, less physical activity and weakened in-person relationships, according to the advisory.

Along with the warning on the harms of screen use, the new advisory includes a toolkit that offers recommendations on how to identify harmful behaviors around screens and how to limit screen time. For instance, it suggests that limits could be no screen time for children under 18 months old, less than one hour per day for children under 6 and two hours per day for ages 6 to 18.

Screen time warnings and recommended limits aren’t new. A policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics acknowledges that the amount of screen time per child could vary based on each family, their needs and school nights versus weekends – but time limits might range from less than one hour per day for toddlers and preschoolers to about one to two hours per day or more for school-age children and teens, not including school-related media.

“While screen use can have some benefits, the evidence of a range of risks to children’s overall mental and physical health is mounting,” US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in the opening pages of the new advisory.

“Social media is only one aspect of this ongoing screen time problem. Behavior patterns involving gaming, online gambling, and other forms of virtual interaction are emerging. While this report uses ‘screen time’ as a widely understood shorthand, we want people to understand that we are referring to the entire digital ecosystem of apps, smartphones, tablets, chatbots, and other screen-associated devices and interfaces,” Kennedy said. “This Advisory is not only a warning, but also an invitation for all of us to enjoy a broader world, beyond the confines of screens.”

The advisory includes “calls to action” that provide recommendations for kids and teens, families, schools, healthcare professionals, policymakers and technology companies – including stronger parental tools, school-based phone restrictions and product design changes by technology companies.

Among these “calls to action,” the advisory recommends:

  • Youth track their screen time, take breaks an

RFK Jr. terminates heads of preventive services task force amid overhaul

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The leaders of the US Preventive Services Task Force

By Tami Luhby, CNN

(CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. quietly removed the two top leaders of a key preventive services panel last week as he seeks to overhaul its membership.

The US Preventive Services Task Force determines what preventive care – such as mammograms and colonoscopies – Americans can receive at no cost. But it has not met for more than a year, and half of the 16 seats are unfilled.

The unusual move comes as the administration is seeking new members for the task force, and its leaders would typically be involved in the vetting process. Their removal has raised concerns of political interference as Kennedy seeks to wield more influence over HHS’s panels of independent medical experts.

Drs. John Wong of Tufts Medical Center and Esa Davis of the University of Maryland School of Medicine received letters from Kennedy that said the action stemmed from a review of current appointments to task force. Wong and Davis served as chair and vice chair, respectively.

“The Department is taking this step to help protect the Task Force and preserve confidence in the continuity and durability of its work,” said the letter, which has been viewed by CNN.

The leaders were removed “to avoid uncertainty that could jeopardize the validity of future Task Force actions,” according to the letter, which did not specify what the risks are.

The appointment of the task force members was an issue in a legal challenge at the US Supreme Court last year in a case that could have upended the panel’s more recent recommendations. The justices ruled 6-3 that Kennedy and his predecessor in the Biden administration had the ability to name the experts who sit on the panel.

Asked for comment, an HHS spokesperson referred to the letters.

The terminations undermine the transparent, rigorous and apolitical way the task force has operated since its establishment in 1984, said Dr. Aaron Carroll, CEO of the nonprofit AcademyHealth, a national organization for health services and policy researchers. The panel’s value stems from thorough and nonpartisan review of scientific evidence, not from any particular set of conclusions, he said.

“That, again, is not how you build trust and not how you build consistency and a belief the system is functioning as it should,” Carroll said.

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El actor Harrison Browne, de la serie “Heated Rivalry”, habla sobre su vida como atleta transgénero

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Cuando Harrison Browne estaba sobre el hielo, solo había velocidad, instinto y el ritmo familiar de los patines deslizándose sobre el suelo helado.

Mucho antes de convertirse en el primer jugador de hockey profesional abiertamente transgénero, y antes de escribir un libro, crear un cortometraje o tener un papel secundario en la serie de televisión canadiense “Heated Rivalry”, Browne era simplemente “Brownie” en el vestuario. Era un apodo que, durante un tiempo, le sirvió de tapadera.

“El hockey era el único lugar donde podía desconectar”, dijo Browne, coautor de “Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes”. “Era el único espacio donde mi cuerpo no era el enemigo. Lo único que importaba era la velocidad de mis pies”, comentó.

“Simplemente podía decir: ‘Oye, soy el mismo Brownie, ¿puedes usar el pronombres él?’”, recordó. “Y mis compañeros de equipo me decían: ‘Sí, por supuesto’”.

En el equipo femenino de hockey de la Universidad de Maine, esa aceptación llegó años antes de que Browne saliera del clóset. “Llevaba una doble vida”, dijo. “En el vestuario era Harrison. Pero cuando salía en público, mi nombre en la lista no era Harrison. Me anunciaban con pronombres femeninos. Eso generó una mayor desconexión”.

La tensión se hizo cada vez más difícil de ignorar. Tras haber experimentado lo que se sentía al ser visto —incluso en un espacio reducido—, finalmente descubrió que ya no podía volver a esconderse cada vez que jugaba.

“Sentí que era yo mismo en el vestuario”, dijo Browne. “Y simplemente lo supe: esto es lo que necesito”.

Cuando Browne se declaró públicamente hombre en 2016 mientras jugaba para el ahora desaparecido equipo profesional de hockey femenino Buffalo Beauts, se convirtió en el primer atleta abiertamente transgénero en deportes de equipo profesionales.

En la década transgénero, los atletas se han convertido en el centro de un creciente debate global sobre la equidad, la biología y el significado del deporte. La política en torno al atletismo infantil, adulto y profesional ha evolucionado constantemente. Pero en el fondo de toda esta controversia se encuentra un pequeño grupo de atletas que simplemente desean practicar los deportes que aman.

Tanto los investigadores como los atletas afirman que el debate público ha superado a la ciencia, y con frecuencia la ha tergiversado, dejando a atletas como Browne con el peso de una cuestión mucho más compleja que una simple opinión pasajera.

Para cuando Browne comenzó a escribir “Let Us Play” con su hermana, la periodista Rachel Browne, los debates públicos sobre los atletas transgénero estaban en pleno auge. “Estábamos viendo cómo esta ola de legislación antitransgénero cobraba fuerza”, afirmó.

Una reacción tan feroz ante un pequeño grupo de personas que hacen algo percibido como negativo tiene todas las características de un pánico moral, dijo Browne. Después de que fracasara la primera oleada de proyectos de ley sobre el uso de los baños (se han aprobado más normas desde entonces), los políticos utilizaron esta retórica para “exaltar a la gente en torno a las personas trans, lo que desvía la atención de problemas más amplios y complejos de abordar, como la atención médica, la pobreza y los derechos humanos”, afirmó.

La antipatía hacia las personas trans en el deporte se ha centrado en una sola idea: que las hormonas, en particular la testosterona, determinan el destino atlético.

Desde la perspectiva de un atleta, Browne considera que ese enfoque es reduccionista y engañoso. “Cuando nos centramos exclusivamente en una hormona”, afirmó, “pasamos por alto los verdaderos obstáculos para la equidad en el deporte”.

Según argumentó, el entrenamiento, el acceso a entrenadores, la nutrici

Head to the 49th Annual Art in the Park in Ojai this Memorial Day weekend

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - This Memorial Weekend, Ojai’s Memorial Weekend tradition returns to Libbey Park. The 49th Annual Art in the Park brings together fine artists, live performances, interactive art experiences, and the community, all benefiting the historic Ojai Art Center.

What started as a small local art show has grown into one of Ojai’s most cherished community traditions, and everyone is invited to come celebrate the arts with the community this Memorial Weekend in downtown Ojai’s Libbey Park, Saturday & Sunday, May 23rd and 24th, from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

The Morning News was joined by Executive Director Teri Mettala and event coordinator Helen Solomon to talk about the upcoming event.

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