This Week's Facts:
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USDA Teams with NFL on
Children's Nutrition Effort
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Website Answers Questions
About Redistricting
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Dental Hygienists Raising
Oral Health Awareness this October
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National Archives Captures
20th Century in Photos
Ten
Ways We Rely
on the
U.S. Census
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Decision-making at all levels of
government
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Reapportioning seats in the U.S. House
of Repsresentatives (435)
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Drawing federal, state and local
legislative districts
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Drawing school district boundaries
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Budget planning for government
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Distribution of over $300 billion in
federal funds
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Monitoring economic trends
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Forecasting future transportation needs
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Planning public transportation projects
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Planning for hospitals, nursing homes,
clinics and other health services
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 The
US Department of Agriculture
is teaming up with the National Football League and Dairy
Management, Inc to help promote good nutrition and exercise to
the nation’s youth. Fuel
Up to Play 60, a program being launched by the NFL and
DMI, is designed to teach kids the importance of whole grains,
fruits and vegetables, and dairy products. These healthy foods
in turn give kids the fuel they need to get the proper amount of
physical activity. Children around the country will divide into
teams to evaluate their school’s “wellness.” They then decide
which areas of fitness and nutrition their schools should focus
on.
The USDA is hoping to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
with the two in order to allow USDA nutrition programs and Fuel
Up to Play 60 to fully complement each other. There are
currently fifteen nutrition programs being run by the USDA
around the country, including
Team Nutrition.
Team Nutrition recognizes schools that have been making an
effort to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity.
View a press release for the new partnership at the USDA
website.
Website
Answers Questions About Redistricting
 The
Secretary of State has a webpage dedicated to answering your
questions and discussing apprehensions about redistricting in
Indiana.
Rethinking Redistricting helps Hoosiers understand the
process of redistricting and how it works in the election
process. Why is redistricting important? What is the purpose?
Redistricting is the process of dividing the state into sections
of voting populations. It is crucial to the election process
and helps us to determine local and national leaders. If voting
districts are unfairly drawn, this can lead to voter
manipulation and disadvantages in some districts. In 2011, each
state will redraw it boundaries based on 2010 Census data. The
criteria for redistricting will create a system that is
fair and easy to understand for Indiana citizens. For more
information, there are
resources that will provide details about the
process. You can also ask your questions on the website’s
blog
as well as see other comments made by some of your friends and
neighbors. The Democratic process is one of the most important,
provocative, and confusing processes in our Government. Become
involved and informed! Contact
your legislator with your ideas or concerns.
Dental Hygienists
Raise Oral Health Awareness in October
 Start
the month off with a smile! Celebrate National Dental Hygiene
Month in October. Use the
posters and fact
sheets on the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (NDHA)
website to encourage patrons to pay attention to oral health. As
stated on the NDHA website, part of its mission is “to advance
the art and science of dental hygiene by ensuring access to
quality oral health care; increasing awareness of the
cost-effective benefits of prevention; promoting the highest
standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice and
research.” See the Centers for Disease Control
Oral Health
webpage to find ways to prevent cavities, gum disease, and tooth
loss. Check out
My Water’s
Fluoride, a national map that shows fluoride supply by
county.
National Archives
Captures 20th Century in Photographs
 Those
who enjoy looking at old photographs chronicling American
history may be interesting in
Picturing the Century from the National Archives. Based
on an exhibit that ran from 1999 to 2001, this website displays
photos portraying historical events from throughout the
twentieth century. Topics such as the Great Depression, Ellis
Island, wars throughout the century and even every day life are
all displayed. While this is a very small percentage of the
photographs that are held at the National Archives, the site
still includes a lot of images. You can browse photos either by
Portfolio (photographer) or by Gallery.
This fascinating exhibit contains images from well-known
photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams, but also
includes images from lesser or even unknown artists. It’s
definitely worth taking a look at. You can also check out the
Links page on the site that includes further background
information about the exhibit, as well as teaching materials and
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