WestEd In the News/Awards

Type: In the News
Status: Live, 07/10/2006 12:00:00
Article Title: City Urged to Help Fund Youth Programs
WestEd Title: WestEd's California Healthy Kids Survey Spurs Action
URL: http://www1.arguscourier.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/NEWS01/60705003
Source: Petaluma Argus Courier (CA)
Pub Date: July 5, 2006
Sort Date: 07/05/2006
Date Posted: 07/10/2006
Reporter: Johnson, Dan
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Summary:
Whitney Hall, chair of the Petaluma, California Youth Commission, challenged the Petaluma City Council to fund more social service programs for youth. At the meeting, Hall presented data from WestEd's California Healthy Kids Survey showing that alcohol use by local high school students far exceeds the state's average.
Program: Health & Human Development Program
Project: California Healthy Kids Survey
Staff: Gregory Austin