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CDC – Walking Among Adults — United States, 2005 and 2010

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Vital Signs: Walking Among Adults — United States, 2005 and 2010

  • “Regular physical activity helps with weight control; however, physical activity also provides many health benefits even without weight loss. Regular physical activity helps prevent early death and chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression, and some types of cancer. The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans concluded that adults should engage in aerobic physical activity of moderate intensity (e.g., brisk walking) for at least 150 minutes per week, or of vigorous intensity (e.g., jogging) for at least 75 minutes per week, or an equivalent combination, in periods lasting at least 10 minutes each to gain substantial health benefits. One third of U.S. adults, however, report no aerobic physical activity during their leisure time and less than half report levels of activity that meet the current aerobic physical activity guideline. Walking is the most commonly reported physical activity among U.S. adults overall and also the most frequently reported activity among adults who meet physical activity guidelines. Most adults are physically able to walk and for many persons with disabilities, walking or moving with assistive devices is also possible. Walking is a physical activity most persons can do because it does not require a special skill or special facilities, and can be done indoors or outdoors, alone or with others. Walking also can be undertaken for multiple purposes, such as for leisure-time exercise or transportation.”

    • Report – The Disparate Impact of Disciplinary Exclusion from School

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    Opportunities Suspended: The Disparate Impact of Disciplinary Exclusion from School, by Daniel J. Losen and Jonathan Gillespie. August 2012. The Center for Civil Rights Remedies at The Civil Rights Project at UCLA “Well over three million children, K-12, are estimated to have lost instructional “seat time” in 2009-2010 because they were suspended from school, often… Continue Reading

    CBO Monthly Budget Review

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    Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for June and the Daily Treasury Statements for July: “CBO estimates that the Treasury Department will report a deficit of $975 billion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2012, $125 billion less than the $1.1 trillion deficit incurred through July 2011. Through the end of July, revenues… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports – Health Care, Students with Disabilities, Telecommunications

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    Health Care – Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment – GAO-12-988CG, Aug 4, 2012 Students with Disabilities – Better Federal Coordination Could Lessen Challenges in the Transition from High School, GAO-12-594, July 12, 2012 Telecommunications – Exposure and Testing Requirements for Mobile Phones Should Be Reassessed, GAO-12-771, July 24, 2012 Continue Reading

    The Happy Planet Index 2012

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    “The Happy Planet Index is a new measure of progress that focusses on what matters: sustainable well-being for all. It tells us how well nations are doing in terms of supporting their inhabitants to live good lives now, while ensuring that others can do the same in the future. In a time of uncertainty, the… Continue Reading

    Cyber Security Task Force: Public-Private Information Sharing

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    Cyber Security Task Force: Public-Private Information Sharing. This report is the product of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Homeland Security Project, July 2012 “The attacks on information technology systems from a wide range of adversaries – including hacktivists, criminals, and nation-states – continue to grow.1 From October 2011 through February 2012, over 50,000 cyber attacks on… Continue Reading