Richard M. Tsoumas of Battle Creek, Mich., will join the board in January, bringing the number of trustees to 11. Fred P. Keller of Grand Rapids, Mich., was elected as the new chair for a two-year term, replacing Joseph M.

Forty-eight million children and adults in the U.S. live in areas without enough dentists to provide routine oral health care. According to a new report, dental therapists who perform preventive and basic dental services, could provide sorely needed care to

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Dr. Gail C. Christopher, vice president for programs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, has been selected as the Society for Public Health Education's (SOPHE) 2009 Honorary Fellow. This award is SOPHE's highest to bestow upon a

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced today it will invest $32,450,000 over three years in community-driven efforts and national projects that are working to increase access to healthy food and physical activity for vulnerable children and their

DETROIT — Addressing the shortage of math and science teachers who will equip Michigan's vulnerable students with the skills they need to compete in the workforce, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation with a

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation recently announced the Partnership for Tribal Governance (PTG) at the NCAI's 66th Annual Convention. PTG is a multi-year initiative which has the potential to impact the health and

Currently, state employees perform over half of all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections at domestic food processing plants. Yet, there are no mandatory federal training requirements for these food protection professionals and training varies widely by state.

October, 2009) The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been awarded the 2009 National Organizational Leadership Award. Dr. Albert K. Yee, program director at the Foundation accepted this year's award which was presented at the New York University Center for the Study

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick ?, the groundbreaking documentary series exploring the root causes of America's alarming class and racial inequities in health, won the 2009 TV/Radio/Film Award, given out by the National Academies for best science program.

Sept. 17, 2009) The Joint Center's Health Policy Institute will unveil a study that estimates the direct medical costs of racial inequalities in health status and access to quality care. Findings will include specific estimates on the combined costs of

The Institute of Medicine just released a report that explains how local government and community action can help "prevent childhood obesity." Their recommendations for "Healthy Eating" and "Increasing Physical Activity" are playing out today in communities across the nation who

The Foundation will continue to work closely with the U.S. Attorney's office as it prepares to take the case to trial. It is our hope that through the U.S. judicial system, we will recover the Foundation assets used for the

In a letter released August 17, leaders at The California Endowment , The Kresge Foundation , Nemours , Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente , wrote that prevention measures like early health screenings and improved

Michigan State University Museum and Creative Change Education Solutions (Ypsilanti, Michigan) have released Food, Farming and Community a curriculum for adults interested in learning more about local food systems and sustainable agriculture. Six ...

A new regional office will be established in Mexico City, Mexico, and a search is currently under way to fill the position of regional director. Read More . ...

Four policy briefs developed for the Summit can be found in Publications and Resources. Stay tuned for post-summit materials.

The CDC has issued its first comprehensive set of evidence-based recommendations to help communities tackle the problem of obesity through programs and policies that promote healthy eating and physical activity. The report, " Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent

From 1993 to 1996, Dr. Benjamin was a member of the prestigious Kellogg National Fellowship Program (KNLP). She received a bachelor's degree from Xavier University, attended Morehouse School of Medicine and received a doctor of medicine degree from the University

Health Affairs celebrates the 10th anniversary of publishing first-person Narrative Matters essays. Since its conception, with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the journal's founding editor, John Iglehart, wrote in the July/August 1999 issue that "the voices of patients, their

The Summit marked the 25th anniversary of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Breastfeeding and Human Lactation. Approximately 100 researchers, clinicians, corporate decision makers, and policymakers gathered to address breastfeeding disparities and the cultural, social, and workplace barriers to promoting breastfeeding