H.R.4925 - Healthy Media for Youth Act

To authorize grants to promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, to authorize research on the role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, to provide for the establishment of a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Healthy Media for Youth Act as introduced.
  • Official: To authorize grants to promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, to authorize research on the role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, to provide for the establishment of a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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11/30/10
Body Rocks - Las Vegas: Girl Scouts Makes a Difference! Healthy ...

... women see themselves in a new and stronger light by working closely with Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to introduce the Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925) in the US House of Representatives. ...

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11/19/10
Senate introduces Healthy Media for Youth Act (S.3852) «

We worked closely with Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to introduce the Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925) in the US House of Representatives. Recently, Senator Kay Hagan introduced (S. 3852) in ...

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11/17/10
Replacing “Perfection” With Action: SPARK Summit Sounds Alarm ...

They discussed topics such as street harassment and legislation that would fund media literacy and youth empowerment programs (HR 4925). My favorite part of the day was the Numbers Don't Lie panel, during which researchers presented ...

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11/11/10
Replacing “Perfection” With Action: SPARK Summit Sounds Alarm ...

They discussed topics such as street harassment and legislation that would fund media literacy and youth empowerment programs (HR 4925). My favorite part of the day was the Numbers Don't Lie panel, during which researchers presented ...

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11/11/10
Ten steps for better media literacy skills | News | eClassroom News

V., have sponsored the Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925), which authorizes $40 million to support media literacy programs for children and youth. Although they are steps forward, these bills—even if passed—will not be enough, ...

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10/31/10
Healthy Media for Youth Act « Media Misses

If it passes through Congress, the House (H.R.4925) and Senate (S.3852) bills, collectively known as the Healthy Media for Youth Act, would do a couple of key things. It would provide federal grant money for media literacy programs and ...

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10/25/10
Should We Mandate Positive Images of Women in the Media? | Women's ...

If it passes through Congress, the House (H.R.4925) and Senate (S.3852) bills, collectively known as the Healthy Media for Youth Act, would do a couple of key things. It would provide federal grant money for media literacy programs and ...

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10/02/10
Movement to Ban Pro-ED Sites: Response from Tammy Baldwin

To address this issue, I have introduced the Healthy Media for Youth Act, H.R. 4925. This measure takes a three-pronged approach to promote healthy media messages about girls and women. First, the bill creates a competitive grant ...

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09/29/10
Senate introduces Healthy Media for Youth Act (S.3852)

We worked to introduce the Healthy Media for Youth Act (HR 4925) in the US House of Representatives. Recently, Senator Kay Hagan introduced (S. 3852) in the US Senate. This bill supports media literacy programs and youth empowerment ...

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09/26/10
S.3852: Healthy Media for Youth Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

If it passes through Congress, the House (H.R.4925) and Senate (S.3852) bills, collectively known as the Healthy Media for Youth Act, would do a couple of key things. It would provide federal grant money for media literacy programs and ...

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09/19/10
Sexualizing Young Girls Is Nothing to Cheer About : Ms Magazine Blog

One positive step to take is to get Congress to support and pass the Healthy Media Images for Girls (HR 4925) promoted by Girl Scouts of the USA. Nearly 90% of girls say the media places a lot of pressure on teenage girls to be thin. ...

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08/26/10
Puberty Diaries: Support Healthy Media Images for Girls

Girl Scouts worked closely with Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to introduce the Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925). This bill supports media literacy programs and youth empowerment groups, ...

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08/24/10
The Congresswoman, Stripper Barbie, and Myself

Baldwin's staff to ask for inclusion of little girls in the wording of HR 4925. Stripper Barbie is the kind of media preschool aged girls see, and right now there aren't many groups specifically advocating for preschool aged girls and ...

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08/24/10
The Congresswoman, Stripper Barbie, and Myself | toys for kids

That's why Stripper Barbie came with me to meet with Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D -WI), co-sponsor of The Healthy Media for Youth Act (HR 4925). You'll notice, in the lower right hand corner of Stripper Barbie's box, it says ”Ages 3+”. ...

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08/24/10
The Tooth~A story of compassion and giving, for children, and ...

5 hours ago; @PigtailPals RT NewBlogPost: "The Congresswoman, Stripper Barbie, and Myself" recap of talk w/ Rep. Baldwin on HR 4925 http://bit.ly/944YsK 7 hours ago; Bullying is a part of life???: http://wp.me/pOO8H-L 12 hours ago ...

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08/19/10
Girl Scouts of Nassau County: Girls Scouting has never been more ...

We are supporting HR 4925, the Healthy Media Images for Youth Act , so that girls see true and reasonable portrayals of healthy people in the ads that come at them each day. Research shows that girls who maintain self-confidence, ...

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08/13/10
A New Breed of Mom: Women and Body Image

Girl Scouts supports the Healthy Media for Youth Act, H.R. 4925, which is a bill currently in the U.S. House of Representatives that would encourage healthier media images of girls and women for the benefit of all youth. ...

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08/11/10
A B O U T – F A C E — blog » Girl Scouts aim to change the face of ...

And according to a press release, the Girls Scouts have also “been instrumental in the introduction of The Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925) to Congress…this bill will work to promote healthy images of women in the media through a ...

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08/08/10
Is America's Next Top Model Promoting an Unhealthy Body Image ...

The Healthy Media for Youth Act, H.R. 4925, is a bill currently in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill has three components, all of which encourage healther media images. First, the bill sets up a competitive grant for media ...

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08/05/10
Beautiful You: Girl Guides & Girl Scouts Tackle Body Image

Just want to point out that Girl Scouts also supports a bill in the US House of Representatives called the Healthy Media for Youth Act, H.R. 4925. The bill encourages healthier media images of girls and women for the benefit of all ...

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08/04/10
Let It Read: Book Review: Susan J. Douglas, Where The Girls Are

The Healthy Media for Youth Act, H.R. 4925, would create a competitive grant for these programs, as well as facilitate research on the health effects of negative media images on youth and set up a taskforce that would establish ...

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08/04/10
Healthy Media for Youth Act - InlandSoCal.com - GSSGC Girl Scouts

The Healthy Media for Youth Act (HR-4925) was introduced this year by Democratic representative Tammy Baldwin and Republican representative Shelley Moore Capito. Developed in collaboration with the Girl Scouts, the bill would request ...

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08/03/10
Girl Scouts launches self-esteem videos featuring plus-size models ...

Girl Scouts also supports the Healthy Media for Youth Act, HR 4925, a bill in the US House of Representatives that encourages healthier media images of girls and women for the benefit of all youth. The bill creates a competitive grant ...

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08/02/10
Girl Scouts Unveils 'The Changing Face of Fashion' | Chenese Lewis

In addition to program initiatives, Girl Scouts of the USA has been instrumental in the introduction of The Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925) to Congress, by two congresswomen, Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley ...

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08/01/10
Girl Scouts Unveils 'The Changing Face of Fashion' | The COTILLION ...

In addition to program initiatives, Girl Scouts of the USA has been instrumental in the introduction of The Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925) to Congress, by two congresswomen, Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley ...

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08/01/10
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Unattainable Lightness of Being ...

Girl Scouts supports the Healthy Media for Youth Act (HR 4925) which encourages healthier media images of girls and women for the benefit of all youth. The bill has three main components: a competitive grant program for media literacy ...

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07/30/10
Thoughts on Body Image

Support the Healthy Media for Youth Act (HR 4925)! Visit http://www.girlscouts4girls.org to send a letter of support to your Member of Congress, urging her or him to co-sponsor the bill! :). Suzy // Aug 2, 2010 at 12:13 pm ...

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07/28/10
Girls Scouts PSA Misses the Point with Plus Sized Models ...

The bill (HR 4925) would do three main things: create a grant program for media literay programs for youth, facilitate research on the health effects of negative media images on youth, and create a taskforce to develop voluntary ...

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07/27/10
Plus size models featured in Girl Scouts PSA - 5 Blogs Before Lunch

In addition to these PSAs, Girl Scouts supports the Healthy Media for Youth Act, HR 4925. The bill encourages healthier media images of girls and women for the benefit of all youth! More specifically, the bill creates a grant program ...

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07/27/10
New Girl Scouts PSA: 'Beauty Has No Size' | momlogic.com

In addition to these PSAs and the great work of the Girl Scout Research Institute, Girl Scouts also supports the Healthy Media for Youth Act, HR 4925. The bill encourages healthier media images of girls and women for the benefit of all ...

Source: MomLogic
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