A schoolteacher gives her young students the green light to safety and community involvement

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Teacher Emily Wolk recalls that there was a lot of media interest when she arranged for children to collect data about the speed of cars driving past her school, Pio Pico Elementary School in Santa Ana, CA. She states that the children's reluctance to cross the road outside the school was the starting point for a long-running campaign to improve road safety in the area.

Management, Interview, Traffic safety, Elementary school teachers, Wolk, Emily

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A walking event helps a data processor realize that there's more to life than making the customers happy

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Monica Grage, a data processor in customer service, discusses the benefits that walking events have had on her life. Reference is made to better management of stress, positive attitudes and having a sense of perspective.

Psychological aspects, Behavior, Competitions, Aerobic exercises, Walking, Grage, Monica

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Tails of the city

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People are more isolated in 2001 than ever before, but dogs can help increase the social quality of life to recreate a community feeling. The psychological aspects and benefits of dog ownership are described.

Social aspects, Dogs, Dog owners

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