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We sought to understand the experiences and perceptions of food producers regarding food procurement programs for local institutions. A total of 72 (45%) Mississippi fruit and vegetable growers completed a mailed survey, and of those that reported selling to local businesses and institutions (54%), few were selling to schools (13%). The primary motivations to sell to institutions were to increase profits (67%) and to improve nutrition within their communities (57%), while the most commonly reported barrier was a lack of knowledge about how to sell to institutions (39%). Farm to institution programs must develop evidence-based practices designed to address barriers to producers’ participation in local institutional food procurement programs.

Alberto Díaz-Quiñonez, PhD1, Irma Hernández-Monroy1, Norma Montes-Colima1, Asunción Moreno-Pérez1, Adriana Galicia-Nicolás1, Hugo Martínez-Rojano, PhD1, Concepción Carmona-Ramos, MD2, Miroslava Sánchez-Mendoza, PhD2, José Cruz Rodríguez-Martínez3, Lorena Suárez-Idueta, MD3, María Eugenia Jiménez-Corona, PhD3, Cuitláhuac Ruiz-Matus, MD3, Pablo Kuri-Morales, MD4 (Author affiliations at end of text).

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recently posted new information on its website: "Use of Motorcycle Helmets: Universal Helmet Laws." The task force recommends universal motorcycle helmet laws (laws that apply to all motorcycle operators and passengers) based on strong evidence of effectiveness. Evidence indicates that universal helmet laws increase helmet use, decrease motorcycle-related fatal and nonfatal injuries, and are substantially more effective than no law or only partial motorcycle helmet laws.

Xia Lin, PhD1,2, Patricia M. Dietz, DrPH2, Vanessa Rodriguez3, Deborah Lester3, Paloma Hernandez, MPH3, Lisa Moreno-Walton, MD4, Grant Johnson, MPH4, Michelle M. Van Handel, MPH2, Jacek Skarbinski, MD2, Christine L.

On June 24, 2014, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Please note: An erratum has been published for this article. To view the erratum, please click here.

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The true prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is unknown. The objective of this study was 1) to provide the most current GDM prevalence reported on the birth certificate and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) questionnaire and 2) to compare GDM prevalence from PRAMS across 2007–2008 and 2009–2010.

This study examined patterns of use of flavored tobacco products in a nationally generalizable sample of Canadian students in grades 9 through 12 after the implementation of a national ban on certain flavored tobacco products.