Sentences with phrase «healthy school campaign»

Because of your due diligence, our team is interested in profiling you on our Healthy School Campaign blog.

said Rochelle Davis, executive director of the Chicago - based Healthy Schools Campaign.

Committee members will also include: Brian Brady of Mikva Challenge, Dr. Byron Brazier of the Apostolic Church of God, Celine Coggins of Teach Plus, Sarah Cobb of Neighborhood Parents Network, Guillermo Gomez of The Healthy Schools Campaign, Timothy Knowles of the Urban Education Institute, Karen Lewis from the Chicago Teachers Union, Phyllis Locket of New Schools for Chicago, Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina's Church, Juan Soto of Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, Alderman Latasha Thomas, Robin Steans of Advance Illinois, Senator Kimberly Lightford.

Healthy Schools Campaign Sign up for a School Food Webinar or download a Guide to School Wellness from this Chicago - based non-profit.

I received invaluable assistance from the Center for Science in the Public Interest in getting the letter circulated, and it has now been signed by 29 organizations and individuals, including: CSPI; the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity; the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation; the Environmental Working Group; Healthy, Child, Healthy World; The Healthy Schools Campaign; Chef Ann Cooper; Dr. Yoni Freedhoff and many more.

As Congress weighs the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, advocates with the Healthy Schools Campaign are making two main suggestions: increase reimbursement rates and encourage the distribution of healthier food.

Today I'm turning The Lunch Tray over to Rochelle Davis, President and CEO of Chicago - based Healthy Schools Campaign.

«We think (the changes) reflect the district's commitment to healthful school foods,» said Rochelle Davis, executive director of the Healthy Schools Campaign, which is partnering with CPS and others on the project.

Nettelhorst's former principal Susan Kurland, a Healthy Schools Campaign consultant and co-author of How to Walk to School, was quick to come to Chartwells» defense.

Committee members will also include: Brian Brady of Mikva Challenge, Dr. Byron Brazier of the Apostolic Church of God, Celine Coggins of Teach Plus, Sarah Cobb of Neighborhood Parents Network, Guillermo Gomez of The Healthy Schools Campaign, Timothy Knowles of the Urban Education Institute, Phyllis Locket of New Schools for Chicago, Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina's Church, Juan Soto of Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, Alderman Latasha Thomas, Robin Steans of Advance Illinois, Senator Kimberly Lightford.

And Mark Bishop, Vice President of Policy and Communications at the Healthy Schools Campaign left a comment here in which generally agreed with me but still noted:

Chartwells has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years on donations to local school food watchdog Healthy Schools Campaign, and it gives $ 20,000 annually to the late Maggie Daley's After School Matters charity, which counts Bloomer as a board member.

To recap, CPS recently announced that it made a landmark purchase of 1.2 million pounds of local, whole - muscle chicken raised without antibiotics, the result of a months - long collaboration between CPS, School Food FOCUS, the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, Whole Foods, Miller Poultry, Michigan State University and Healthy Schools Campaign.

Here's the back story: when it comes to health and wellness initiatives, Nettelhorst, my neighborhood public elementary school, has moved mountains: we successfully lobbied to become a Healthy Choice Pilot School, giving us one of the system's coveted salad bars, honored by the Healthy Schools Campaign and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.

Hosted by Healthy Schools Campaign, Cooking Up Change is a dynamic culinary competition that puts student voices front - and - center in the national conversation about school food.

I just wanted to make you aware of efforts of my organization, Healthy Schools Campaign.

FOCUS and the other partners that helped CPS to do this — the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, Whole Foods Market, and Healthy Schools Campaign — are getting calls from districts interested in following Chicago's example.

Cooking Up Change was sponsored by the Healthy Schools Campaign and the national Farm to School Network as part of the annual «Taking Root» confab in Detroit that gathered school food and farm to school advocates from around the country.

Thank you, Mark — and I also love checking out all the great work that the Healthy Schools Campaign is doing.

-- Brittany Wright Media & Outreach Specialist Healthy Schools Campaign 175 North Franklin, Suite 300 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Office: [phone] x 104 Mobile: [phone] http://www.healthyschoolscampaign.org

I am contacting you on behalf of Healthy Schools Campaign to recognize you for your hard work with the Breakfast in the Classroom.

And finally, I just learned about the Healthy Schools Campaign, a non-profit organization that addresses not just food but general issues of environmental health and wellness in schools.

«They just want to eat bread and crackers,» said Jill Houk, co-founder of Center Chef Food Studios in Chicago and a participant in the Healthy Schools Campaign.

More on how to view the new food waste study in context from the Healthier Schools Campaign in a blog post here.

You can read about it in this post from the Healthy Schools Campaign.

Rochelle Davis, the founder and executive director of Chicago's Healthy Schools Campaign, says part of the problem is financial.

Healthy Schools Campaign, Chicago IL Advocates clean environments and green building practices in schools, and partners with American School & University magazine to award stand - out schools each year with the Green Cleaning Award for Schools and Universities.

For ways students and teachers can help, check out two free online resources: The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning Schools, an initiative of the Healthy Schools Campaign's Green Clean Schools and the Cleaning for Healthy Schools Toolkit, an initiative of the National Collaborative Work Group on Green Cleaning and Chemical Policy Reform in Schools.

Blow the healthy schools campaign for a day and make choclate crispy cakes.

Mapping the Early Attendance Gap: Charting a Course for Student Success, a joint report by Attendance Works and the Healthy Schools Campaign, explains key factors...

Read letter in support of this new initiative signed by more than 50 organizations — led by Healthy Schools Campaign, Trust for America's Health and Attendance Works.

They particpated in the Cooking Up Change culinary competition, founded by the Healthy Schools Campaign.

This report, released by Attendance Works and Healthy Schools Campaign in September 2015, encourages states to dig deep into their attendance data and determine the who, what, when, where and why of their chronic absence problem.

Building off a new brief from Attendance Works and the Healthy Schools Campaign, this webinar will explore when and why these gaps develop and how we can use data to target interventions.

The Healthy Schools Campaign says the request for input is an opportunity to stress the important role that student health and wellness play in academically successful schools.

Presenters: Eric Glaser, Director, U.S. Network Impact, United Way Worldwide; Brittany Moore, Manager, Alliance Engagement, America's Promise Alliance; Mark Bishop, Vice President of Policy, Healthy Schools Campaign; Yolie Flores, Senior Fellow, Campaign for Grade - Level Reading; Gordon Jackson, Director, Coordinated Student Support Division, California Department of Education; Jill Habig, Special Assistant Attorney General for California Attorney General Kamala Harris; Sharon Lee, Director, Office of Multiple Pathways, Rhode Island Department of Education; Rebecca Boxx, Director, Providence Children and Youth Cabinet, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University; Terry Haven, Deputy Director, Voices for Utah Children; Lisa Wisham, Education Specialist, 21st Century Community Learning, Centers, Utah State Department of Education; Susan Loving, Transition Specialist, Utah State Department of Education; and from Attendance Works: Hedy Chang, Director; Cecelia Leong, Associate Director; Phyllis Jordan, Communications Lead.

Mapping the Gap: Mapping the Early Attendance Gap: Charting A Course for School Success, released by Attendance Works and Healthy Schools Campaign in September 2015, encourages states to dig deep into their attendance data and determine the who, what, when, where and why of their chronic absence problem.

America's Promise Alliance, Attendance Works, the Campaign for Grade - Level Reading, Everyone Graduates Center, Get Schooled, Healthy Schools Campaign, the Institute for Educational Leadership, Mentor, Points of Light and United Way Worldwide invite you to join us for the sixth year of the Attendance Awareness Campaign, which designates September as Attendance Awareness Month.

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I have decided to volunteer with the Chefs Move to Schools program, an initiative put forth by Michelle Obama as part of her Let's Move campaign to get our nation's kids healthy.

«We have been working to increase the amount of fruit and vegetables pupils eat while at school and hope the Meat Free Monday campaign contributes to our whole school approach to healthy eating and healthy lifestyles,» Ross added.

The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need to effective nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and teaches low - income families to cook healthy, affordable meals through Cooking Matters.

The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need to effective nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and teaches low - income families to cook healthy, affordable meals through its Cooking Matters program.

Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools is a public health campaign to increase salad bars in schools across the country so that every child has the choice of healthy fruits and vegetables every day at Schools is a public health campaign to increase salad bars in schools across the country so that every child has the choice of healthy fruits and vegetables every day at schools across the country so that every child has the choice of healthy fruits and vegetables every day at school.

The partnership reflects Sainsbury's wider commitment to inspiring healthy lifestyles for all, and complements grassroots campaigns such as Active Kids and the Sainsbury's School Games.

The Healthy School Lunch Campaign encourages schools to offer more healthy low - fat, cholesterol - free options, including reimbursable meals and beverages, a la carte items, and vending machineHealthy School Lunch Campaign encourages schools to offer more healthy low - fat, cholesterol - free options, including reimbursable meals and beverages, a la carte items, and vending machinehealthy low - fat, cholesterol - free options, including reimbursable meals and beverages, a la carte items, and vending machine items.

He has worked with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro to help create the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010, and he's worked with the White House to implement the Chefs Move to Schools Campaign.

The Play With Purpose campaign is designed to support Save the Children's early childhood development programs — Early Steps to School Success, Literacy / Healthy Choices and the SummerBoost Initiative — which help children in some of America's most underprivileged areas thrive.

As a result of my recent efforts to end the use of LFTB in USDA - procured beef for the National School Lunch Program, I've been chosen as one of eight finalists for Healthy Child Healthy World's 2012 Mom on a Mission campaign.

First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign, along with the USDA, are offering cash prizes for coming up with tasty, healthy recipes for inclusion on school lunch menus.

While many parts of the initiative are directed toward school programs, some parts of the campaign are also aimed at creating a healthier lifestyle for children at home.