Sentences with phrase «child nutrition advocates»

We need the help of parents, food lovers and child nutrition advocates like you to spread the word and help us speed up change.

The findings of the research summarized in The Wellness Impact echo what child nutrition advocates have been preaching about school breakfast (and comprehensive school wellness approaches) for years.

Children nutrition advocates are rightly concerned that waivers and other changes to the agriculture bills would weaken laws designed to curtail the obesity and diabetes epidemic.

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Not exact matches

When advocates who share a common interest in fighting child obesity are at each other's throats over whether chocolate milk is a tasty way for kids to get important nutrition, or the Drink of Satan, the whole school food reform movement suffers, and that hurts kids.

Some were government officials in charge of infant nutrition programmes, others were from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) advocating for the health of women and children.

The summit will provide afterschool program providers, anti-hunger advocates, and administrators of child nutrition programs with the knowledge and tools to effectively implement the Afterschool Meal Program in communities across the state.

Ever since the School Nutrition Association (SNA) stunned child health advocates with its flip - flop on school nutrition (supporting strong standards in 2010, then urging their roll - back two years later), the organization of 55,000 school food professionals has thrown itself into the arms of House Republicans in hopes of pushing through its new agenda.

Well, it was a beautiful relationship while it lasted... Ever since the School Nutrition Association (SNA) stunned child health advocates with its flip - flop on school nutrition (supporting strong standards in 2010, then urging their roll - back two... [Continue reading]

Whether you're a school foodservice professional or an advocate pushing for better nutrition for children, at the School Food Institute, you can learn how to make school food fresh, healthy, and sustainable.

But as it turns out, I'd inadvertently launched a blog that was (partially) about school food right during the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR), the springboard from which First lady Michelle Obama and a host of advocates were trying to improve outdated school meal nutrition standards.

This group is specifically advocating for HR 1324 and S. 934: «Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009,» which amends the Child Nutrition Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish science - based nutrition standards for foods served in schools other than foods served under the school lunch or breakfast programs.

She is an advocate for empowering children to take charge of their own health and nutrition.

SNA Past President Dora Rivas, RD, LD, SNS, is executive foodservice director of child and nutrition services for the Dallas Independent School District, and she says that there has never been a better time to begin advocating for BIC service.

As the executive director of NYSHEPA, Nancy ran an 800 member - strong coalition and advocated at the local, state and federal level for numerous nutrition and physical activity measures including school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beverage tax.

She analyzes policy to advocate for legislative and regulatory improvements to increase low - income children's access to the nutrition programs.

She has been a vocal advocate for child nutrition, influencing legislation on the community, state and federal levels.

It's important to keep in mind that Congress has just cut funding for SNAP and advocates for child nutrition programs will need to fight to protect current funding in this difficult budget environment.

As of this spring, I'll have spent seven years exclusively writing about and advocating for issues relating to child nutrition.

The president and I are advocating for the rapid passage of a strong re-authorization bill to improve the health and nutrition of our nation's children.

Many nutrition advocates do not, claiming it confuses children to see Spongebob on baby carrots as well as a box of sugary fruit snacks.

As Herrick mentions in his statement, back in January the Senate managed to hammer out its own child nutrition bill in a compromise that seemed acceptable to all factions, including the School Nutrition Association, anti-hunger advocates and child health experts.

In the meantime, while the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents — rather than the one dollar advocated by reformers like Chef Ann — we need to exploit every opportunity to bring more funds to schools.

His mother, Johanna Whittlesey, like other parents across the country, assumed her child had enough water, but nutrition advocates believe schoolchildren's access to water is a national problem the federal government has only begun to address.

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»

The infant food companies have special contacts in nutrition and child health divisions of various governments who are their advocates and look after their name and interests.

The Scoop: America's First Lady is an outspoken advocate for improving children's nutrition and eliminating childhood obesity.

Washington — The Bush Administration's proposal to reduce the school - lunch subsidy for middle - income students would force many schools to stop serving meals, child - nutrition advocates said last week.

But due to remaining ambiguities in the Bush budget plan, advocates for child - nutrition programs said at two House subcommittee hearings last week that they would continue to monitor the fate of Section 4 of the National School Lunch Act.

Co-authored by California Food Policy Advocates and the Partnership for Children & Youth, this second chapter of «Student Supports: Getting the Most out of Your LCFF Investment» dives into the most impactful practices for school nutrition and how they can help support progress on the LCFF priorities.

SNA members are the strongest advocates for child nutrition programs, as you are the experts in providing healthful and tasty meals to students throughout the year.

The Academy advocates to protect and expand federal anti-poverty and safety net programs, including those that provide health care (and access to health care through Medicaid and CHIP), early education (such as Head Start and Early Head Start), quality child care, affordable housing and home visiting, as well as critical nutrition assistance programs like WIC, SNAP, school meals, and summer feeding programs.