Sentences with phrase «on access to healthy foods»

The lawmakers asked that the review include consideration of what effect the $ 13.7 billion deal could have on access to healthy foods in so - called food deserts where residents may have limited access to fresh groceries.

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A basic employee wellness program focuses on two things: encouraging and providing the opportunity for daily exercise, and access to healthy foods.

VIGA's Mission is to promote farming, access to healthy food, and a sustainable agricultural economy on Vashon Island through education, advocacy, and a vibrant farmers market.

Before taking to the show floor, a small group of exhibitors and attendees at Natural Products Expo East braved the rain in Baltimore on Wednesday, Sept. 13, to lend a hand on the city's largest urban farm that aims to improve neighborhood access to fresh, healthy food.

«As a parent, and as a chef, I have seen the impact good and healthy foods have on your life,» said Bobby Flay, «but I was shocked to discover the number of people in this country that don't have affordable access to these fundamental foods.

And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food education in schools — not just nutrition education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.

Students at Daughter of Zion Junior Academy now have access to more nutritious foods and a healthier lifestyle, and that has had a huge impact on the school and community.

Also, it sounds like many of the items in development (rice bowls, wraps, etc.) will only be offered on the a la carte line, which, as I've written about before, could easily result in a world of haves and have nots when it comes to access to less processed, healthier food.

A better environment would include better access to healthy food, restrictions on advertising to children and plain old health education to help parents weed through conflicting messages in order to make the best choices.

«USDA has continued to show flexibility in implementing these new standards, and Congress should focus on partnering with USDA, states, schools, and parents to help our kids have access to more healthy food, not less.»

Any innovative ideas on how community members can get more involved in providing access to healthy school food?

As Greg Noth pointed out on Think Progress, one of the ironies here is that the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act actually expands access to food for economically disadvantaged kids through a variety of programs.

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But in the car on the way home with a fellow PAC member, we were both hit with the other side of that equation: while there shouldn't be a world of haves and have nots when it comes to junk food, it's all the more critical that we not create such a divide when it comes to access to healthier food.

is about putting children on the path to a healthy future during their earliest months and years; giving parents helpful information and fostering environments that support healthy choices; providing healthier foods in our schools; ensuring that every family has access to healthy, affordable food; and helping children become more physically active.

The Committee also recommends that the State party introduce higher taxes on junk foods and sugary drinks and consider adopting strict regulations on the marketing of such products, while ensuring improved access to healthy diets.

Whether it's a county fair, senior expo, back - to - school night, or conference, our staff will come to you with information on applying for benefits from programs like food stamps and school meals and accessing healthy, affordable food.

In January 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, finalized its updated nutritional standards for school meals in keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in sHealthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in shealthy foods in schools.

Because HUMAN Healthy Vending co-founders Sean Kelly and Andy Mackensen know that there is a link between low access to nutritious foods and childhood obesity, they are on a mission to place these machines in areas where people need access to healthful meals the most, including in areas designated as food deserts.

The USDA's Farm to School Grant Program — originally funded as part of the Healthy Huger - Free Kids Act of 2010 — provides resources on a competitive basis to schools, nonprofits, farmers and government entities to assist in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.

We need to fix school lunches so they're based on fresh foods, and fix food assistance programs so people have greater access to healthier foods.»

Mr. Thompson said the City should focus on fighting obesity through other initiatives including improved health education, increasing access to healthy foods and improving recreation opportunities rather than by banning unhealthy options.

Teaming up with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, the Rock on Café program runs a «Week of Caring» to collect food donations to support the Food Bank's BackPack Program, which provides healthy, kid - friendly, and easy - to - prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when they do not have access to free or reduced price school meal progrFood Bank of the Southern Tier, the Rock on Café program runs a «Week of Caring» to collect food donations to support the Food Bank's BackPack Program, which provides healthy, kid - friendly, and easy - to - prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when they do not have access to free or reduced price school meal progrfood donations to support the Food Bank's BackPack Program, which provides healthy, kid - friendly, and easy - to - prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when they do not have access to free or reduced price school meal progrFood Bank's BackPack Program, which provides healthy, kid - friendly, and easy - to - prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when they do not have access to free or reduced price school meal programs.

Question # 2: On a scale of 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy), how easy is it to access healthy, affordable food in Buffalo Niagara?

While job creation and total investment were important considerations when SIDA provided tax exemptions to projects like the two new Tops and expanded Nojaim's on the North, South, and Near West sides, respectively, perhaps what was more important was the immeasurable value of ensuring access to healthy and affordable food for thousands of city residents.

She is focused on transportation and healthy food access: bringing Select Bus Service to major bus lanes in the district, expediting bus service, bringing Citi Bike and protected bike lanes and expanding green markets.

This might be a bit far down the line, but I was wondering if you had any tips on ensuring children can get healthy nutrition and access to natural foods when enrolling them in daycare or preschool.

While the FDA and other agencies have good intentions in its food labeling and other educational outreach about healthy diets, inevitably important information is omitted, for example, instructions on how to prepare foods properly to ensure access to the nutrients they possess.

It seems like you have a picture in your head that if someone lived on a green island with so much easy access to healthy veggies, then those people would naturally eat raw foods.

And what worries me is that by focusing on the personal choice framework, which surely plays a role in all this, we may neglect the structural problems of social inequality and inadequate access to healthy food and physical activity environments.

On closer examination, we find some significant differences in the levels of access to healthy, nourishing food.

Saving lots of money while having access to some of the most nutrient dense, naturally healthy food on the planet is a great thing.

If a woman has no food or irregular access to it, she can't reliably supply the nutrients for building a healthy baby, so the body puts the brakes on babymaking.

ButcherBox carefully curates the finest selection of cuts or makes it a breeze to choose your own and they believe in a healthier food system where everyone has access to meat the way Nature intended: free of antibiotics and hormones, and humanely raised on open pasture.

For that reason, the coursework will focus on the promotion of healthier homes, food security, challenges of poverty, security, access to world knowledge, and sustainable local change.

Some districts and, in some cases, entire states, are drafting new laws to ban junk food from school and encourage access to healthy offerings on campuses.

The Act also lifts a ban on the use of public recreation facilities for farmers markets and other programs that provide access to healthy foods.

From preschool enrollment to income inequality, from volunteerism to access to healthy food, expanding opportunity depends on the intersection of multiple factors.

Last year, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving the affordability of food by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

In October of 2014, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving affordability by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

Your support of our work helps more Maryland families connect to available food assistance programs that can help put food on the table, and improve access to healthy, affordable food.

Whether it's a county fair, senior expo, back - to - school night, or conference, our staff will come to you with information on applying for benefits from programs like food stamps and school meals and accessing healthy, affordable food.

On the flip side, if your companion pet is being finicky and doesn't want to readily give up their «junk food» diet for a healthier, all - natural one, try limiting their access to the food.

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«Locally, we need to ask similar questions about why many residents of Detroit are unable to access healthy food on a daily basis in an area now considered to be a «food desert» due to its lack of food resources,» Dr. Deubel continued.

The certificate explores the challenges of creating sustainable food systems based on social justice and democratic decision - making that will ensure the right of dignified access to healthy food.

An epidemic of these proportions indicates poor nutrition on a vast level, whether through lack of knowledge about how to eat well or no access to healthy food.

It would «cause double - digit electricity price increases in 40 states» and «would prevent struggling communities from accessing reliable and affordable fuel sources, which could eventually lead to poor families choosing between putting healthy food on the table or turning their heater on in the winter.»

«In Maryland, the New Markets Tax Credit has been deployed across our state on a diverse range of infrastructure and community development efforts, from a supermarket project to provide greater access to healthy food in my home city of Baltimore, to a conservation center on the Eastern Shore,» Cardin said.

an inclusive right extending not only to timely and appropriate health care but also to the underlying determinants of health, such as access to safe and potable water and adequate sanitation, an adequate supply of safe food, nutrition and housing, healthy occupational and environmental conditions, and access to health - related education and information, including on sexual and reproductive health.