Sentences with phrase «spending on child nutrition»

But Rome, unlike the U.S., has rightly recognized that increased spending on child nutrition means decreased health care spending down the road.

The bill, a priority for the president and first lady Michelle Obama, would boost spending on child nutrition $ 4.5 billion over 10 years and raise federal reimbursements for school lunches more than the inflation rate for the first time since 1973.

Not exact matches

Studies have indicated that when women hold assets or gain income, the money is more likely to be spent on nutrition, medicine and housing, and consequently their children are healthier.

SNA championed better nutrition for children for 67 years and supported the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act, which called on the Agriculture Department to require schools to provide healthier meals in exchange for an increase in federal spending on school lunches.

About $ 250 million (# 125 million) is spent on nutrition aid annually compared to $ 3 billion combating HIV / Aids, despite malnutrition being responsible for five times more child deaths than Aids.

Kris Nordstrom, a consultant for the progressive N.C. Justice Center (the parent nonprofit for N.C. Policy Watch) and a former fiscal analyst for the legislature, warned legislators that their efforts would be better spent on proven methods, such as increasing access to pre-K programs, expanding instructional time, recruiting and retaining high - quality teachers, and addressing poverty - related issues such as mental health and child nutrition.