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Tag Archives: Health
Watchdog: USDA To Audit School Food Service Companies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s watchdog arm plans to look closely at whether the food-service-management companies running many school cafeterias are passing along all the discounts and rebates they receive from their suppliers to the districts that hire them. Education … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative, Health, Legislative, Nutrition
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Good Nutrition News For Florida Kids!
This just in, and finally there’s a bit of good news on the child nutrition front: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 23, 2011 Tallahassee, FL – Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam issued the following statement today in response to Governor Rick Scott … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative, Advocacy, Children, Food, Health, Legislative, Nutrition
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Goya Foods Steps Up, Donates 1 Million Pounds Of Food
On March 16, Goya Foods donated 1,000,000 pounds of Goya food products to emergency food providers in communities across the country. Goya joins an ever-increasing cadre of food-related companies embracing a higher sense of social responsibility by giving back to the communities … Continue reading
Ex-Legislator Dick Batchelor Speaks Out Against Cuts In Services
Dick Batchelor, a respected former Legislator and Florida Impact Board Member speaks out at a recent rally for Floridians who are at risk of losing what little support they now have, thanks to a heartless Florida Legislature more worried about … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Children, Community, Food, Health, Legislative, Nutrition, Poverty, The Real World
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FRAC’S Grassroots Tool Kit – Take Action
(via FRAC) The Food Research and Action Center is providing several tools to enable individuals and organizations to share their views with the USDA on what children need in school nutrition. Links to their resource material are listed below. NOTE … Continue reading
Florida Impact Rallies Support for “Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives” Act
Florida Impact, the state’s leading legislative public policy advocacy organization, has made passage of the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act their highest legislative priority in this year’s legislative session. The Act transfers Florida’s school and summer nutrition programs from … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Children, Food, Health, Hunger, Legislative, Nutrition, Poverty, School, SNAP
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USDA Pilot Program For School Universal Meal Service
The USDA has announced a pilot program for a Universal Meal Service option to boost school meal participation in high-poverty areas. Ten states were selected as finalists to participate in an innovative universal free meal service option designed to make … Continue reading
USDA Funds More Fresh Fruits And Veggies For School Kids
Via Reuters – State agencies will get more federal funding to provide fresh fruits and vegetables at schools, the U. S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday. The $48 million increase in funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program represents … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative, Children, Food, Health, Nutrition
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Kids Growing up to Be Soldiers? NOT!
Slightly off-subject for us, but troubling news: Whether you are pro or anti-military, the simple fact is that most young adults in the U.S. cannot qualify for military service, and one major reason lies with our troubled educational system. USA … Continue reading
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