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Do You Support Healthier Meals at School? Print E-mail

 

 

Soon the U.S. House of Representatives will have the opportunity to follow the Senate’s lead and pass the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, which ensures that our children will be served safe, nutritious meals each school day.

Without this crucial legislation, we miss an opportunity to get healthier food in school vending machines and meals, and 120,000 low-income students will miss out on free meals.  With 1 in 3 children overweight or obese and 1 in 4 at risk for hunger, we can’t let that happen.

 

 

This is a topic that we strongly support at LBPHD.  If you feel the same, now is the time to make your voice heard!  Please visit the Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) website and sign their petition, stating that you support healthier lunches and breakfasts for kids, as well as healthier vending options.  But don’t stop there! Once you’ve signed, please encourage your co-workers, family members, friends and anyone else you know who cares about our kids being healthy to sign as well.  AFHK hopes to take thousands of names to policymakers come Labor Day when both Houses resume their sessions.

For more information and to sign the petition, visit the Action for Healthy Kids website to learn more about this important legislation, see how to contact your Congressional representative while they're on summer break, and make sure your voice is further heard on this important matter.

http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/take-action/petitions/