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2010 Webinars

Webinar

  • Title:
    Healthy School Foods – Avenues for Innovation 
  • Date:
    Friday, March 12, 2010
  • Time:
    12 noon-1:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm CST/10am-11:30am MST/9am-10:30am PST
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NCSL 2010 Webinars allow attendees to participate in meetings taking place around the world from the comfort of their desk. They are collaborative, interactive and easy to use. Most webinars will be recorded for those who are unable to attend the live meeting. This page provides information on upcoming and archived meetings. Please check back frequently if you do not see a meeting of interest.


Healthy School Foods – Avenues for Innovation
Friday, March 12, 2010
12 noon-1:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm CST/10am-11:30am MST/9am-10:30am PST

To support healthy growth and development and help children attend school ready to learn, policymakers and school officials are moving forward with efforts to improve the nutritional quality of school foods. This webcast provided listeners with a menu of policy options that make healthy foods available in schools, while providing opportunities for innovation in the American food system and new markets for food producers. ARCHIVED RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE!

Speakers: 
Tricia Kovacs
Farm-to-School Program Manager, Washington State Department of Agriculture

Kathy Lawrence
Program Director, School Food FOCUS 

Brenda Ranum
Co-Convener, Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative, Iowa State University Extension


Resource Materials:
Healthy Communities: Food Systems, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
NCSL Childhood Obesity Legislation page
NCSL Healthy Communities Legislative database
NCSL Health program
NCSL main webinar page
Washington State Local Farms-Healthy Kids Act
Wellness Overview and Links to Legislative Information

 

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