using stories to inspire change
Orlando Greigo and Donna Richwine of the Santa Monica Unified School District both say the same thing: kids in their schools are enthusiastic about the good-tasting, fresh food served at school lunch. That's not just because it's available in the cafeteria, but because the kids know the people who grow it—and they get to try planting, harvesting and cooking it themselves.
The deep fat fryers are gone in Birmingham City Schools in Alabama. There was a bit of adjustment, says Spencer Taylor, food service director, but those fryers are not coming back.
Ms. Kappagoda is passionate and succinct describing the consequences of today's childhood obesity epidemic, and makes a clear case to support our strongest partner in the battle to reverse it.
If you're worried about how much a program costs, you're worried about the wrong thing, says Rodney Taylor, Nutrition Services Director for the Riverside Unified School District in California.
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
University Health Services, UW-Madison
333 East Campus Mall, Room 8201
Madison, WI 53715-1381
(click to get directions on Google Maps)
toll-free: 800-248-9244
tel: 608-262-9157
fax: 608-262-6346
