Public Health Problem/Issue: Food, Nutrition, Obesity Policy

Public Health Problem/Issue: Chapter 7 Food, Nutrition, Obesity Policy

Develop a presentation describing the public health issue, a policy solution as well as identify & discuss a coalition and its’ members. Pretend to represent an organization that is part of the coalition and prepare and record a maximum of three minutes of testimony advocating for the policy solution. This will simulate a “mock” testimony presentation to policy makers. The goal is to develop a convincing and educational testimony to influence the policymaker’s stance about the selected legislation. For example, as an advocate, you would like the policymakers to vote in the way intend them to (yes or no for a policy).

The goal is to develop a convincing and educational testimony to influence the policymaker’s stance about the selected legislation. For example, as an advocate, you would like the policymakers to vote in the way intend them to (yes or no for a policy).

Topic:

Public Health Problem/Issue: Chapter 7 Food, Nutrition, Obesity Policy

· Assigned Coalition:  School Meals for All Coalition

· Policy Options (select one):  

· Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010:   https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/06/28/2013-15249/national-school-lunch-program-and-school-breakfast-program-nutrition-standards-for-all-foods-sold-in AND  https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/Child_Nutrition_Fact_Sheet_12_10_10.pdf

· Great analysis of the bill and potential negatives (this can help understand the opposition):  https://policymatters.illinois.edu/the-potentially-negative-consequences-associated-with-the-healthy-hunger-free-kids-act/

· Excellent, solid review of the law (and evaluation later on):  https://foundationsoflawandsociety.wordpress.com/2018/12/05/the-healthy-hunger-free-kids-act-of-2010/

· Farm to School Act 2021:  https://www.farmtoschool.org/news-and-articles/farm-to-school-act-of-2021-introduced-in-house and  https://assets.website-files.com/5b88339c86d6045260c7ad87/6112f97f5f27c14cb88c3a74_F2SAct2021-FactSheet.pdf

· A few additional points included here:  https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-farm-to-school-act-of-2021-support-child-nutrition-and-local-food-systems/