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Youth Perspective: A Reflection on Native American Heritage Month

To Isabella Fridia, college student and reigning Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Princess, every month should be Native American Heritage month and everyday should be Indigenous People’s day. While National Native American Heritage Month is in November, we're posting this in March in solidarity of, and to amplify, Isabella's message.

Healthy, Accessible Food and Drinks, Early Childhood, Health Equity

USDA Proposes Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided through WIC

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced proposed changes to the foods issued to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). WIC provides a monthly benefit for healthy foods, coupled with individualized nutrition services, that reach more 6.3 million pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children across the country.

In the Media

NBC Washington 11.18.2020

Prince George's Approves Requiring Healthy Kids' Meals at Restaurants

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Civil Eats 11.17.2020

Happy Meals Could Get Healthier Under a Proposed Maryland Law

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The Washington Informer 11.11.2020

Prince George’s ‘Generational’ Health Policy Combats Obesity from Birth

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The Washington Post 8.9.2020

Should all American kids get a free school lunch? The pandemic might make that a reality.

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