Support The D.C Healthy Schools Act!!
As we all already know, obesity is a serious problem in the United States. Sadly enough, our society enables and basically promotes obesity with our fast-food, microwavable, high calorie yet convenient foods. We can get deep and speak on the conspiracy of how expensive "organic" and fresh foods are in comparison to the generic/basic more affordable foods at the grocery stores but that's not the focus of this post.
This generation of children are the first that are expected to die before their parents due to obesity and the complications caused by it. 43% of D.C. public school students are overweight or obese. In an attempt to save the children, "Earth Day Network" has created The D.C Healthy Schools Act. It is " a landmark bill that will substantially raise the nutritional standards of school meals, bring fresh, local fruits and vegetables to schools, triple the amount of physical and health education, and create a school gardens program. A penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sugar-sweetened beverages is proposed to fund the D.C. Healthy Schools Act — and provide additional money for local health programs, such as eliminating the District’s “grocery gap.”
So PLEASE Sign the petition to fund healthy and nutritious school meals, more physical activity for students, and expanded health and wellness programs for children.
Peace & Ble$$ing$ (Ng)
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