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CONTEXT:
In 2010, the DC City Council passed the Healthy Schools Act. This law requires greater access to school meals for students, healthier meal options that include locally-grown and unprocessed foods whenever possible, and the incorporation of weekly nutrition education into the school curriculum. While the Act was ambitious, much of it remains to be fully implemented a decade after its passage.
TAKE ACTION:
Read up about the Healthy Schools Act -- or any similar local legislation in your community -- and advocate for its requirements to be met. And learn about and advocate around the U.S. farm bill, which is the recurring federal legislation that shapes national food policy, including school meal funding. |