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Woolsey Joins Marin Youth Commission in Releasing Survey of Local School Nutrition

9/23/04


WHAT:
Press conference to announce results


of Marin County student nutrition survey. VISUALS: students, presentation of survey results
WHO: U.S. Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
Dr. Larry Meredith Director of Marin County Health & Human Services
Maureen Sedonaen President & CEO, Youth Leadership Institute
Mary Jane Burke Superintendent of Marin County Schools
Members of the Marin County Youth Commission
WHEN:
Monday, September 27th
NOON

WHERE:
Novato High School
625 Arthur Street
Novato, CA 94947

Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma), the top Democrat on the U.S. House Education subcommittee that handles federal school nutrition programs, will join members of the Marin County Youth Commission to release a school nutrition survey of 1,100 middle and high school students in Marin County. The results of the survey show that students don’t often have nutritious food choices and they want to be part of changing food option at their schools.

“With children spending much of their waking hours in class, schools must be on the front line to reduce obesity, overweight and diet-related disease,” said Rep. Woolsey. “I am proud to join the Marin County Youth Leadership Institute in announcing the results of their survey conducted with the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services and look forward to working with them to improve school food options.”

Rep. Woolsey has been a leader in promoting school nutrition programs in the nation’s schools. She successfully started a national school breakfast pilot project and continues to fight for universal school breakfast for all students. In the 108th Congress she has successfully passed legislation to improve school food nutrition policies and continues to fight for legislation that will improve school food options. This legislation includes H.R. 2987 with Senators Tom Harkin (IA) and Patrick Leahy (VT) and H.R. 3232 with Reps. George Miller (CA), John Boehner (OH) and Michael Castle (DE). As part of her “Balancing Act” legislation, H.R.3780, to help working families balance work and family responsibilities, she has included a provision for universal school breakfast so that all of the nation’s children start the school day ready to learn.