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Chef Inspired, Kid Approved

February 11, 2011 Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton, USDA FNCS

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: I had the distinct pleasure to join the White House Assistant Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiative Sam Kass, to participate in a unique Chefs Move to Schools event at Edgewater High School Auditorium, Orlando, Fla., in celebration of...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Let’s Move! in the Right Direction for Kids

February 11, 2011 Under Secretary Kevin Concannon, USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

Cross posted from the Let's Move blog: It has been one year since First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off her Let’s Move! initiative with the goal to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. The anniversary calls for a time to reflect on its vast contributions, but to also continue...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

A Teacher Gets a New Home, Students Train for Careers, with Help from the Community and USDA

February 11, 2011 Vicki Schurman, USDA Public Information Officer

Christopher Urwiller, a second year teacher with the Scottsbluff, Nebraska, schools, had been a renter when he learned of an opportunity to purchase his own home. Twin Cities Development (TCD) and Scottsbluff High School (SHS) students were working on a joint project where TCD provided the lot for...

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