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PTA Positions and Efforts In Child Nutrition & Wellness

PTA Positions and Efforts In Child Nutrition & Wellness . Anna Weselak PTA National President. PTA History. Founded in 1897, PTA is the oldest, largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the country. • PTA focuses on the health, safety, and education of all children. PTA Activity.

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PTA Positions and Efforts In Child Nutrition & Wellness

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  1. PTA Positions and Efforts In Child Nutrition & Wellness Anna Weselak PTA National President

  2. PTA History • Founded in 1897, PTA is the oldest, largest volunteer child advocacyorganization in the country.•PTA focuses on the health, safety,and education of all children.

  3. PTA Activity • 1946 National School Lunch Act • PTA Resolutions and Position Statements • 1991 “Improving School Meal Nutrition” • 1997 “Nutrition For Children and Families” • 2004 “Nutritional Eating Requirements in Our Schools to Combat Childhood Obesity”.

  4. Wellness Policies • An opportunity for parents to become more involved in their child’s school • Parental concern about lack of physical activity, childhood obesity and overweight epidemic • Many parents unaware of current school foods environment • Next Steps: Implementation and Review

  5. Healthy Lifestyles at Home and School • Created in partnership with Parent’s Action for Children • HealthyLifestyles@pta.org • Visit the Health and Wellness area of the Parent Resources section of PTA’s website (www.pta.org).

  6. What’s Next for PTA? • Working for passage of the Child Nutrition and School Lunch Protection Act • Monitoring the 2007 Farm Bill Reauthorization • Continued focus on child nutrition and wellness issues at national, state and local levels

  7. 1-800-307-4PTA (4782)www.pta.org Tina Dove (tdove@pta.org) Whitney Meagher (wmeagher@pta.org)

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