Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee
On Thursday, May 14, the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), held a hearing to examine how improvements to child nutrition programs can help fight the nation’s childhood obesity crisis.
Child nutrition experts across the board agree that childhood obesity poses the greatest threats to the nation’s physical and financial health. Today, one-third of U.S. children and adolescents, about 25 million, are obese or overweight. Child nutrition programs provide children with access to low-cost, nutritious food to support healthy growth and development.
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Child nutrition experts across the board agree that childhood obesity poses the greatest threats to the nation’s physical and financial health. Today, one-third of U.S. children and adolescents, about 25 million, are obese or overweight. Child nutrition programs provide children with access to low-cost, nutritious food to support healthy growth and development.
Witnesses:
- U.S. Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) »
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) »
- Michele Paterson » First Lady of New York New York City & Albany, NY
- Susan P. Byrnes » Founder Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center York, PA
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Nancy Copperman »
Director
Public Health Initiatives Office of Community Health North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System Great Neck, NY - Reginald Felton » Federal Relations Director National School Boards Association Alexandria, VA
- Dr. Virginia A. Stallings, MD » Chair Institutes of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
- Lorrene Davis Ritchie, PhD, RD » Director of Research Atkins Center for Weight and Health Berkeley, CA
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The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee will hold a joint hearing with the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security to examine if at-risk youth are missing out on educational opportunities while in foster care, juvenile justice facilities, alternative education settings and other environments.
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Witnesses:
- Dr. Thomas Blomberg » Professor of Criminology Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
- Ms. Linda Brooke » Director of Government Relations and Education Services Texas Juvenile Probation Commission Austin, TX
- Dr. Cynthia Cave » Director Office of Student Services Richmond, VA
- Leonard Dixon, M.S. » Executive Director Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility Detroit, MI
- Janeen Steel, Esq. » Executive Director Learning Rights Law Center Los Angeles, CA
- Dr. Robert Whitmore » CEO Manito, Incorporated Chambersburg, Pennsylvania