Center for Food & Justice
HSFC on the radio!
Listen to CFJ organizer Elizabeth Medrano and Jaycee Malendez, member of the Healthy School Food Coalition, discuss community food access and food in schools. (Spanish) (Last third of the program)
For more info and to get involved:
Our strength is in our organizing. Your involvement is critical. Join us in our fight to make public schools healthier places to learn!
Elizabeth Medrano
Healthy School Food Coalition Organizer
323-
341-5097
emedrano@oxy.edu
Laura Palomares
Healthy School Food Coalition Organizer
lpalomares@oxy.edu
(323) 341-5098
Healthy School Food Coalition
The Healthy School Food Coalition is a group of committed parents, teachers, students and community members working to develop comprehensive food and nutrition policies in the Los Angeles Unified School District. We believe there is a direct correlation between what kids eat and how they perform in the classroom and are concerned about the increasing rates of childhood obesity and other health related diseases due to poor nutrition. The HSFC is working to change this by creating strong, district wide policies to:
- include parents, students and the community at large in decision making
- serve fresh, good-tasting, nutritious and culturally appropriate foods in the cafeteria
- make sure students of all income levels receive the same high-quality food
- remove the stigma of eating in the cafeteria
- serve more food grown in school gardens and on local farms
- integrate eating and learning through nutrition education programs.