According to advocates, families of at least 1 in 5 New York City children still rely on soup kitchens and food pantries, despite free school breakfast and subsidized school lunches. President Obama pledged to end child hunger in the US by 2015, and the reauthorization of the federal Child Nutrition Act is expected by September. What would it take, in this time of recession, to ensure that more children receive free--and higher quality--school food? Why are about one-quarter of New York City elementary school students obese? Can hurdles be cleared for a better approach, or is the government already doing what it can?

KEYNOTE BY:
Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, US Department of Agriculture

DISCUSSION WITH:
Eric Goldstein, CEO, SchoolFood, NYC Department of Education
Jan Poppendeick, author, Free for All: Fixing School Food in America
Jonathan Stein, General Counsel, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Jim Weill, President, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)

MODERATOR: Fred Mogul, reporter, WNYC

Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Time:  8:30-10:30 a.m.

Location: Theresa Lang Community & Student Center, Arnhold Hall

55 West 13th Street, Second Floor (between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Admission is free, but you must RSVP. Call 212.229.5418 or email centernyc@newschool.edu.

Economic Research Service (ERS) will host a celebration of 100 years of food consumption statistics for members of the press and participants in the food, nutrition, and agriculture community. Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University, will give the keynote address. A National Cancer Institute researcher and food industry representatives will provide examples of how they use the system in their research and advocacy efforts. Features of the new user-friendly, custom reports will be demonstrated. A preliminary agenda is available online. Attendance is free, but registration is required.
 

Join leading medical practitioners as they discuss innovative provider practices to address obesity that focus on effective clinical interventions, quality improvement, training, and community engagement. Panelists will provide specific examples of new training programs developed for health care providers, as well as the role of the medical home in obesity prevention and control.

Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern
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Conference Number: PW1983426
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The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity presents the Colloquium on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment.

Kelly Brownell, Director, Rudd Center, will deliver an address on “World Obesity, Hunger and the Environmental Impact of Food.”

The talk is open to all and will cover how major world food problems are occurring simultaneously but without coordination by the relevant parties and how public policies in the U.S. and abroad might help correct the situation.

Time: 4:30 p.m., Eastern

Location: Kroon Hall-Burke Auditorium, Yale University, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT.