National PTA opposes laws and policies that restrict the availability of funds for education and child-related programs. Calls are coming in from PTA members around the country to their U.S. Representatives in Washington. Since floor action is expected to resume next week, more phone calls are needed to express National PTA's opposition to this bill. The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Dietetic Association, the National Medical Association and the National Hispanic Medical Association have committed their memberships to work with schools and communities to recognize the health and educational benefits of balanced eating and the importance of making it a priority in every school. Ten key principles are outlined to assist each school community in writing its own prescription for change.
Recent research indicates that students across the country are flunking healthy eating.
Originally created to fulfill national defense needs, when many World War II military recruits were found to be undernourished, these programs now improve the quality of life for millions of Americans. National PTA helped enact the original legislation and has fought to improve these programs ever since. Additional information can be found at FNS Online . The President is expected to sign the legislation within the next two weeks. The legislation will reduce the administrative burden currently associated with sharing information from school lunch applications with Medicaid and CHIP, while still protecting families' confidentiality.