Greetings! We have lots of great stuff to share this week, including the latest on what's happening in NY, NC and IL. Be sure to check out three powerful new resources from our partners, too. Have something you'd like to share in a future Good Food Force Update? Please email karen@momsrising.org. Have a great week!
1. HOT LINE
Healthier Communities State by State!
Check out the latest on bills promoting healthy food, drinks and communities in NY, NC and IL! Read the full post on the blog.
- NY: Assembly Bill 2320b would require sugary beverages (like soda) sold in New York to feature a warning label.
- NC: House Bill 250 (Senate Bill 296) would provide funding assistance of up to $5,000 to corner store owners and small retailers in order for them to upgrade their refrigeration equipment to enable stores to carry fresh produce.
- IL: the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Act has been introduced which would impose a tax on distributors of sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders.
Watch for opportunities to join and/or launch petitions around key bills happening in your state, coming soon! We're really excited to support all of the magic that happens at the local level...
Quick links
- New report from AHA, Voices for Healthy Kids and Echo Hawk Consulting: Feeding Ourselves: Food access, healthy disparities, and the pathway to healthy Native American Communities. Did you know childhood obesity rates often exceed 50% in tribal communities and that half of all American Indian children will develop type 2 Diabetes? #FeedingOurselves
- New video from CSPI: Anatomy of a Supermarket Purchase highlights strategies food companies use to influence what people buy and eat. Drawing from advances in psychology and companies’ own marketing strategies, the video shows how companies are able to influence the food choices of even the best intentioned and most disciplined people, often so subtly that we don’t even realize it.
- Check out our new #HealthyRamadan toolkit, featuring inspiring moms keeping their families and communities healthy during the holiday.
2. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Fri July 10, 1pm ET: #FoodFri Tweetchat: Ugly is the New Black! Ugly fruit and vegetables that is. They're tasty, nutritious and oftentimes much cheaper than other produce. But best of all, eating cosmetically imperfect, wonky, or "ugly" fruit and veggies can help end waste. Join us today at 1pm ET on Twitter to chat with @EndFoodWaste, the creator of @UglyFruitAndVeg!
3. SALAD BAR
Great new graphic from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation illustrates the success of healthier school meals!
4. YEARBOOK: GOOD FOOD FORCE MEETUP IN DURHAM, N.C.!
MomsRising had an incredible day launching the Good Food Force on the ground in Durham, NC! We started the morning at the Durham Farmers' Market, where we picnicked on fresh blueberries and peaches from the market, hula hooped, and discussed healthy eating and access to healthy foods. Then it was on to Northgate Mall where we partnered with AB Fitness to host our first meet up entirely in Spanish! To find out more about Good Food Force events in your area, join our GFF Facebook group!
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Good Food Force (GFF) Volunteers are real-life superheroes who take action in their schools and communities, and/or on their blogs and online networks, to get the word out about healthy school foods, junk food marketing to kids, and strategies that are working to reduce childhood obesity. Together with MomsRising.org staff, they help advocate for healthier kids and families. Help spread the word! Contact us: karen@momsrising.org
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