FoodCorps on Civil Eats: Childhood obesity, turning the ship around
FoodCorps co-founder and communications director Jerusha Klemperer addresses the CDC’s recent report on declining childhood obesity rates.
FoodCorps co-founder and communications director Jerusha Klemperer addresses the CDC’s recent report on declining childhood obesity rates.
by Jerusha Klemperer
Three days ago I met Tae-Young Nam. He’s a recent University of Wisconsin grad, who studied pre-medicine in college, and spent last year serving in Chicago public schools as a teaching assistant with City Year. He’s headed off this coming week to Anthony, New Mexico to become a FoodCorps service member. He’ll be teaching kids about healthy food, building and tending school gardens with them, and collaborating with school food staff to get high quality local food onto school lunch trays.
Another thing he’ll be doing this year is applying to medical school.
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