- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
California Assemblyman Bill Monning attended a regional "Health from Field to the Sea" summit in Watsonville last week, where 60 people from five counties representing health agencies, hospitals and nonprofits came together to plan the battle against obesity, reported the San Jose Mercury News.
For show-and-tell, Monning brought a 50-ounce soda mug he purchased at a mini-mart in King City.
"I've seen people drinking from that size container," said Andrea Schmitt, an intern with United Way. "It's scary."
UC Cooperative Extension advisor Susan...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
In order to lift stigma and to capture the essence of healthy eating, the Food Stamp program was renamed "CalFresh" in California last fall. Now UC, which operates a Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNEP) in 35 California counties, is considering how its program should be renamed to match the new brand, according to a Fast Company expert blogger.
Writer Lauren Sutton served on a panel at a CalFresh forum last month with UC FSNEP director David Ginsburg. Sutten wrote that a lot of effort...