384: New School Lunch Guidelines, ASTHO Testifies Before Congress
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Cindy Long, Administrator of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, says a new set of proposed school lunch guidelines are an important step to putting kids on a path to healthy lifestyles; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, outlined Dr. Anne Zink’s testimony to Congress yesterday in this week’s “View from Washington D.C.” report; today is World TB Day, which is an opportunity to focus on the work to end the tuberculosis epidemic that claimed 1.6 million lives worldwide in 2021; and it’s time to register for ASTHO’s TechXpo and Futures Forum which is planned for May 23rd through the 25th in Chicago.
USDA Webpage: Proposed Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
World Health Organization Webpage: World Tuberculosis Day 2023
ASTHO Webpage: Public Health TechXpo and Futures Forum