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Date: Sep 13, 2012
Projects: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project
Location: The Pew Charitable Trusts, 901 E St. NW, Washington DC

Virtual Back to School Night: The School Day Just Got Healthier!

The Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project along with the National PTA will host a live webcast dialogue examining changes to school lunches this year as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) updated nutrition standards for KSHF_boyapple_275x200_ek_ownschools. The event, “Virtual Back to School Night: The School Day Just Got Healthier!” will feature a panel discussion about the exciting new meals coming to school cafeterias and how parents can navigate these changes and support their children and schools in making healthy choices.

Jessica Donze Black, project director for the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, will moderate the conversation with the following individuals:

  • Betsy Landers, President, National PTA
  • Sam Kass, White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives
  • Audrey Rowe, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Follow Jessica Donze Black, project director for the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, at @JDonzeBlack_Pew

Viewers can tweet their questions during the event by using the hashtag #SchoolFoodsRule and tuning in live to watch the webcast.

To view the live webcast on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m., please click here.