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BARBEQUE BUILT FOR K-12 Brookwood Farms offers restaurant- quality, pit-cooked barbeque made for K-12 nutritional guidelines. We make it easy to create a nutritionally balanced lunch plate that students will love with delicious entrees such as Lower-Sodium Texas Western and Vinegar Marinade Pork BBQ on your menu! As a trusted USDA Commodity Processor for selected states across America, Brookwood Farms is committed to serving your students a flavorful and fun lunchtime. Enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you are serving hearty, delicious meals that fuel your students for success in their classrooms. Learn more about Brookwood Farms’ K-12 products by calling us directly at (800) 472-4787.
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“In this country that grows more food than any other nation on this earth, it is unthinkable that any child should go hungry.” Actress Sela Ward
“Reduce household food insecurity and in doing so reduce hunger” from a 2018 baseline of 11.1% of households in 2018 to 6% by 2030. According to data from the USDA, in 2019 prior to COVID-19, 13.7 million households, or 10.5% of all U.S. households, experienced food insecurity at some point during that year. More than 35 million Americans were either unable to acquire enough food tomeet their needs or were uncertain of where their next meal might come from. The pandemic has escalated the problem. It’s now estimated that food insecurity more than doubled to 23% of households in 2020. Like healthcare workers and first responders, school nutrition leaders and their staff are on the front lines and are essential in the response to, and the recovery from our COVID-19 experience. Despite the many challenges with processes, bureaucracy and financial burdens, many have found creative ways to meet the growing needs of children and families. School nutrition initiatives have an essential role to play in reducing food insecurity and in achieving national objectives. monumental difficulties. Your efforts to protect and improve the health of the public have not gone unnoticed. “ Thank you for your dedication and hard work in the face of
Florida Dept. of Health Leslene Gordon, PHD, RD, LDN
School Nutrition programs have from their very inception played an integral role in our nation’s efforts to eliminate hunger and food insecurity. As a result of the current pandemic families will be relying even more on this essential program as school closures, unemployment, and financial hardship have an increasing impact. Food insecurity is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as, “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. Hunger is an individual-level physiological condition that may result from food insecurity.” Simply put, it is an inconsistent access to enough healthy foods. Food insecurity is linked to negative health outcomes and may cause children to have trouble in school. Food insecure households may not be food insecure all the time. They may be households that must sometimes make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing nutritious foods. Data shows that households with children are more likely to be food insecure. Food insecurity has in fact become a national concern. Healthy People 2030, an initiative that sets data driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over each decade has set national objectives targeting food insecurity. They have an audacious objective to,
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Leslene Gordon, PhD, RD, LDN serves as the Community Health Director of the Florida Department of Health – Hillsborough County. Responsibilities include leadership of the agency’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, Sterilization Program, Health Promotion and Education, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Office of Health Equity, School Health, Epidemiology, Family Planning and Community Dental Program. Dr Gordon has held faculty positions at Pasco Hernando Community College, the University of North Florida and the University of South Florida. She continues to be active on several local, state and national community and professional boards.
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Leslene Gordon PHD, RD, LDN
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