Georgia PTA Advocates to Get Junk Food Out of Schools

By Kim Arasin, Georgia PTA Health & Wellness Chair

Georgia PTA is happy to be a part of Georgians for a Healthy Future. As an association founded on Advocacy, Georgia PTA is heavily involved in making a difference in the health and well-being of our children and families. In fact, there are two bills up before Congress in Washington right now that PTA is lobbying heavily to pass. They are H.R. 1324 and S. 934 – the Child Nutrition and Protection Act – aka the Competitive Foods Bill. This past June, my colleague, Natalie Rogers and I were able to participate in an Advocacy Day in DC to lobby Congress and the White House. I met with members of our Georgia Delegation to ask for their co-sponsorship and Natalie met with Michelle Obama’s staff. The bills (very similar to each other, one is house version and the other is senate version) would grant authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to update the standards on the Competitive Foods sold on school campuses.


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More than 1.6 million Georgians are uninsured.Source: Georgia Health Policy Center
Health insurance premiums grew 6.4x faster than earnings over the past decade.Source: Families USA
Georgia’s infant mortality rate is among the worst in the nation.Source: KidsCount
Georgia ranks in the bottom quartile of states on overall quality.Source: New American Foundation
More than 1 million Georgians don't see a doctor due to the cost.Source: BRFSS data
Millions of Georgians are at least two hours away from trauma care.Source: GA Statewide Trauma Action Team

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