Your October PHA Update

Updates in the fight for Food Equity ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

🔆 The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health created a sense of momentum for the issues we care deeply about at PHA. Read our takeaways from the day below. 🍂 We hope you'll enjoy the October recipe of the month: Sweet Potato Hash. This perfect for Fall recipe is flexible enough to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters.🔍 What we're reading: Dr. Kofi Essel just released a new paper in the American Journal of Public Health that highlights the importance of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child's life. 🌎 World Food Day is coming up on October 16th. Mark your calendar because we'll be making a special announcement about a new tool to help in the fight for Food Equity. In the meantime, take a minute to check out our Food Equity Action Center - where we've compiled ways you can help make a difference.We hope you enjoy reading our latest updates,The Partnership for a Healthier America Team   This Month from PHA By Partnership for a Healthier America ● Oct 06, 2022 Smart Brevity® count: 1.5 mins... 399 words 🔆 The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health created a sense of momentum for the issues we care deeply about at PHA. Read our takeaways from the day below. 🍂 We hope you'll enjoy the October recipe of the month: Sweet Potato Hash. This perfect for Fall recipe is flexible enough to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. 🔍 What we're reading: Dr. Kofi Essel just released a new paper in the American Journal of Public Health that highlights the importance of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child's life. 🌎 World Food Day is coming up on October 16th. Mark your calendar because we'll be making a special announcement about a new tool to help in the fight for Food Equity. In the meantime, take a minute to check out our Food Equity Action Center - where we've compiled ways you can help make a difference. We hope you enjoy reading our latest updates, The Partnership for a Healthier America Team   Recipe of the Month: Sweet Potato Hash     🍠 We hope you enjoy this recipe for Sweet Potato Hash. As the days get darker and colder, this recipe is the perfect warm pick-me-up that the whole family will love. 💚 We're providing fresh produce - like peppers, onions, and sweet potatoes - to families that face barriers to accessing healthy food as part of our work to fight for Food Equity. 🔥 Check out more of our Good Food for All recipes here.   PHA in the News     🗞️ The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health created a sense of momentum for the issues we care deeply about at PHA. ✨ We're thrilled that our organizational expertise and Food Equity work was featured in the news leading up to the White House Conference and after. Our top three media hits include: MSNBC: A conversation with Nancy Roman, PHA's President and CEO, and Symone Sanders of MSNBC. Fortune: An op-ed authored by Nancy Roman in Fortune calling on businesses to help build a culture of health. NPR: An interview with Nancy Roman and Scott Tong of NPR Here & Now about prioritizing our nation's public health.   Raising Adventurous Eaters with Pediatricians     👶 The first 1,000 days - from pregnancy to age two - are critical for young children. This time period builds the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health. 🌱 In a pre-released paper in the American Journal of Public Health, Dr. Kofi Essel, Community Pediatrician at Children's National Hospital and PHA Veggies Early & Often partner, highlights the importance of nutrition in the first 1,000 days and how pediatricians must play a role. 🗓️ On Thursday, November 10 at 3:00pm ET, PHA and the Dr. Yum Project will host a virtual event to release patient education resources for clinicians to help families raise adventurous eaters. Join the event.   What does 1.8 Million Servings of Produce look like?     🍎 The Gateway Region YMCA and PHA teamed up this summer to provide 360 tons of fresh produce to 3,000 families in St. Louis, Missouri through Good Food for All. 👏 Check out this video, created by the Gateway Region YMCA, to see what it looks like to make Good Food for All a success.   SUPPORT FOOD EQUITY NOW Follow Us: P.O. Box 1200 | Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678-9998 Question? Email us at social@ahealthieramerica.org or call (202) 842-9001  Partnership for a Healthier America is a 501(c)(3) organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.  Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences