LOCAL CHEFS JOIN NEW HAVEN SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS

LOCAL CHEFS JOIN NEW HAVEN SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS
District Launches Two Health Initiatives to Improve Health
and Target Childhood Obesity
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What: ​New Haven Public Schools will launch two health initiatives today, Health Heroes and Chefs Move to School, in their ongoing effort to address health issues, particularly childhood obesity.  Health Heroes is a social marketing campaign intended to inspire students and their families to adopt lifelong healthy behaviors.  The District is partnering with Yale School of Public Health’s CARE program to implement the campaign.  Chefs Move to Schools is an outcropping of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to fight childhood obesity.  The program is run through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and will help chefs around the country partner with schools in their community to create healthy meals and teach children about good food choices.  Local chefs will be on hand doing food demonstrations for the students using fresh fruits and vegetables.
Who: ​Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, US House of Representatives
Dr. Reginald Mayo, Superintendent of NHPS
William Clark, COO, NHPS
Sue Peters, CARE Director
Tim Cipriano, Executive Director, Food Services for NHPS
John Magnarelli, USDA
Chefs include:
Tyler Anderson, Copper Beech Inn, Ivoryton
Dan Batchelder, Freshpoint, Hartford
Jeff Borofsky, Skinny Pines Brick Oven Catering, Easton
Emily Brooks, Edibles Advocate Alliance
Peter Weichner, Lindley Foods, New Haven
David Prescott, New Haven School Food Central Kitchen
Cheryl Barbara, NH School Food, High School in the Community
Matt Weichner, Stonebridge Restaurant, Milford
Michael Finelli, Kellogg’s
Eric Pasquale, The Father’s Table
When:  Wednesday, October 20, 2010
​10:00 – press event
​10:30 – cooking demonstrations with chefs and students​
Where:  Barnard Magnet School
​170 Derby Ave., New Haven