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Media Advisory No. 0051.14 Contact: Agriculture Under Secretary Concannon Hosts Media Call to Discuss USDA Support for Schools Child Nutrition Experts to Join Call to Underscore Ways USDA is Helping Schools Make Lunchrooms “Smarter” as Students Head Back to School WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2014 – TODAY, Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon will join representatives from the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics for Child Nutrition Programs, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and the National Healthy Schools Program on a media conference call to discuss new resources to help schools serve healthy meals and snacks and encourage student consumption of healthier foods this coming school year. Highlights include grants awarded to states, new tools for schools, and the relaunch of the HealthierUS School Challenge, which recognizes and awards schools who are engaging in voluntary steps that encourage kids to make healthy choices. Thursday, August 21, 2014 WHAT: Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon will host a conference call to discuss USDA support for schools to help students eat healthier. WHO: Kevin Concannon, Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services DIAL-IN: 888-324-3489 PASSCODE: SCHOOL (Given Verbally) Trouble number: 202-720-8560 To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone. # USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).
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