Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 06, 1974, Image 9

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Hairy broup Endorses Nutrition
- Dairy Council Ipc.,
Southampton, Pa., strongly
endorses a six-point
program to improve and
expand nutrition education
presented receiifly at the
National Nutrition Policy
St-udy>HearingfL in
Washington, D,C.The Senate
Select' Committee on
Nutrition and Human Needs
is chaired by Senator George
> McGovern of North Dakota
and includes, among others,
such well known Senators as
Percy of Illinois, Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Talmadge of
Georgia, Humphrey and
Mondale of Minnesota, Taft McAfee,urged .that, strong _
of Ohio, and Schweikerof efforts be made to bring
Pennsylvania. nutrition education into the
Cooperative Conservation
Agreements Signed by 19
A total of 19 new
'cooperators signed
agreements with the Lan
caster County Conservation
.District In May, it was
- reported at the latest
.meeting - of. the^District’s
board of directors. The
? codperators, the. townships
ihwhieh they’re located, and
the Dumber ofacres, are:
- David. - M. Homing,
’ Caerwurvoh Twp., 15 acres;
William Gress Farm, West
Cocalico, 55 acres; David K.
Burkholder, Ephrata, 25
acres; Wilbur H. Graybill
Farm, Perm, 23 acres; John
K. Garber, Mount Joy, 90
acres; Ammon E. Shelly,
Penn, 61 acres.
H. Moses Martin, Ephrata, -
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Robert C. McKinley, Dairy
Council President,' reported
that Donald C. McAfee, Ed.
D., NDC’s Director of
Nutrition Education, told the
Senate Committee 'that
“nutrition education must be
a part of the discipline of
every child from kin
dergarten through grade
12.” The need for nutrition
education was recognized
throughout the hearings and
universally supported by
reporting, panels and those
key individuals asked to
testify.
75 acres; Jacob S. Click,
Colerain, 135 acres; Daniel
K. Fisher, Fulton. 75 acres;
C. Mark Wise, Brecknock, 15.
acres; J.D. Brubaker,
Pequea, 80 acres; Margaret
M. Metzler, Rapbo, 180
acres;. Norman Rissel,
Colecain,ls acres.
- John' H. "Martin, ,' Caer
narvon, 87 acres; J. Nelson
Harnisb.West Lampeter, 117
acres; N.C. Hershey & Son,
Inc., Pam, 83 acres; Russell
N. Carver, Conoy, 99 acres;
Southern Lancaster County
Sportsmen’s Association,
East " Drumore and
Providence Townships, 80
acres; Thurman. T.
Grossnidtle, Mount 'Joy, 55
acres-
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curriculum and teacher
training with activities
(entered in these areas;
1. Increased programs of
nutrition research to in*
dentify medical problems
related to nutritional health
and to seek answers to them;
2. Establishing nutrition
education as a part of the
discipline of every child
-from kindergarten through
grade 12;
3. Increased funding of
nutrition education
programs at all age levels;
4. Adoption of legislation,
where necessary, at state
and federal levels, to provide
guidance for the develop
ment of a comprehensive
< ?<Un3aste'r Faroiirig;^aty» f d^y^Joly^^7l4--b
Program
nutrition education
curriculum in the nation’s
schools;
5. Development of an
innovative curriculum" that
will make nutrition
education exciting,
meaningful and relevant to
educators and children; «
6. Modification of teacher
training programs so that
the 'fundamentals . of
nutrition education are a
requirement for teacher
certification.
that .research should be
conducted of the various
nutrition education
programs in order to
"evaluate their enrichment
values. It is not enough to
merly impart he
pdinfs out, but effective
programs create improved
habits and subsequently,
better health.
For more than 54 years
Dairy Council has promoted
nutrition through free-audio
visual workshops and
programs for educational
and other professional
leaders in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware.
Programs and teaching
methods keyed to the in
terest and involvement
levels of school children of
all ages have been part of the
Council’s strength. Through
these efforts, nutrition
education has been made
stimulating and un
derstandable to the kin-
dergarten student and older
child alike.