L.A. County Program Seeks To Train Child Care Providers About Healthy Eating
On Monday, Los Angeles County launched the Eat Grow Play initiative to curb obesity rates by teaching home day care centers and preschools about healthy meals. Under the initiative, the L.A. County Department of Public Health and First Five L.A. will spend $6.1 million over three-and-a-half years to train 6,000 child care providers via workshops and follow-up site visits how to plan menus and assess food labels.
- "L.A. County To Train Child Care Providers To Curb Obesity Epidemic" (Fernandes, "Pass/Fail," KPCC News, 10/21).