1. Patrice Chamberlain, Coordinator, CA Summer Meal Coalition California Summer Meal Coalition Healthy Activities Intro to Nutrition Education for Summer Meal Programs

2. …And how can summer meal programs use it?  Sedentary activities during summertime are associated with childhood obesity  Children gained more than twice as much weight during the summertime than during the school year  Summertime weight gain may undermine school year obesity prevention efforts (source: Mahoney, L. The (not so) skinny on summertime and childhood obesity. Retrieved from Partnership for Children and Youth at http://partnerforchildren.org/storage/documents/downloads/summer/task_force/MahoneyPresentation _optiimized.pdf)  Opportunities for summer meal programs to keep kids active and engaged…part of year-round effort to promote health!  Many free resources to adapt to your program needs Why is nutrition education important in summer?

3.  Webinars  Monthly eNewsletter  Resources, Templates and Tools  Nutrition Education Resources www.ccrwf.org/summer-meal-coalition How the Coalition Can Help

4. Contact Information: Patrice Chamberlain California Center for Research on Women & Families Coordinator, California Summer Meal Coalition 415.637.6815 chamberlain@ccrwf.org CA_SummerMeals Acknowledgements: Support from the Network for a Healthy California Technical/logistic support provided by California Afterschool Network This was produced with support from the California Department of Public Health’s Network for a Healthy California with funding from USDA SNAP, known in California as CalFresh (formerly Food Stamps). These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. CalFresh provides assistance to low-income households and can help buy nutritious foods for better health. For CalFresh information, call 1-877-847-3663. For important nutrition information, visit www.cachampionsforchange.net. 1-877-847-3663 www.cachampionsforchange.net It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. -Frederick Douglass