A PowerPoint presentation from the Town Hall Meeting held on 4/17/08 in Marietta, GA.

1. Diane M. Harris, Ph.D. UCLA Center for Excellence in Pancreatic Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Eating the Rainbow: Strategies to Increase Vegetable and Fruit Consumption in Schoolchildren

4. D. Heber allicin quercetin kaempferol sulforaphane isothiocyanate indoles lycopene anthocyanins β - carotene lutein vitamin C

6. Copyright ©2002 American Association for Cancer Research O'Shaughnessy, J. A. et al. Clin Cancer Res 2002;8:314-346

7. Healthy Eating is Important Throughout the Lifespan

9. Trends in Consumption of Five or More Recommended Vegetable and Fruit Servings for Cancer Prevention, Adults 18 and Older, US, 1994-2005 Note: Data from participating states and the District of Columbia were aggregated to represent the United States. Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System CD-ROM (1984-1995, 1996, 1998) and Public Use Data Tape (2000, 2003, 2005), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006.

10. Percent of Youth and Adults in Georgia Who Consume 5 or More Servings of Fruits and Vegetables Per Day, 2005 Source: Georgia Dept. of Human Resources, Div. Public Health

11. Trends in Overweight* Prevalence (%), Adults 18 and Older, US, 1992-2004 1992 1995 1998 *Body mass index of 25.0 kg/m 2 or greater. Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CD-ROM (1984-1995, 1998) and Public Use Data Tape (2004), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 2000, 2005. 2004 Less than 50% 50 to 55% More than 55% State did not participate in survey

12. What Can I (We) Do?

13. Typical American Plate

16. Farm to School Programs

18. Emory Rollins Day Picnic 4/10/08

19. “ A Delicious Revolution” http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/ “ The aim of education is to provide children with a sense of purpose and a sense of possibility, and with skills and habits of thinking that will help them live in the world. A key way to learn these skills and habits is to learn how to eat well and how to eat right.” - Alice Waters

21. http://www.georgiaorganics.org/about_us/Georgia%20Organic%20Farm%20to%20School%20Guide.pdf

24. Dietary Guidelines in the Life Cycle Determinants of Chronic Disease Risk “ metabolic programming” VLW Go Infancy Infancy Childhood Childhood Puberty Puberty Adolescence Young Women & Men Birth Menopause Conception