HOST Healthy Eating And Physical Activity Roundup

The latest in our regular roundups of healthy eating and physical activity news from HOST members and others.

Action for Healthy Kids offers "Resources for Back to School Planning Amid Uncertainty," including ones on food access and physical activity.
A hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan has created a farm-based summer and after-school program that teaches kids food is medicine, reports Youth Today.

"Will community-based afterschool programs be able to provide meals to students and families this fall?" asks the Afterschool Alliance.
"Access to Reliable, Quality Meals Is More Essential Than Ever," says the National Recreation and Park Association.
The Food Research & Action Center has called on the Secretary of Agriculture to extend the child nutrition waivers that were available in the spring through the 2020-2021 school year so that children who rely on free and reduced-price school meals still get those meals while schools have moved to fully or partly remote learning.