TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE FORMS NUTRITION CAUCUS

A bi-partisan team of state legislators launched The Tennessee Nutrition Caucus late last month.  Part of the impetus to create the caucus is the current status of Tennessee's children and overall population.  According to Feeding America, 25.1% of Tennessee's children and 17.6% of the state's general population are unaware of where they will find their next meal. The group’s long-term goal is to provide an appropriate forum to find solutions to malnutrition – legislative, public, private and volunteer – like reducing unemployment through healthier lifestyles, eliminating food deserts, encouraging urban gardening, harvests for the hungry, and community education events.

 

Source:  Council of State Governments, 4/10/14, Nutrition Caucus