On Monday, April 9th, 2018, we were proud to present our 6th Annual Public Policy Day. This year the theme was "Health in Every Policy." We had numerous guest speakers come in and discuss current health policies in California. Toward the end of the event, students created video messages to California Representatives Jimmy Panetta and Jim Costa thanking them for continuing to protect funding for CalFresh and SNAP-Ed within the Farm Bill. They also created video messages asking California Representatives Jeff Denham and Doug LaMalfato to protect funding for CalFresh and SNAP-Ed within the Farm Bill. See the videos below:
Thank you to our guest speakers:
Keynote speaker: Senator Bob Hertzberg
Keynote speaker: Dr. Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS, FAAFP, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Fatinah Darwish, MPH, RD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH, Author of "A Big Fat Crisis"
Melissa Cannon, RD, CDE, California Food Policy Advocates
Dipa Shah Patel, MPH, RD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Sarah Chang, MPH, Social Justice Learning Institute
Michelle Wood, MPP, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Rosa Romero, MEd - "From Farm to Preschool"
Jocelyn Harrison, MPH, RDN - CAND Los Angeles District Representative
CSUN Dining, Low Sodium Food Demo
Special thank you to University Student Union at CSUN, Kappa Omicron Nu CSUN Honor Society, Csun DI, Oviatt Library, LA County Department of Public Health, LAD - The Los Angeles District of the California Dietetics Association, and CAMINO-Cal State University, Northridge.
Thank you to our co-coordinators Karina Almanza and Itzel Dzul for putting together this inspiring event.
Check out pictures from the event below!
