To combat food insecurity and build nutrition equity iHeartMedia and Anthem Blue Cross partner with Common Threads to launch Food as Medicine classes at three LAUSD schools
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Last year, iHeartMedia and Anthem Blue Cross helped fully renovate and expand the student-run garden program at Manual Arts High School, providing students with an opportunity to learn how to grow fresh produce.
Key Points:
- Last year, iHeartMedia and Anthem Blue Cross helped fully renovate and expand the student-run garden program at Manual Arts High School, providing students with an opportunity to learn how to grow fresh produce.
- Now, we are doubling down on our ongoing commitment to combat food insecurity in our communities across Los Angeles by adding nutrition education, focused on food as medicine, to our program, said Kevin LeGrett, President of iHeartMedia Sports.
- The new partnership with Common Threads includes year-round hands-on nutrition education curriculum for students and their families that rolls out in late October.
- Food is an essential part of our lives and the nutrition we need to thrive comes from good food choices.