Teresa Ambroz

But we, I lost my train of thought and I totally lost it.

But we, I lost my train of thought and I totally lost it.

COVID. So kids did gain weight. Kids were dealing with stress. You know, we saw more people out walking, which is really encouraging, but we know healthy lifestyles can be beneficial for reducing risks from things like COVID. So we need to do better. We need to do more communication.

COVID. So kids did gain weight. Kids were dealing with stress. You know, we saw more people out walking, which is really encouraging, but we know healthy lifestyles can be beneficial for reducing risks from things like COVID. So we need to do better. We need to do more communication.

And on that note, we will be putting out community-based grants for community to lead the way in addressing food access related issues to prevent and support people with diabetes. Because we know having nutritious, not just food security, but food and nutrition security, you know, having access to good, wholesome foods that are appealing, that are safe, that, you know, are culturally appropriate.

And on that note, we will be putting out community-based grants for community to lead the way in addressing food access related issues to prevent and support people with diabetes. Because we know having nutritious, not just food security, but food and nutrition security, you know, having access to good, wholesome foods that are appealing, that are safe, that, you know, are culturally appropriate.

We need to find better ways to make it easier to make a healthy choice.

We need to find better ways to make it easier to make a healthy choice.

Healthcare providers are really one of the places where it's most appropriate to talk about health. and how weight's affecting a child's health. Because it's not just a cosmetic issue. You know, it shouldn't be approached as a cosmetic issue. And providers don't feel comfortable talking about this often. We did some focus groups with providers and school nurses. This is a hard topic to talk about.

Healthcare providers are really one of the places where it's most appropriate to talk about health. and how weight's affecting a child's health. Because it's not just a cosmetic issue. You know, it shouldn't be approached as a cosmetic issue. And providers don't feel comfortable talking about this often. We did some focus groups with providers and school nurses. This is a hard topic to talk about.

So I think more training to support the health messages, how to approach it, you know, not to contribute to disordered eating behaviors. for example, um, to not make the problem worse. So I think there's really important efforts that could go into helping equip health professionals in supporting. Yeah.

So I think more training to support the health messages, how to approach it, you know, not to contribute to disordered eating behaviors. for example, um, to not make the problem worse. So I think there's really important efforts that could go into helping equip health professionals in supporting. Yeah.

I love it. Food prescriptions are on the policy agenda for a lot of people to try to have healthcare coverage, to write a food prescription. Why wait until they get a chronic condition? Why not help somebody before that? It's, you know, the cost effectiveness of that and the studies that we're seeing are, you know, really, it's common sense to use those types of approaches.

I love it. Food prescriptions are on the policy agenda for a lot of people to try to have healthcare coverage, to write a food prescription. Why wait until they get a chronic condition? Why not help somebody before that? It's, you know, the cost effectiveness of that and the studies that we're seeing are, you know, really, it's common sense to use those types of approaches.