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Nutrition and education: Learn to Eat Well

A webinar with the School Meals Coalition
Nutrition and education
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Nutrition and education: Learn to Eat Well
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Co-hosted with the School Meals Coalition this webinar will focus on the Learn to Eat Well report, the second GEM Report publication in a three-part series exploring the interlinkages between education and the other SDGs. Published in partnership with the  the paper explores the critical intersection of education and nutrition. 

During the event we will hear from organizations working outside of education who have endorsed the report and its recommendations, which highlight the importance of lifelong learning about nutrition and the food system, from birth, in and through school and as an adult, as essential to transform our relationship with food, and to meet nutrition goals.  

The session will conclude with an interactive dialogue with the audience featuring some of the reports contributing authors to highlight the national and regional efforts underway looking to drive better nutrition and health outcomes in and through education. 

Featured speakers: 

  • Manos Antoninis, Director, GEM Report
  • Professor Donald Bundy, Director of the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition
  • Priya Joshi, Senior Researcher, GEM Report
  • Abimbola Adesanmi, Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition
  • Robert Akparibo, Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition
  • Robert Gopinath, Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition