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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
Fall River Soda-free
Summer Pledge Campaign traveled to the 21st Century Summer Program at
the Greene Elementary School to ask over 150 children there to pledge
to reduce or eliminate soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages over the
rest of the summer. Sugar has no nutritional value and is a food that should
be consumed only occasionally. Sugars from soda and other foods are also a
major contributor to tooth decay.
School Wellness coordinator Marcia Picard engaged the group in a
discussion in which she pointed out that a two-liter bottle of soda
contains 54 teaspoons of sugar. "Would you drink that
much sugar if it was just dissolved in water?" she asked. The children were
also quick to point out that tooth decay is often related to drinking
sugary beverages. Parents of the children were asked to take home a pledge
form and an information
sheet that they can read and post at home to remind them not to drink
soda over the summer. Click
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(Top row) Paul Moniz invites the children indoors for lunch and the chance to hear School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard from Partners for a Healthier Community give a presentation on the Soda-free Summer Pledge Campaign to over 150 children who attend the 21st Century summer program at the Greene Elementary School. (Middle row) Ms. Picard challenges the students to answer some questions about what they drink in the summer and to guess how much sugar is in a two-liter bottle of soda. (Bottom row) Ms. Picard urges the students to think about giving up soda for the summer before introducing Eric, dressed as Mr. Tooth, who reminds the students that sugar-sweetened beverage and other foods containing sugar are not good for their teeth and that they should brush after every meal. |
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