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November 29, 2005
Institute of Community Health's Federally Funded 'Growing Healthy' Program Unites Cambridge and Somerville, Mass., Cities, Schools, Area Farms to Battle Childhood Obesity

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The Institute for Community Health (ICH) received funding for a three-year study and outreach program to implement and evaluate a farm-to-school-to-home project that supports local agriculture and helps meet the nutritional needs of families in Cambridge and Somerville public schools. Both cities have high rates of childhood obesity. Read more from this post.
Posted on November 29, 2005 09:59 PM



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