TALLAHATCHIE – JUNK FOOD BUSTERS
Nearly 800 children in Tallahatchie County participated in
“Junk Food Free Wednesdays” throughout the 2007-08 school year. The project
included instruction about healthy food choices, healthy snacks, free BMI
screening and fun physical activities at the Eva Covington Head Start center and
local elementary schools. Kids enjoyed Carrot Day and other special events
that raised awareness for the project. Owners of the Subway in Charleston,
Johnny & Debra Goodwin, partnered with the Community Health Council through a
month long campaign to provide free snacks at Subway for local kids.
In a county-wide effort to increase opportunities for
physical activities for Tallahatchie young people, the Community Health Council
provided Dance Dance Revolution equipment to two elementary schools in east and
west Tallahatchie as well as to the Charleston Boys & Girls Club and the
Tutwiler Community Education Center. Tallahatchie Head Start centers were
provided with equipment to promote more physical activity including a large
supply of ball, hoops, cones, and bean bags for Glendora Head Start and Wii
equipment with games for pre-K age children at Eva Covington Head Start.
Members of the CHC are volunteering to serve on School
Wellness Councils at city and county schools in the 2008-09 School Year and to
support the work of Alliance for Healthier Generations Relationship Manager,
Valeria Hawkins who will provide extensive services and support to Tallahatchie
schools in the coming year to help them fulfill new state mandates for nutrition
and physical activity.
Community Health Council members:
Valeria Hawkins – Alliance for Healthier Generations
Debra Daniels, RN – R.H. Bearden Elementary School
Bernice Richardson – Eva Covington Head Start
Mildrette Graves – Tutwiler Community Education Center
Genether Spurlock – Tutwiler Community Education Center
Nedra Jackson – Director, Boys & Girls Club of Charleston
Major D. Heard – Western Hills
Sandra Franklin, Nurse – Charleston Elementary School
Angie Hill, RN
