Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Make #HealthyChoicesCount
Lauren Kollauf
  • Dec 12, 2019
  • 2 min

Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Make #HealthyChoicesCount

New year, new goals! The upcoming new year is a great time to implement changes that make the healthy choice the easy choice at your earl...
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What are Perfect Eaters?
Haleisa Johnson
  • Nov 6, 2019
  • 2 min

What are Perfect Eaters?

A note about the author, Haleisa Johnson is the Early Childhood Coordinator with Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness. Since being the NE Iowa...
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Oh Snap! FoodCorps Snaps for Snap Peas this Summer
Nathan Spalding
  • Jun 11, 2019
  • 3 min

Oh Snap! FoodCorps Snaps for Snap Peas this Summer

A note about the author: Nathan Spalding is the Iowa FoodCorps Food Program Coordinator. It’s that much-anticipated time of year when tea...
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Gather Around for Meal Time
Heather McNamara
  • May 2, 2019
  • 3 min

Gather Around for Meal Time

A note about the author: Heather McNamara is a Child Care Consultant with Region 4 Child Care Resource and Referral. Eating together, sha...
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Good Neighbor Iowa Protects Child Development
Audrey Tran Lam
  • Mar 6, 2019
  • 3 min

Good Neighbor Iowa Protects Child Development

A note about the author, Audrey Tran Lam, MPH is a Environmental Health Program Manager at the Center for Energy & Environmental Educatio...
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Child Care Centers are Reducing Pesticide Use
Heidi Brown
  • Jan 26, 2019
  • 1 min

Child Care Centers are Reducing Pesticide Use

A note about the author: Heidi Brown is a Child Care Consultant working with Iowa Department of Human Services. Do you provide outdoor pl...
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