Healthier Children
As the co-chair of the Healthy Children Task Force, I’m proud of how our group has made a difference in children’s lives. We collaborate with the schools, the city, the public health department and the community to focus on kids.
- First Lady Michelle Obama recognized Cambridge this year for our successful efforts to increase physical activity and improve school food. What we have done in Cambridge is a model for the national "Let's Move" campaign for which she has provided the leadership.
- As a result of my initiative, the city now has a parks and playground plan to make our already-great playgrounds better suited to children’s developmental needs: children don’t just play in playgrounds, they learn social skills, physical skills and engage with nature.
- We are so fortunate to have CitySprouts, a non-profit school gardening program, in our city. As a councillor, I support all that organization is doing to give kids a “taste” of what it means to grow their own food and also to care for the natural environment.
