Minnesota's resolution for Family and Consumer Sciences, Please Caucus with your state.

Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is getting ready for caucusing on Tuesday, February 4, 2014.

If you intend to go please print and bring the following resolution in support of Family and Consumer Sciences for consideration.

I know this post is about Minnesota only but if your state has taken away the FACS requirement you can use similar wording to bring back the FACS junior high school requirement.

 Resolution

Topic:  Re-instating Junior High School Family and Consumer Sciences as a Minnesota education requirement.

Sponsored by:  Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Preamble: 

Whereas:  Childhood Obesity has become a societal issue.

 

Whereas:  Healthy food preparation and nutrition education is vital to the prevention obesity.

 

Whereas:  The formation of positive lifelong eating habits is crucial to obesity prevention.

 

Whereas:  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention obesity affects more than 1/3 of adults.

 

Whereas:  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention higher prevalence of the adult obesity were found in the Midwest in all income and education levels.

 

Whereas:  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: medical costs for obese people was $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.

 

Whereas:  Family and Consumer Sciences is in a unique position to promote healthy eating practices and to instruct healthy food preparation.

Resolved:  The Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

believes that it is essential for the Minnesota legislature in 2014 to pass a requirement and funding for healthy food preparation and nutrition education in junior high schools in the state.