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Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA),
West Suburban Community Health Network Area (CHNA) 18, and
Healthy Waltham with assistance from
the Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest) present:
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The High Cost Of Healthy Food:
What Can We Do About It |
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Date: Thursday June 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street, Waltham, MA, 02451.
Phone (781-314-3425). For directions, please visit http://www.waltham.lib.ma.us/hours_directions.php .
For environmental reasons, we strongly suggest car pooling and/or using public transportation.
For MBTA route and schedule information please www.mbta.com
Event Description: This exciting forum will frame the issues from the global to local scale,
and present successful community models that can be emulated. Highlights include:
Guest Speaker: Representative Peter J. Koutoujian, 10th Middlesex District, Chairman, Joint Committee on Public Health
- Wil Bullock, Urban Agriculture Community Coordinator, Trustees of the Reservation
- Meg Coward, M.Div., Executive Director, Waltham Fields Community Farm
- Mary Joan McLarney, MS, R.D., Director of Food Service, Somerville Public Schools
- Larry Dixon, Food Security Specialist, Adjunct Professor at Simmons College
- Networking opportunities and resource materials in abundance!
Cost: This event is free, but registration is recommended.
Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - see registration details below.
Walk-ins are welcome as well.
Light appetizers will be provided by Haley House, a non-profit organization
committed to mobilizing resources to support people in their move toward economic
independence and meaningful lives.
To register: You can register by calling Jhana Wallace at (617) 230-4487
or e-mail your name and contact details to jhanaw@gmail.com. In your e-mail, note
that you wish to register for the June 12 Food Forum.
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