Welcome  to  Public  health  moment  from the  University  of  Minnesota.  The  US. Senate  is  considering  a  bill  that would  provide  4.5  billion dollar  in  new  child  nutrition program  funding  over  ten  years. The  aim  of  the  Healthy  Hunger  Free  Kids  Act of  2010  is  to  improve  school  lunches by  providing  more  funding  for more  nutritious  foods  and by  mandating  higher  nutrition  standards. Professor  Mary,  a  nutrition expert  from  the  University  of  Minnesota,  has  more. The  bill  specifically  would increase  the  reimbursement  rates  for school  meals  so  that  schools could  serve  more  fruits  and  vegetables  and  whole  grains. And  the  bill  would  also  strengthen the  local  school  wellness  policies. Very  importantly,  the  bill  would  establish national  nutrition  standards  for all  foods  sold  on the  school  campus  throughout  the  school  day. Story  says  this  bill  would  provide needed  investment  in  the  fight  against  childhood  obesity. The  foods  that  are  offered  and  sold  in schools  are  not  as  healthy  as  they  could  be  or  should  be. Investing  in  these  programs  is  a  down  payment  on education  and  the  fight  against obesity  and  other  serious  diet  related  diseases. With  another  public  health  moment,  I'm  John  Finnegan.