WAMC News Podcast - Episode 314

July 14, 2022 00:09:42
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 314
WAMC News Podcast
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 314

Jul 14 2022 | 00:09:42

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Show Notes

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Heart Association are warning of a looming food shortage for millions of children in the coming school year if Congress doesn’t take action. The reason is the end of pandemic-era child nutrition waivers that funded free meals for students at school. We speak with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Dr. Richard Besser, the former acting head of the CDC, and American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown.

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