HLTH355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 51: Romaine Lettuce, Wawatay Native Communications Society, Winter Road
30 Oct 2018
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Two pieces of toast and a program which has blossomed into a federally funded, student centered nutritional food provision at the peetabeck academy in fort albany. The i(cid:374)itial support fu(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:449)as for a toaster a(cid:374)d a (cid:271)o(cid:454) of apples for t. A teacher at the school, joan metatawabin, noticed the students at the school were tired and unfocused; unable to concentrate in their classrooms. She suspected that their dietary requirements were not being met and this was having a great effect on their overall student performance. The program has been going strong for over a decade. The key to success of the program is joan metatawabin. Metatawabin, the champion of the program, mother of four children, grandmother of seven, wife of former chief edmund metatawabin is the school nutritionist and oversees all aspects of the program. Beginning with the assessment of dietary needs, she plans the meals, orders and prices the community via the airport or the winter road.
