Moving Forward...

I really enjoyed watching everyone else's presentations, because it was an opportunity to see what they had done and get ideas for our project. I was really disheartened to hear how much resistance the Delish and Nutrish group was getting from university's food service department. Then again, it is very similar to the same reaction that Jamie Oliver got when he came to make changes at the elementary school in Food Nation. I think that getting some kind of buy-in from an organization is always helpful when developing a campaign. This works for many reasons. They will provide support and help bring new ideas to the table. Also, they will help foster an environment that is supportive of the campaign. I think this goes for anything that you are involved in and isn't just limited to public health. My grandmother, a member of my school district's board for a number of years, found it very frustrating, as the administration was very difficult to work with. Sadly, this hasn't changed and for that the children that can't transfer out of the district have suffered. I was excited to hear about the consultant for the immunization partnership was interested in our campaign. I look forward to hearing what he has to say once our campaign has been developed and pilot tested.