Public health and medical students from the Wayne State University School of Medicine joined Detroit Lions players, mascot Roary and Executive Chef Joe Nader Tuesday, September 15 at Detroit Eastern Market to kick off a new season of “Meet Up & Eat Up with the Lions and Ford.”
The fall program is an extension of the United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s statewide summer campaign encouraging children to Meet Up & Eat Up at hundreds of summer food sites in Michigan.
Additional Meet Up & Eat Up fall dates include Sept. 30, and Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28.
The School of Medicine is among the initiative’s partners scheduled to be on site to educate the community and children from Detroit Public Schools about eating fresh fruits and vegetables, and about where to find fresh produce in the city. The event will also address food insecurity and hunger in Detroit.
The School of Medicine first partnered with the Detroit Lions’ Living for the City campaign in 2012. The philanthropic initiative focuses on sustainable community health, wellness and development. The school and the team launched an official partnership in November 2013, the first of its kind between a National Football League franchise and a university medical school.
Since then, the Lions and the school’s Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences have worked with Detroit residents, especially children, to teach methods to improve health through health fairs and other programs.
The young students at Eastern Market will enjoy a morning of activities that include educational lessons on the impact of nutrition by WSU’s public health and medical students, a “Play 60” recess session, a tour of the market and a healthy snack demonstration by Chef Nader.
“The Lions are proud to partner with the Ford Motor Company Fund and an impactful coalition of community organizations to promote health and wellness,” said Detroit Lions Team President Tom Lewand in a news release. “Together, along with our players and alumni, we will engage Detroit youth to improve nutrition and increase physical activity while emphasizing the importance of making healthy choices.”
The school joined Living for the City as part of the federally-funded Bridges to Equity program, which is housed in the Family Medicine Department. Bridges to Equity develops and implements educational programming to engage medical students in inter-professional collaboration with public health students and faculty on community-based projects to reduce health disparities.
For more information, visit www.detroitlions.com/community.
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