“When you think of children in need, your mind may by natural means travel to third world countries, but the truth of the matter is, there are countless numbers of children in the U.S.’s Deep South who are living well below the poverty line and in settings that would shock America’s city dwellers,” Dr. Levine told us. Dr. Levine will head a suggested campaign to bring in wholesome, nourishing food products into communities where a significant number of the families with children are living below the poverty line. Dr. Levine said that the work that these types of organizations do at home and abroad has been an encouragement to her for many years and she is thankful to be working together with them to deliver food and professional medical care to children in need.
Psychological reports have established that living in poverty is known for a number of destructive effects for the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our nation’s children. It has an effect on them at home, in school, and in their communities. A good number of these children are now living in subpar housing and or are displaced, they experience weak nutrition and food insecurity, lousy child care, absence of use of health care, risky neighborhoods, not to mention the schools are under resourced which negatively has effects on their education. Children in our own backyards are now being affected specifically stemming from our current overall economy and unemployment rates. Children who're living in poverty are at more significant possibility of behavioral and emotional problems.
Dr. Barnett Levine alongside other volunteers will work together to create a well-rounded plan of action for the communities in the Deep South that this lifesaving mission will focus on. A combination of education, medical care and dietary needs are expected to be addressed. The committee plans a launch of this progressive outreach program by mid-summer 2011.
Dr. Barbara Barnett Levine is a pediatrician and board certified nutritionist with a busy practice in the South. She is currently seeking corporate sponsorship to bring a far healthier choice to public school children. She hopes to implement a similar system as Chef Jaime Oliver has been advocating. It is fair to believe, based on her passion for healthy eating that she will bring some of this to the program she is developing to help save the children.
Dr. Barnett Levine thinks that helping to save the children in America will create a culture of accountability , aspirations , collaboration, and ingenuity in addition to ethics to America that is much needed. This system meshes well with her own personal style. She looks forward to bringing much needed services and other programs to children in need.
