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Lisa Cox
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area was recently awarded the Healthier Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Award with High Honors in the “Infant Care” category and showing exceptional standards of wellness from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The Healthier CACFP Award is a recognition system that supports the wellness efforts of child care providers, day care center staff, and home providers (caregivers) participating in CACFP. Caregivers going above and beyond the Program requirements by taking steps to improve the menus, physical activity, professional development, nutrition, and wellness environment and/or infant care can apply for an award in one or more of these categories. Child caregivers have an opportunity to positively impact children’s healthy development by encouraging children to develop healthy habits at a young age.

“Economic Security Corporation has chosen to take the opportunity to positively impact children’s healthy development by encouraging children to develop healthy habits at a young age,” said DHSS Director Sarah Willson. “They have health at the forefront of the program to teach children and their families about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, and their practice of serving healthy foods increases the chances that children in their care will develop healthy eating habits for life.”