Trailblazing solutions to global food crisis

Kelly Dumke At 29, Kelly Dumke is already working on the front lines in communities in L.A. County against a well-known and entrenched enemy. She’s aiming to keep nearly 1 million children from becoming obese during early childhood. The 2009 UCLA graduate is the assistant director for Choose Health LA Kids, a program that was designed and implemented by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and funded by First 5 LA. Dumke is working with Dr. Wendy Slusser, associate vice provost for UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative and a clinical professor in the Geffen School of Medicine and an adjuct professor in the Fielding School of Public Health to scale up an evidence-based curriculum that links nutrition education and parenting skills. Other UCLA faculty on the project are Dr. Charlotte Neumann and Dr. Fred Frankel. Dumke also leads an interdepartmental task force between the Department of Public Health and Department of Children and Family Services to develop ways to address high rates of child obesity in families within the child welfare system. Dumke, who graduated from UCLA in 2009, is among six students and alumni who have been selected by the University of California to receive its inaugural Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 Awards. The awards honor 30 young pioneers and innovators trailblazing to solve the global food crisis by making extraordinary contributions in a wide array of food-related fields. The 30 Under 30 Awards recognize individuals, both inside and ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news