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| At community festivals, children celebrate what they learn about the healthy values of fresh foods. |
As a result of years of instability and conflict, community health issues are rarely addressed in Lebanon.
AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID (ANERA) promotes improved diet, breastfeeding, and teaches mothers to prepare homemade baby foods and oral re-hydration solutions. Just as in America, prepared food is more convenient, but fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains, which require more time to prepare, provide long-term health benefits for adults and children.
ANERA’s Creative Health Campaign is designed to educate poor mothers and children with facts that dispel misinformation about costly manufactured baby foods and formula. User friendly educational materials are provided through individual counseling, through women’s support groups, and at community festivals. The health practices taught are ones mothers and children can do themselves and improve their health for a lifetime.

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