Discuss the potential for a link between health and education.

In my opinion, health and education are greatly
linked.

If a child grows up never being told of the dangers
of smoking, he will likely have no pause to being smoking. On the same basis, if that
child is eating poorly at home because his parents eat poorly (whether from lack of
health education themselves or the inability to afford healthy alternatives), that child
will very likely continue in those eating habits and possibly even cintinue that cycle
onto his own children.

On a positive note... if we stress
health education in schools, all children have a far better chance of being healthy, no
matter their home situation (and they will likely even teach Mom and Dad to eat better
and excercise also!).

There is also a responsibility on
school systems to provide healthy lunches for children but unfortunately, many schools
and entire districts don't have the funding to "upgrade" their food service programs and
this is very sad!