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Jacqueline
Domac
Health Teacher at Venice High School,
Los Angeles Unified School District
Jacqueline
is Chair of the Health Department, a
member of VHS School Based Management,
Policy Consultant for the California
Center for Public Health Advocacy, and
Coordinator of the Linking Education,
Activity and Food Grant. As a health
teacher, Jacqueline focuses her instruction
on inspiring students to make responsible
decisions regarding nutrition, physical
activity, sexuality, drugs and other
lifestyle choices.
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In addition
to teaching, Jacqueline encourages students
to become active in promoting various issues
such as animal welfare, environmental protection,
and social justice and sponsors the VHS Peace
Club and VHS Students for Public Health Advocacy.
Jacqueline and her students have made local
and national headlines for their strong advocacy
work, and were recently the subject of a PBS
documentary entitled "Tipping the Scale"
on KCET, and featured in "Eye on America"
on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and
TIME Magazine. Jacqueline and her students
have been credited with providing the grassroots
activism that lead to the unanimous 7-0 LAUSD
School Board Vote to end the sale of soda
during school hours on all LAUSD school sites.
Jacqueline
received the 2004 Teacher of the Year Award
for the Los Angeles Unified School District
(Dist. D) presented to her by The County of
Los Angeles. Jacqueline is also the recipient
of the 2002 Healthy School Hero Award, presented
to her by the National Education Association
at the Healthy School Summit in Washington
D.C. The Los Angeles Fulfillment Fund, California
Project LEAN, The California State PTA and
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
have also honored Domac for her teaching excellence
and activism. At the state level, Jacqueline
serves as the Co-Chair of CA Senator Tom Torlakson's
Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness.
website: www.nojunkfood.org
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