Eduardo Hernandez

Eduardo graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in Health and Exercise Science. During college, he conducted a healthy food initiative in his hometown addressing the local levels of childhood obesity and conducted community based participatory research on migrant farmworker occupational health with the Wake Forest School of Medicine. As President of the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) on campus, he advocated, facilitated, and planned a variety of events to educate his college community on the social justice issues Latinos face domestically and abroad. Eduardo has interned for Student Action with Farmworkers and, upon graduation, served as a City Year AmeriCorps Member where he tutored and mentored at-risk inner city youth.

Field placement: United Way of King County

Seattle, Washington

Policy placement: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Washington, D.C.

Hunger Free Community Report

"It’s Not Just Breakfast, It’s Equity: A Profile on the State of School Breakfast in King County" provides a thorough overview of the school breakfast program and why increasing access to school meals is important. The report analyzes racial data in low income schools, includes a cost-analysis of the school breakfast program, summarizes responses from Nutrition Directors, and provides recommendations for better serving the students of King County.