Ronette Schulte, Administrative Assistant (573) 751-2794. The Chief Medical Officers serve as the departmentâs senior clinical leaders by providing advice and counsel to the department director regarding a broad range of clinical policy, programmatic and strategic issues.
Organic vegetables at a farmers' market in Argentina. Organic foods are foods produced by organic farming. While the standards differ worldwide, organic farming in general features cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
Organic foods are perceived by many Mexican consumers to be healthier than conventional foods. Mexico is now considered the second more obese country in the world and the Mexican government has made it a priority to reverse this through education campaigns and new food nutrition laws targeting school children.