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Blair demands food industry cooperation to tackle obesity
by Suzanne Piscopo 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Given the number of related discussions during last week's annual conference, thought this might be of interest to SNE members. Suzanne Piscopo University of Malta <http://www.foodnavigator.com> *Breaking News on Food & Beverage Development - Europe * <javascript:> Blair demands food industry cooperation to tackle obesity 27/07/2006- *Government cannot be the only actor with responsibility over the current obesity crisis, said UK prime minister Tony Blair in a key note speech on public health yesterday.* Reflecting on developments in public health policy over the years, he said that business must recognise a corporate and social responsibility as the price of the new consensus in support of their role in wealth creation. In effect, Blair called for a new and robust approach to tackling the issue. /"Above all a state that sees its role as empowering the individual, not trying to make their choices for them, can only work on the basis of a different relationship between citizen and state,"/ he said. /"Government can't be the only one with the responsibility if it's not the only one with the power. The responsibility must be shared."/ Indeed, Blair argued that current public health problems are not, strictly speaking, public health questions at all. Obesity for example is very much a question of individual lifestyle. /"These are not epidemics in the epidemiological sense,"/ he said. /"They are the result of millions of individual decisions, at millions of points in time. For example, 20 per cent of all children in the UK eat no fruit or vegetables in a week. 65 per cent of adults and half of all children do not take the recommended amount of exercise."/ Obesity is rising rapidly. 1 in 4 adults and children in the UK is obese, and rising. An estimated 1.7 million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes. /"These individual actions lead to collective costs,"/ said Blair. /"It is worth pausing for a moment to consider the consequences that inaction will bring."/ Heart disease alone costs the UK nearly 8 billion per annum. The Health Select Committee estimate that the full costs of obesity and overweight people to the country is in the region of 7 billion per year. /"In my view, the reason we need a new and more robust approach to health is precisely because of the facts I've just listed,"/ he said. Balir pointed out that the UK is banning poor meat, fizzy drinks, crisps and chocolate in school meals from September 2006. The Education Bill will also ban the sale of junk food and fizzy drinks in vending machines and schools will have to meet tough new standards for school meals by 2008 in primaries and 2009 in secondaries. /"We are working on a code with the food industry on limiting the advertising of junk food to children,"/ he said. /"But if by 2007, the voluntary code hasn't work, we will make it mandatory."/ But he argued that Government needs to work with others to have an impact on persuading more people to make more healthy choices. He pointed to a new partnership with industry and the voluntary sector, which is designed to prevent obesity in children under 11. Forty Stakeholders from food manufacturing, food retailing, NGO and physical activity sector have been developing this approach, and this will now extend to encompass broadcasters, the video game industry and leading employers. /"All of this is good,"/ said Blair. /"But I still think there is a vast untapped potential out there for still greater partnership between public, private and voluntary sectors."/ Blair's comments have been welcomed by the UK food industry, which is keen to point out that it is investing in the types of programmes that the prime minister is keen to promote. /We agree with the Prime Ministers message that we need a partnership approach to tackling public health issues including obesity,"/ said FDF director general Melanie Leech. /"Billions of pounds have been invested by industry to broaden the range of healthier food choices and to reduce levels of fat, salt and sugar. A number of manufacturers are rolling out clear labelling on the front of packs based on Guideline Daily Amounts to help them to do this,"/ she said. Leech said that the UK industry remained committed to working with Government through the Small Change, Big Difference campaign to encourage individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles. Blair's speech in Nottingham yesterday was the second in a series of lectures under the title Our Nation's Future. /*Copyright* - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 2000/2006 – Decision News Media SAS – All Rights Reserved. For permission to reproduce any contents of this web site, please email our Syndication department: contact our Syndication department <http://www.foodnavigator.com/feedback/index.asp?type=4&page=%2Fnews%2Fprint…>. Full details for the use of materials on this site can be found in the Terms & Conditions </misc/misc.asp?idmisc=6>. /

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Preschool books about food and agriculture in Spanish
by Bobroff,Linda Benjamin 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

Hi all, Here is a link to a downloadable book for preschoolers that was developed by the WIC nutritionists in Florida. It is available in English and in Spanish. We included it in our Interagency campaign, "Snack Smart Move More" last year, which also is available for free downloading. The campaign features a lit review, lesson plans for preschool through older adults, PowerPoint presentation, and consumer materials. Check it out: http://www.fldoe.org/nutrition/teachers/SnackSmart/ Here's the link directly to the book: Give Me 5 A Day: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/wic/Documents/Five_A_Day/Give_me_5_a_d ay.html While you're at it, you can check out all of the Florida Interagency Food and Nutrition Committee (FIFNC) campaigns at this URL: http://www.fifnc.com/ FIFNC includes representatives from the major Florida state agencies that provide nutrition education and/or services: Dept of Health Dept of Education Dept of Children and Families Univ of Florida IFAS Extension AHEC Dept of Agric and Consumer Services Florida Div - Food and Drug Administration The committee, in various formats, has been meeting continuously for over 40 years! We only recently decided to work together on annual FIFNC nutrition campaigns, to speak with one voice on a single message. It's been hard work but also fun and rewarding. Each agency contributes what it can and we are remarkably unterritorial and unselfish in our approach (if I do say so myself ...). What also is fun is that no one tells us what to do and we work together to decide what might benefit Floridians based on our work with our local counterparts and consumers. We have no budget as a Committee and use resources that we have from our respective agencies, as appropriate and possible. Contributions vary from year to year. FIFNC is a great collaboration and I encourage you to learn from our years of experience if you don't have a similar group in your state. Linda Linda Benjamin Bobroff, Ph.D., RD, LD/N Dept of Family, Youth & Community Sciences University of Florida 3038 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110310 Gainesville, FL 32611-0310 Tel: 352/392-1895 Ext 240 Fax: 352/392-8196 Email: Bobroff(a)ufl.edu CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this messge is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notifed that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email or any of its components is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please "reply" to the sender. ________________________________ From: sneeze_l-bounces(a)email.rutgers.edu [mailto:sneeze_l-bounces@email.rutgers.edu] On Behalf Of Fern Gale Estrow Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 12:27 PM To: SNEEZE_L(a)email.rutgers.edu Subject: [Sneeze_l] Preschool books about food and agriculture in Spanish Hello all - I am interested in recommendations...best if both English and Spanish - Thanks in advance... Will be posting weaning info in Spanish soon but am still on the lookout for documents that do not encourage sippie cups... Fern Fern Gale Estrow, MS, RD, CDN Private Nutrition Consultant, Educator and Speaker 200 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011 212/691-5154 212/627-7641 (fax) fge2(a)earthlink.net

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Academic Position Available: California CE Nutrition Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor, Stanislaus/Merced Counties
by Cathi Lamp 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

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basic nutr course online
by Russell, Carlene [DEA] 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

I received the follow question and would like to enlist your assistance in developing a response. Thank you. "My niece is interning for about two months with a missionary couple in Morocco. The woman asked her to check with me on the best online Basic Nutrition Course which she could complete while in Morocco. Evidently they have many cases of obesity and diabetes in their country as well. If you have any ideas on this matter, I would be most appreciative of your input." Carlene Russell, MS RD LD Nutritionist Iowa Department of Elder Affairs 510 East 12th Street, suite 200 Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Phone 515-725-3330 E-mail carlene.russell(a)iowa.gov Elder Affairs: http://www.state.ia.us/elderaffairs/ To see how we are doing with the responsibilities and resources entrusted to us, please visit www.resultsiowa.org. "This message may contain confidential information. Unauthorized disclosure is prohibited." Eating 5 to 9 and Feeling Fine....Fruits and Vegetable Anytime!

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wellness policy input
by Tracy Fox 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Hi all – thanks to those of you who responded and provided input re: my question about wellness policies teams – what works and what does not. A number of you asked that I provide a summary – so here it is. Names were left out. I hope it helps as you continue your efforts to promote healthy school environments. Tracy Tracy A. Fox, MPH, RD President, Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC 5927 Beech Ave. Bethesda, MD 20817 p: 301-564-0737 c: 301-922-3570 HYPERLINK "mailto:tracyfox@comcast.net"tracyfox(a)comcast.net HYPERLINK "http://www.foodnutritionpolicy.com"www.foodnutritionpolicy.com Input on wellness policies via list servs Compiled by Tracy Fox, July 2006 (names removed) *** The key success to move the wellness policy for board approval: 1. One parent leads the nutrition advisory council. She has a PHD and is a registered dietitian. The rest of the committee that consists of parents, teachers, administrators and food services acknowledges her commitment and support to this council. 2. One board member out of the five board members has attended some of the nutrition advisory council meeting. This benefits any concerns that other board members may have. 3. Only one board member is a true nutrition advocate and has made it difficult to approve the wellness policy of BP 5030 -Student Wellness because he wants the wordings to be more restrictive to meet his personal nutrition philosophy - he is an accountant by profession. 4. I steer the committee to make sure that they are realistic on their goals and objectives of the wellness policy. They understand I used to work at a previous district that had a nutrition policy that received worldwide recognition, but ended up not being followed after two years of development because of unrealistic expectations and economic costs involved. With that experience and knowledge, the council was able to understand that it was better to meet the goals and strategies that the schools can achieve than writing words that sound great on paper that cannot be achieved. It is better to make the council feel they created the policy and provide the greatest input when the director ultimately decides if the policies are doable or not and makes sure the council aligns in the thinking process of the director who ultimately is going to implement the policy even though everyone believes the council will get the schools involved in the wellness policy implementation. 5. Very important to get parents, teachers, administrators, students and some board members involved to promote the wellness policy and get it approved at the board meeting. 6. Share the wellness policy document with the PTA or Site Council Committee (SCC) these groups will help promote the policy and eventually implement the policy. I do not expect the principals to all buy into the policy, but with the support of the PTA or SCC, the principals will eventually listen to the parents of these committees to adhere to the policies of the school/district. **** I did have a positive experience with the development of the policy because of the collaborative work of our (already established) district Physical Activity & Nutrition Advisory Committee (PANAC). This school district/community group has met monthly for the past 2-3 years and was fully prepared when the federal (and state) wellness policy requirements were released. We organized a 1-year nutrition pilot in several elementary and middle schools that also helped us in developing our policy and presenting lessons learned to our Board. Having someone in charge of spearheading this within the district is critical. I am able to dedicate time to this, serve as a communicator/liaison between the community and the district, as well as district administrators and school-based staff. I am so happy to say that after leading this effort as a nutritionist in the district, the position of Wellness Coordinator was just approved this summer, which I stepped into. We also had tremendous support from our superintendent, assoc. superintendent and some of the Board members from the beginning. We had time (a good year) to raise awareness across our district as to what was coming down and why. Regularly attending administrator meetings, and just appearing at Board and other meetings was key as well. Getting input from principals on the policy and the implementation plan was also important. Be brief, but show up often was some great advice I received early on. I learned a whole lot going through this process and I must admit, I think that the biggest success was our state adopting specific requirements for the school wellness policy (SHAC’s, Coordinated School Health Approach, and very specific nutrition standards for competitive foods). I honestly don’t know if our large district would have adopted such a policy otherwise. ***** Positive: 1. Engaged physicians and community people who want to see change in food available on campus and who want to assist with getting kids more active. 2. Good info from around the country on what others are doing in coordinated school health and how this policy is "fitting" into efforts already under way. 3. School food service staff are excited to see more interest in the nutrition requirements and education about same. 4. Fund-raising companies are re-tooling their fund-raising packages based on what this policy is leading school system to do. Negative: 1. Major push-back from principals who need additional funds for school supplies beyond what districts are able to make available. I understand exactly where these folks are since I was a teacher for about five years--school districts have said you can't charge a supply fee and schools don't have enough money to purchase the kinds of things that are needed in classrooms--like calculators used in advanced math. 2. District level staff who are tired of everything coming down to education with no additional funding, yet the mandate exists and requires more oversight from a district level. 3. Some have wondered what will be next--if we are put in the place of the food police, then, where will the responsibility for a child stop for education and where is the responsibility for the parents in all this. **** Overall, I would say that it was a positive experience due to: * Strong community involvement: Minneapolis & Hennepin County Departments of Health. * Strong support from industry partners: General Mills, Allina Health Systems and the University of Minnesota. * Good break-out work groups facilitated the process - we got a lot done in smaller groups that met more often, then went back to the large group for consensus. Each of 3 work groups had 2 leaders, one from the district and one not. * School Board Member sat on the committee as well as an attorney for the district to make sure that we were always in compliance with existing policies and contracts. We also had a rep from District Communications. * Good parent and staff involvement. At its height, the committee was at least 30 people from all backgrounds. * We followed the outline supplied by USDA that helped keep us on task and within the timeframe - that worked at least until the end when the Board did not act in a timely manner. * We communicated a lot via email and got the smaller questions researched and handled in that manner and saved the big stuff for the meeting. * Small groups met 2x a week after school hours, often into the evening - a lot of commitment to the process. *** Positive: We have contracted with our NET program (Extension) to deliver a commercial on Wellness policy every time we do any programs, in an effort to get people aware and excited. So far people think it is a good idea. I also talk with teachers and we have a committee called, "the Willing and the Able" working to make sure that PA is in all these plans and the state has the wherewithal to carry it out. Negative: Our toughest group are superintendents and principals - they are looking for simple and don't want anyone to do much for this because there is no money. ***** My feedback - DC AFHK took the lead on helping DC schools. Luckily a relationship with the Food Service Director and the Director of Health and Physical Ed were actively involved. We generally found it necessary and more effective to assign tasks. For example, I compiled several mailing lists that we targeted for sending fliers about community forums, worked with a designer to get them created and a printer that both did their work "in kind." Our community meetings were sparsely attended, even though we tried to schedule them in the evening (at what we thought was a convenient time), always provided food and child care, and held them as close to possible to a metro in 4 quadrants of the city. Discussions were good and I think participants found it valuable to rotate around to each of the three groups (Nutrition Standards, PE ideas/education, and Nutrition Ed) and provide input. As you can imagine several people used this time as their soapbox so having a group facilitator that is prepared to bring the conversation back is important. In the future, I think a better approach would be to coordinate with PTA's, churches and/or local government meetings, etc - taking the presentation to the stakeholders instead of relying on them coming to you. However, this would take considerably more manpower and may not feasible. We also used Survey Monkey to develop a free survey that was widely distributed to community members, health professionals, students, parents.(all the stakeholders outlined in the bill) I believe this was more valuable because it allowed us to reach more people and was easier to compile. We obviously had the ability to present ranking and open ended questions. **** I think the most positive thing with our wellness policy buy in was that all schools chose to participate because of our ongoing CSH project. We had buy in from the administration mainly because of the things we have been able to do through Coordinated School Health in the past. Supplies or positions we have been able to give them (materialistic!) with the CSH funding over the past 4 years insured buy-in.. because we had been working with the community by way of CSH Family and Community component..the School Health Advisory Committee, Healthy School Teams and County Health Councils, we already had the community players on board. The outcome CSH program evaluation requires this. **** Phone conversation input: School food services should NOT be leading the team – they need to be on the team but since the policy goes beyond their scope, they should not be the lead. Leadership component: must be a school board member on the team – only then can you have buy in from the top; they must be engaged and included – having a board liaison is key. Business office member is also key to serve on committee Self assessment tool to be done at the school building level, helps level the playing field and removes finger pointing. (Parent and staff members do the investigation). State has developed model wellness policy that helps promote consistency among districts – and helps vendors revamp their product lines and know that they will be accepted across the board OK to begin implementation of policy provisions before it is fully accepted – show some minor successes early on and team members will be more motivated. Use Press to drum up awareness; success stories help build community support and exposure. (School board members are elected so community awareness is key – can become a platform for election) Must be members are constant and dedicated – and that there is grassroots as well as “top” honcho – school board involvement – must have both. Communication key – constantly briefing the school board/superintendent so there are no surprises. Shoot for the gold standard with a longer transition period. Include staff wellness – while not a requirement, it helps build internal support and create more and powerful champions. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006

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FRAC Seeks Fundraiser
by Lauren Swann 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Development Associate/Senior Development Associate, Food Research and Action Center, Partnership to End Childhood Hunger, Washington, DC The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), a non-profit research and advocacy organization working to reduce hunger and poverty and improve nutrition, seeks a Development Associate to lead fundraising efforts for the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in D.C. The ideal candidate must be creative and a self- starter and will have a great deal of latitude in developing and carrying out the fundraising program. The candidate must be exceptionally well-organized and have a proven ability to implement fundraising systems and to hold themselves and others accountable for the maintenance of those systems. Finally, the ideal candidate will be exceptional at working in organizational partnerships and will have experience balancing the needs of diverse stakeholders combined with a demonstrated sensitivity to working with cross-constituent alliances. The Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in D.C. is a collaboration of FRAC, D.C. Hunger Solutions, and Share Our Strength. D.C. Hunger Solutions is a separately staffed and budgeted FRAC project which advances FRAC's mission by working with a network of partners in the District of Columbia to make the federal nutrition programs accessible to all those who are in need. D.C. Hunger Solutions is focused on reducing hunger and its adverse consequences for the health and well-being of low-income children and their families and on using federal nutrition supports to strengthen community institutions and improve nutrition. The Partnership is a new collaboration to intensify this work and seek to end childhood hunger in the District in 10 years. Responsibilities: Under the direction of D.C. Hunger Solution's director, oversee all aspects of fundraising program. Work with current staff and leadership (including FRAC development staff) to develop and implement fundraising plan. Draft letters, appeals, correspondence and foundation proposals. Staff and provide support to organizational leadership and board. Manage database of current and potential funders. Track progress of all fundraising activity. Write, edit, track and follow up on foundation grants. Set up donor visits and provide all follow-up. Develop and implement acknowledgement program. Keep staff and senior leadership on target and on schedule. Create materials as needed, including corporate outreach packets, individual major donor appeals, etc. Set up fundraising events as necessary including small house parties or larger receptions. Create and maintain relationships with donors on the phone and/or in person. Be able to ask and close on fundraising gifts. Manage administration of development activities. Qualifications: Minimum of three years development experience. Highly motivated; exceptionally detail-oriented and highly organized; commitment to social justice issues; strong interpersonal skills; ability to pay attention to bottom line goals; experience with grant writing, special event fundraising, corporate outreach; proven ability to manage and staff organizational leadership; strong writing skills. Opening/Closing Dates: The position is open immediately. It will close when filled. Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience; excellent health, dental, retirement and other benefits; generous leave; enthusiastic and supportive staff. Application: Send resume, cover letter and writing sample to: Sr. Development Associate Search Committee Food Research and Action Center 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 540 Washington, DC 20009 Fax (202) 986-2525 wputney(a)frac.org No phone calls please. FRAC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. FRAC is firmly committed to a policy against discrimination based on sex, race, age religious creed, sexual orientation, disability or national origin. D.C. Hunger Solutions, a project of the Food Research and Action Center, is dedicated to fighting hunger and obesity and improving the nutrition, health and well-being of children, youth and families in the District of Columbia. E-Mail: kperry(a)dchunger.org web: http://www.dchunger.org

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FW: [COMFOOD:] Additional Farm Bill Field Hearings
by Fern Gale Estrow 29 Jul '06

29 Jul '06

_____ From: Sympa user [mailto:sympa@elist.tufts.edu] On Behalf Of Steph Larsen Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:55 PM To: comfood(a)elist.tufts.edu Subject: [COMFOOD:] Additional Farm Bill Field Hearings Farm Bill Field Hearings - Two new additions to the Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Field Hearings since last week - August 15, Redmond, Oregon and August 16, Grand Island, Nebraska. The Senate Ag Committee list for the coming weeks is now: July 24, Ankeny, Iowa, 9 am; August 15, Redmond, Oregon, August 16, Grand Island, Nebraska, and August 17, Great Falls, MT. Upcoming House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Field Hearings: July 22, Marshall, Minnesota, 9 am; July 24 Scottsburg, Indiana, 9 am; July 31, Wall, South Dakota, 9:30 am; July 31, and Sioux City, Iowa, 9 am;. Information on the House hearings is posted at http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/schedule.html and for the Senate hearings at http://agriculture.senate.gov/Hearings/hearings.cfm. -- Stephanie D. R. Larsen Policy Organizer Community Food Security Coalition 110 Maryland Ave. NE Suite 307 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202.543.8602 Email: Steph(a)foodsecurity.org www.FoodSecurity.org

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Montana FSNE Program Coordinator Position Announcement
by Dennee, Phyllis 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Colleagues, Pardon the cross postings you will receive as we seek applications for the Montana Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program Coordinator. Please distribute to other people or listservs, as appropriate. Many thanks, Phyllis ************************* Phyllis M. Dennee, MS, CFCS Nutrition Education Specialist Montana State University Extension 101 Romney, PO Box 173360 Bozeman, MT 59717-3360 Phone: (406) 994-4581 or 994-5702 Fax: (406) 994-7300 ________________________________ Program Coordinator, Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) program, Montana State University Extension, Dept of Health & Human Dev. Full time, professional position. Will conduct program planning, implementation and evaluation, under the direction of the FSNE director. For complete announcement, go to http://msuextension.org <http://msuextension.org/> . Click on Careers in Extension; then click on Current Openings. Screening begins September 5, 2006 and continues until a suitable candidate is hired. For information, contact Mary Fran San Soucie, Personnel Specialist, MSU Extension, PO Box 172230, Bozeman, MT 59717-2230, 406-994-6648, maryfran(a)montana.edu. <mailto:maryfran@montana.edu.> ADA/EO/AA/Veterans Preference. Mary Fran San Soucie Personnel Specialist MSU Extension Service PO Box 172230 Bozeman, MT 59717-2230 406-994-6648

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Research Coordinator--Childhood Obesity Prevention at Cornell University
by Jamie Dollahite 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

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Research Coordinator--Childhood Obesity Prevention at Cornell University
by Jamie Dollahite 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

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