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faculty positions at Texas Tech
by Reed, Debra 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

Hello Colleagues, Attached and below is a description of the two tenure-track positions available here at Texas Tech. I would greatly appreciate it if you could disseminate this to doctoral students and others who may be interested. Best regards, Debra Debra B. Reed, PhD, LD, RD Dept. of Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing College of Human Sciences Texas Tech University Box 41162 Lubbock, TX 79409-1162 806-742-3068 debra.reed(a)ttu.edu Texas Tech University Department of Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing Two Assistant/Associate/Professor Faculty Positions Application Due: Open until filled (review of applicants will begin 11/1/ 2007) Type: nine months, Tenure-track Position Availability: 1/1/2008 or 9/1/2008 (negotiable) Salary: Competitive and commensurate with qualifications Minimum Qualifications and Responsibilities: Assistant/Associate Professor: Doctorate in Nutrition or related field, Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian in the State of Texas (within three months of hire). Candidates should have commitment to and experience with university teaching and be able to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in food and nutrition to support the Didactic Program in Dietetics and other major/minors in Nutritional Sciences. A demonstrated ability to establish a focused research program, secure external funding, and publish in peer-reviewed journals is required. Preferred areas of interest include obesity, diabetes, and chronic disease prevention and interventions, wellness or other areas that complement existing strengths in the department. Experience in multidisciplinary collaborations for academics and research is desired. The new faculty member will be expected to participate in graduate student research committees and other departmental, college, and university committees. Application: Apply at www.depts.ttu.edu/personnel. Click on Applicants, then the employment website. Create an application for position number 74466 or 74459. The position is also available through the search postings feature. Include with the completed application a letter of application, vita, copy of transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon appointment), and the contact information (name, address, telephone number, and email address) of three references. For additional information, contact Dr. Debra B. Reed (806-742-3068 or debra.reed(a)ttu.edu)

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USDA ERS Household Food Security annual report and other food security research
by Angie Tagtow 14 Feb '08

14 Feb '08

FYI - Angie Tagtow, MS, RD, LD Environmental Nutrition Solutions An ecological approach to food and health 13464 NE 46th Street Elkhart, Iowa 50073 515.367.5200 angie.tagtow(a)mac.com www.environmentalnutritionsolutions.com Check out the new Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition at http://JHEN.HaworthPress.com > >> From: "Nord, Mark" <MARKNORD(a)ers.usda.gov> >> Date: November 14, 2007 9:05:00 AM CST >> To: "Nord, Mark" <MARKNORD(a)ers.usda.gov> >> Subject: Household Food Security annual report and other food >> security research >> >> To: ERS Food Security Research Information Group >> From: Mark Nord >> Date: November 14, 2007 >> >> ERS has just released Household Food Security in the United >> States, 2006 >> >> It is available at www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err49 >> >> Abstract: >> Household Food Security in the United States, 2006 >> By Mark Nord, Margaret Andrews, and Steven Carlson >> Economic Research Report No. (ERR-49) 66 pp, November 2007 >> >> Eighty-nine percent of American households were food secure >> throughout the entire year in 2006, meaning that they had access >> at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all >> household members. The remaining households (10.9 percent) were >> food insecure at least some time during the year. About one-third >> of food insecure households (4.0 percent of all U.S. households) >> had very low food security-meaning that the food intake of one or >> more adults was reduced and their eating patterns were disrupted >> at times during the year because the household lacked money and >> other resources for food. Prevalence rates of food insecurity and >> very low food security were essentially unchanged from those in >> 2005. The typical food-secure household spent 31 percent more on >> food than the typical food-insecure household of the same size and >> household composition. Just over half of all food-insecure >> households participated in one or more of the three largest >> Federal food and nutrition assistance programs during the month >> prior to USDA's annual Food Security Survey. >> >> The public-use data file will be available on CD-ROM later today >> or tomorrow at the latest. Release via the on-line dataferrett is >> expected within a few days. >> >> >> Other recent publications and papers in food security research: >> >> Nord, Mark, and Heather Hopwood. 2007. "Measuring Children's Food >> Security," Journal of Nutrition vol. 137: 533-536. >> >> >> Nord, Mark, and Heather Hopwood. 2007. "Does Interview Mode Matter >> for Food Security Measurement? Telephone versus In-Person >> Interviews in the Current Population Survey Food Security >> Supplement," Public Health Nutrition. doi:10.1017/S1368980007000857 >> Published on-line on August 7, 2007. On-line url: http:// >> journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?iid=717516] >> >> >> Nord, Mark, and Heather Hopwood. 2007. "Higher Cost of Food in >> Some Areas May Affect Food Stamp Households' Ability To Make >> Healthy Food Choices," Economic Research Report No. 29-3. Chapter >> 3 in Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? Washington, >> DC: Economic Research Service, USDA. Available: www.ers.usda.gov/ >> publications/err29-3 >> >> >> Melgar-Quiñonez, Hugo, Mark Nord, Rafael Perez-Escamilla, and A.M. >> Segall-Correa. 2007. "Psychometric properties of a modified US- >> household food security survey module in Campinas, Brazil," >> European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602760 >> >> >> Nord, Mark, and Lynn Parker. 2007. "How Adequately Are Food Needs >> of Children in Low-Income Households Being Met?" Paper presented >> at annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy >> Analysis and Management, Washington, DC, November 10, 2007. >> (Available on request from Mark Nord.) >> >> Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. 2007. >> America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2007. >> Includes statistics on food insecurity and children's diet quality >> (indicators ECON3.A and ECON3.B). Available at www.childstats.gov >> >> Yours, >> Mark >> >> >> Mark Nord >> Economic Research Service, USDA >> 1800 M St NW, Room 2180 >> Washington, DC 20036-5831 >> 202-694-5433 >> marknord(a)ers.usda.gov >> >> >

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Finally my new Children's Book is HERE!
by Barbara Storper 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear SNE'ers, I couldn't wait any more to tell everyone that my new children's book - JANEY JUNKFOOD'S FRESH ADVENTURE! is FINALLY HERE! (Guaranteed to help kids get off the junk food track and make good eating great fun!) And, since it's my birthday today, and because I just got the very first shipment* - I decided to announce it to all you SNEEZERS first - and to say a big THANK YOU for your support over the 25 years I've been going to SNE! (Especially for my mentors - you know who you are!) This book has taken five years of my blood, sweat, and tears!!! And I hope it'll be a very cool resource to help make nutrition come alive for kids. Please check it out and let me know how you like it!* https://www.foodplay.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&pro ducts_id=180&zenid=0qmjdpr5v7uq5niicq5irfp6e1 I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season, *I have a few copies available now, the bulk will be arriving December 29th! Best, Barbara -- Barbara Storper, M.S., R.D. FOODPLAY Productions: Turning Kids on to Healthy Habits! 1 Sunset Ave. Hatfield, MA 01038 phone: 413-247-5400 fax: 413-247-5405 email: barbara(a)foodplay.com website: www.foodplay.com

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Beverage Preference/Consumption Surveys
by Lauren Dinour 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hello, I am working on a water promotion campaign, and am currently in need of some baseline data. Does anyone have or know of a beverage preference and/or consumption survey that I can look at? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Lauren Dinour Lauren Dinour, MPH, RD, CDN Public Health Doctoral Candidate Graduate Center, City University of New York LMDnutrition(a)gmail.com (917) 328-8841

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NEWS & Call for Papers Deadline Extended: 2008 Priester National Extension Health Conference
by Swanson, Marilyn A. 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

CALL FOR PAPERS: 2008 Priester National Extension Health Conference ***DEADLINE EXTENDED TO: DECEMBER 14, 2007*** (We've had a very good response nation-wide, but don't want the Thanksgiving holiday to have prevented some from submitting.) The Call for Presentations instructions and forms are attached. Visit http://continuingeducation.ncsu.edu/PNEHC/index.html for details. Please join us on April 8-10, 2008 in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina for springtime beauty and an exciting and engaging 2008 Priester National Extension Health Conference! ***LATEST CONFERENCE NEWS*** --INVITED SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED: *George Luber, PhD, Associate Director for Global Climate Change, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Session Topic: Health effects of global warming. *James Gooch, DrPH, Director, Institute for Public Health, North Carolina A&T State University; Session Topic: Health disparities among youth. *Julie Miller Jones, PhD, College of St. Catherines, Minnesota; Session Topic: Healthy eating and healthy lifestyles; sponsored by the Raisin Board. *Karen Stobbe, Improvisational actress, writer, caregiver and Project Director of In the Moment, a training program for caregivers; Session Topic: Creative approaches to Alzheimer's, dementia, caregiving and aging issues. --DISCOUNTED STUDENT REGISTRATION OF $149: *Encourage your students (or yourself, if a student) to submit a paper or attend the conference. *A special discounted student conference registration rate of $149 applies to students (full- or part-time) enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or certificate program! This includes traditional students AND working adults enrolled in a degree or certificate program (such as Extension county-based field faculty/educators). *Early Bird full conference registration (by Feb. 15, 2008) is $229; pre-conference workshop registration is $49. --PRIESTER AWARD NOMINATION GUIDELINES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON; NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED JAN. 1, 2008 - FEBRUARY 15, 2008. MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: The 2008 Priester National Extension Health Conference theme, BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, ONE PERSON AT A TIME, celebrates Cooperative Extension's long history of promoting health and preventing disease for individuals of every age and background, in families of all types, living in rural, sub-urban, and urban communities. The conference showcases the successful programs of Extension professionals, their community and organizational partners, and their students. This year's Conference Tracks: * Successful Aging * Global Health * Growing Up Healthy IRL (in real life) focus on programs that address today's challenges. Our communities, families, and youth are facing challenges such as baby boomer retirement, caregiving for aging parents, and other sandwich generation issues, new immigrant health, global consumer product safety, green living, and youth growing up in a world of unprecedented affluence and communication technology, yet growing disparities among rich and poor. Please respond to the Call for Presentations for the opportunity to share your health-related educational programs and resources, applied research, collaborative strategies, and integrated programming ideas with your colleagues. Named in honor of retired CSREES National Program Leader Jeanne Priester, the conference has drawn participants from the Cooperative Extension System state and county offices, CSREES/USDA, Departments of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Rural Health, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, US EPA, HUD Healthy Homes Program, National Cancer Institute, National 4H Council, National Rural Health Association, public school systems, local governments, non-profits and private organizations, faith- based organizations, and other university departments of health-related disciplines. Thank you! --Your 2008 Priester Conference Coordinating Committee and Hosts: Dr. Sandy Wiggins (sandy_wiggins(a)ncsu.edu), Dr. Robert Williamson (robertw(a)ncat.edu) and Ms. Julia Storm (julia_storm(a)ncsu.edu), NC Cooperative Extension (NC State University and NC A&T State University) Marilyn A. Swanson, PhD, RD, LD CSREES National Program Leader - Maternal and Child Health USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center 1100 Bates Street Room 2062 Houston, TX 77030-2600 Email: mswanson(a)bcm.edu tel: 713-798-6788 fax: 713-798-7035

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Education Module on Hunger
by Joan Guthrie Medlen 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

HI, I am teaching a basic nutrition course at our community college. They're very interested in learning about hunger. I am wondering if anyone knows of a presentation I can adapt or use to get things started? Any rsources that would be good to include? Thanks. Joan

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Web resource: Spanish/English handwashing poster & NEW bilingual handwashing activity sheet for young children
by Alice C Henneman 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi Everyone! A new Spanish/English handwashing activity sheet for young children -- developed in cooperation with Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, -- has been added to the free Web materials you can download and use in your educational activities. This accompanies a Spanish/English handwashing poster already available on the Web. Both can be downloaded at http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/wash-your-hands.shtml We hope these are helpful to you in promoting handwashing as we enter the colds and flu season! Alice ........................................................................ Alice Henneman, MS, RD, Extension Educator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County 444 Cherrycreek Rd., Ste. A, Lincoln, NE 68528 USA ahennema(a)unlnotes.unl.edu 402/441-7180 Fax: 402/441-7148 FOOD Web site: http://lancaster.unl.edu/food PowerPoints & handouts: http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/resources.shtml

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Weight Loss Practices Survey
by Debrah M. Palmer, Ph.D. 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

Hi All - I think I may have asked for this some time ago, but if I did I cannot locate the responses :-). Does anyone have a copy of a dietary practices survey that has been used which assesses both healthful and non-healthful means of dieting? If so I would most appreciate it if you would share it with me, as well as any pertinent reliability or validity info that may be available. Many thanks! - Deb Debrah M. Palmer, Ph.D. Associate Professor/Extension Specialist in Community Nutrition Director, Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program Coordinator, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Dept. of Nutritional Sciences 26 Nichol Ave.; Davison Hall New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2882 Phone: 732.932.9853 FAX: 732.932.6522

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new childhood hunger research from America's Second Harvest
by Shelley Scott 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

Good morning from chilly Chicago! (My apologies for the cross-posting).... I want to let you know about some new childhood hunger research recently completed by America's Second Harvest. Here is an excerpt from our press release about this research: "Research has shown that children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of food insecurity because even mild undernutrition can have adverse impacts on behavior, school performance, and cognitive development. In partnership with the ConAgra Foods Foundation, America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network determined just how many children are vulnerable to the debilitating effects of hunger in every state. We worked to create state-level estimates on the number and prevalence of child food insecurity using existing data. This information fills a critical gap in our understanding of states with high and disproportionate need as well as aid anti-hunger activists and elected officials become more informed about the children within their own states who are at risk of hunger." For more details about the research results, visit http://secondharvest.org/learn_about_hunger/child_hunger/index.html <http://secondharvest.org/learn_about_hunger/child_hunger/index.html> If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me. __________________________________________________ Shelley Scott, RD, LDN Nutrition Manager America's Second Harvest--The Nation's Food Bank Network 35 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 2000 Chicago IL 60601 Phone: 312-641-6558 www.secondharvest.org <http://www.secondharvest.org/> DISCLAIMER The information contained in this email may be confidential, and has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

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Conference Proceedings
by Audrey Adler 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

Hi all: I am desperately seeking programs or proceedings from the annual conferences/meetings listed below. If anyone has one or more of them and is willing to let me borrow the program for a few days, it would be much appreciated. I just need to look through the sessions offered, and will then overnight the program back to you. * Experimental Biology: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007 * ADA Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE): 1997, 1999, 2001 Many thanks! - Audrey Audrey Adler, MS Sr. Project Administrator for Research & Development Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program Department of Nutritional Sciences 26 Nichol Ave.; Davison Hall New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2882 Phone: 732-932-0532 FAX: 732-932-6522 <mailto:adler@njaes.rutgers.edu> adler(a)njaes.rutgers.edu

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