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Announcing Latest Issue of The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues
by Jackie McClelland 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

Greetings: This note is to introduce the latest issue of The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues found at http://ncsu.edu/ffci. You may have already read this issue as I should have sent this announcement out quite a while back. I am including the Welcome and the paper abstracts below: Welcome! Promoting the health and wellbeing of our country’s youth is an effort I believe all citizens and professionals support. Our youth and their families play pivotal roles in our society. Yet there is much that we need to learn about our youth and how they as a population have increased in size and have changed in needs and behavior over the years. For instance, children and adolescents from birth to age 17 now constitute one-fourth of our country’s population. The U.S. adolescent population increased by 16.6 percent from 1990 to 2000 and the population is projected to increase to an estimated 41.6 million by the year 2010. While the youth are healthier than adults in general, from 13 to 23 percent experience special health care needs or chronic illnesses and disabilities. In 2005 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey showed that 14.5% of students in grades 9 to 12 had lifetime asthma and 13.1% were overweight. To add to the health issues large differences exist between the stresses, pressures and lifestyles lived by today’s youth than that previously experienced by earlier generations. Seventy one percent of all deaths among persons aged 10 to 24 years result from four causes: motor vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries, homicide and suicide. Professionals who serve our population of youth need more knowledge, skills, tools, and training to promote positive outcomes. In this issue we offer a diversity of papers that focus on a variety of approaches to and issues that surround our youth and their eventual growth, health and wellbeing. They cover the gamut from older youth reaching younger youth to supporting pediatricians with parenting information, and from direct delivery of educational curriculum to students to looking at the role of parental communication quality on youth behavior. These papers will benefit many areas of your efforts with youth. Enjoy! Paper Abstracts: Recruiting college students to be youth mentors Kathy Dimick,Utah State University Extension System; Brian J. Higginbotham, Stacey MacArthur, Utah State University; Monti Poulson, Utah State University Extension System Abstract Mentoring programs are becoming an increasingly popular intervention to promote positive youth development. However, in the United States there are more at-risk youth than there are mentors. One concentrated source of mentors is students on college and university campuses. This article discusses the recruiting strategies employed by one Extension-sponsored mentoring program. The three strategies outlined have been instrumental in securing committed and caring college-aged mentors. Rites of passage during adolescence Scott D. Scheer, Stephen M. Gavazzi, The Ohio State University; David G. Blumenkrantz, Center for the Advancement of Youth, Family, and Community Services, Inc. Abstract The literature on rites of passage in adolescence is reviewed, with particular attention given to the essential components for positive developmental outcomes. Three human development orientations – life course, life span, and life cycle – are presented to examine rites of passage as they relate to life transitions. Within these orientations, positive rites of passage are framed as requiring both events and cognitive processes of the event. In other words, rites of passage events must be significant for adolescents not only as experiences, but having special meaning, emotion, and understanding. A model is introduced that highlights the potentially positive and negative roles that rites of passage can play in the transition to adulthood. In addition, investigations are discussed to help understand the complex rites of passage mechanisms. Finally, the benefits of employing rites of passage strategies are illustrated through youth development programs. Family life educators supporting pediatricians with parenting information Karen DeBord, Rebecca Stelter, North Carolina State University Abstract Pediatricians report seeing 40 to 60 patients per day. Many parents of these patients have specific questions about behavioral and developmental issues such as discipline, sleep, nutrition, and toileting, all of which are topics that family life educators are prepared to address routinely. Collaboration between Extension educators and pediatricians can benefit patients, parents, and pediatric practices, as well as family life education programs. Adolescent nutrition and exercise behavior: A preliminary investigation into the role of parental communication quality Kay M. Palan, Mary Lynn Damhorst, Iowa State University, Jennifer Paff Ogle, Colorado State University; Cheryl O. Hausafus, Cheryll A. Reitmeier ,Iowa State University ; Grace Marquis, McGill University Abstract This paper addresses an issue that has received little attention within the literature: the role that parents play in shaping children’s nutrition and exercise beliefs and behaviors. Of particular interest was the influence of parental style and the quality of parent-child communication upon children’s nutrition and exercise beliefs and behaviors. Twenty family units with a child in middle school were studied during home visits. Data were collected with a survey instrument, including measures related to parent-adolescent communication quality, warm and restrictive parenting styles, adolescent nutrition concern, adolescent weight loss behaviors, and adolescent exercise commitment and satisfaction. Results suggest that adolescents’ nutrition concerns were positively related to good communication quality and restrictive parenting behaviors, and they support the significance of parental communication on adolescents’ nutrition and exercise attitudes and behaviors. Implications for education and intervention are identified. Morality and money: Relating character and values to financial education in grades K-4 Thomas A. Lucey, Illinois State University; Duane M. Giannangelo, The University of Memphis; Jeffrey M. Hawkins, Oklahoma State University (Tulsa Campus); Julia A. Heath, Michael M. Grant, The University of Memphis Abstract This study examines the inclusion of a moral component to teaching financial education to children in grades K-4. Comparisons were made between current financial education areas and suggested moral items. Morality was defined and measured by modifying items from the courtesy, generosity, and sportsmanship subscales of Bulach and Butler’s (2002) survey. The study found that levels of agreement with financial morality items were similar to the levels of agreement with the generally accepted areas. Findings must be extended to a larger sample for confirmation or refutation, using a more extensive measure of financial morality. The authors invite further examination into the prospect of developing moral tenets within financial education. Got Calcium? - A youth curriculum that promotes dairy and non-dairy sources of calcium Martha Raidl, Rhea Lanting, Katie Miner, Joey Peutz, University of Idaho Abstract Most children are not meeting dietary calcium requirements. To address this issue, a four-lesson youth curriculum called Got Calcium?, which promotes dairy and non-dairy calcium-rich foods, was developed. Two hundred and thirty-two students and 196 family members participated in the study. After four lessons, students significantly increased (p<0.001) their knowledge of calcium and calcium-rich foods. A parent take-home food frequency form revealed that students’ current intake of calcium came from dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt) products. By the end of the four lessons, approximately 40 percent to 70 percent of students selected non-dairy calcium-rich foods (kale, greens, tofu, and salmon) when planning calcium-rich meals. Strengthening Families Through Military 4-H Partnerships Debra A. Jones, Joanne Roueche, Utah State University Extension Abstract Extension, 4-H, and the military have been partners since World War I. Through the recent decade, the U.S. Army, Air Force, and 4-H have partnered to provide positive youth development on military installations involving over 7,000 youth in 4-H clubs in the U.S. and abroad. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, a new initiative extends this same support to military youth and families who are not affiliated with military installations, but who are dispersed in rural, urban, and suburban communities across the nation through the National Guard and Reserve. All youth involved through military outreach are enrolled as 4-H members through their respective counties. As the program becomes more widely known, counties integrate these youth in local, state, regional, and national 4-H activities and events. Authors share their experience developing relationships, implementing positive youth development programs, and explain how these successful actions resulted in funding sources for increased outreach. Youth Teaching Youth: Evaluation of the Alcohol/Tobacco Decisions cross-age teaching program Carly Emil, Jodi Dworkin, Carol Skelly, University of Minnesota Extension Abstract The Alcohol/Tobacco Decisions (ATD) program was developed by the Extension Service in a midwestern state. The program’s unique format of cross-age teaching uses local high school students to instruct fourth-grade students, rather than the typical teacher-to-student format. The ATD program operates under the 4-H model of promoting positive youth development and older youth teaching younger youth. To begin to evaluate the effectiveness of the ATD program in changing students’ knowledge of alcohol, tobacco, and advertising, students completed a pre- and post-test. This pilot evaluation yielded statistically significant improvements in knowledge in all content areas. Future directions for evaluation of cross-age teaching programs are explored. -- ***************************************************************** Jacquelyn W. McClelland, Ph.D. Professor, Department Extension Leader,and Nutrition Specialist Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences North Carolina Cooperative Extension, CALS, NC State University Campus Box 7605, 112 Ricks Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7605 Phone: 919-515-9148 FAX: 919-515-2786 Email: jackie_mcclelland(a)ncsu.edu Department Home Page: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/dept/fcs/faculty/jmcclell.html Editor-In-Chief, The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues (FFCI) http://www.ncsu.edu/ffci/ Author: Give Your Heart a Healthy Beat! http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/food/hhb/

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Healthy Aging Division Newsletter now available
by Jackie McClelland 26 Feb '09

26 Feb '09

Greetings: The Healthy Aging Division Fall 2008 newsletter was just published and I have attached a copy for your convenience. You may also access it on the SNE website (www.sne.org <http://www.sne.org>) under the Special Interest Divisions section. Enjoy! Jackie -- ***************************************************************** Jacquelyn W. McClelland, Ph.D. Professor, Department Extension Leader,and Nutrition Specialist Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences North Carolina Cooperative Extension, CALS, NC State University Campus Box 7605, 112 Ricks Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7605 Phone: 919-515-9148 FAX: 919-515-2786 Email: jackie_mcclelland(a)ncsu.edu Department Home Page: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/dept/fcs/faculty/jmcclell.html Editor-In-Chief, The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues (FFCI) http://www.ncsu.edu/ffci/ Author: Give Your Heart a Healthy Beat! http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/food/hhb/

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Think Healthy - new middle school health education materials about exercise
by Wendel, Josefine 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

Think Healthy! <file://C:\DOCUME~1\Josefine\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image002.jpg > Think Healthy! is a program bringing children and their families simple, kid-friendly information on the connection between exercise and feeling good. Think Healthy! Middle School Brochure Tri-panel brochures illustrate the cyclical nature of healthy activity and mental well-being in an accessible and age-appropriate way. This continuum of exercise and feeling better about oneself allows children to improve both their mental and physical well being. Brochures are available in both English and Spanish. Think Healthy! Caregiver Brochure Tri-panel companion brochures emphasize a caregiver's role in promoting physical and mental health in children. The pieces encourage adults to act as a role model for the children they care for by choosing a healthy diet and appropriate portion sizes. CHF Health Education Materials CHF produces low-literacy, culturally relevant health education materials. Elementary school materials test at or below 1st grade reading level, and middle school materials test at or below 5th grade reading level. All materials are produced in accordance with low-literacy design conventions. Materials are reviewed by a medical anthropologist for cross-cultural appropriateness and an exercise physiologist for safety. Collaborative Team Clinical Authors from CHF's National Network Project Coordinators Editor Translator Designer Illustrator Expert Reviewers Cultural Anthropologist Exercise Physiologist Nutritionists Think Healthy! was made possible by a grant from MetLife Foundation. Availability and Distribution: Think Healthy! materials are available online at www.childrenshealthfund.org. All materials may be reproduced in entirety. For additional information, contact: Kelly Rigney The Children's Health Fund 215 W 125th Street New York, NY 10027 212-535-9400 www.childrenshealthfund.org Thank you for this opportunity to share Think Healthy! Sincerely, Josefine Wendel, MS, RD

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ASN Nutrition Education RIS Graduate Student Competition
by Shirley Gerrior 30 Jan '09

30 Jan '09

If you or someone you know submitted an abstract to Experimental Biology 2009 and one of the authors is a member of the Nutrition Education RIS, please see announcement below. Contact Cindy Fitch with questions. Nutrition Education RIS Graduate Student Research Competition The Nutrition Education RIS will acknowledge the research of two graduate students who present at the 2009 Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans, LA with awards of $200. Details are provided below. · Competition is open to masters or doctoral students or recent graduates (graduation date must be after May 2008). · Applications may include applied or theoretical nutrition education research. · Research must have been completed after January 1, 2008. · Research in progress will not be accepted. · At least on abstract author must be a member of the Nutrition Education RIS · Research must be presented at Experimental Biology in a Nutrition Education RIS oral or poster session. Attendance of the researcher is not required; however a co-author will be required to appear at the Nutrition Education RIS business meeting to accept the award for the student. An announcement will appear in Nutrition Notes. We will also work with the Society of Nutrition Education liaison to encourage announcement in an SNE publication or forum such as the listserv. Apply by submitting an expanded abstract to Cindy Fitch, cfitch(a)mail.wvu.edu by February 27, 2009. An expanded abstract is approximately 1000 to 1500 words and includes background, research objectives, methods, results, discussion and/or implications for nutrition educators. Applications will be peer-reviewed. In your application email, please indicate your name, affiliation, major professor, contact information, and, if applicable, funding support.

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February Nutrition Education Links
by Judy Doherty 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

Hi to all: We have updated the free handouts and clipart on our site - here are the links for February for nutrition education purposes. Enjoy!! Heart Month Handouts - DASH Diet, Heart Quiz, Ingredient Substitution Charts http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=HRT Nutrition Month Handouts - Budget Shopping List, Nutrition Month Basics http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=NNM Clip Art for February - Heart Month http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=CAJ February Health Calendar Observances http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=HCN Monthly Recipe - Angel Hair Pasta http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=MR Monthly Tip: One Pot of Rice, Many Meals http://www.foodandhealth.com/go/to.cgi?id=MT ______________________________ Judy Doherty, PCII Food & Health Communications, Inc. voice: 954-385-5327 http://www.foodandhealth.com Check out our new food blog: http://www.foodandhealth.com/blog/ ______________________________

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NEW ISU web site Spend Smart. Eat Smart.
by Martin, Peggy A [FCSXT] 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

Dear Colleagues, Increasing food prices are forcing people to make purchasing changes-in what foods they buy and where they eat. ISU Extension has just launched the Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website, www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings <http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings> . It offers consumers information to help them build the skills and knowledge necessary to affordably make or buy healthy meals. We invite and encourage you to review the site, recommend it, use it, and link to any part of it as you educate clients. I would love your feedback and suggestions for improvement. The premise of the website is that rebalancing the three resources of money, time and knowledge skill can help solve food budget challenges. With fewer dollars available for buying food, families need to invest time into planning to shop, shopping and preparing meals. ISU Extension's Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website will help people build knowledge and skills to do just that. The Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website offers: 1) Information and help in three categories. Each category has tips beyond the usual available information, plus recipes, shopping tips and interactive learning experiences. * Planning to Shop offers an online calculator where families can compare their food expenditures to that of the USDA low-cost plan. This activity was designed as a widget which allows it to be posted on your web sites. If you would like the code for the widget, just drop me a line. * Shopping the Store includes a grocery shopping game with eighteen questions designed to test shopping knowledge. * Preparing Meals has a link called Fast Food for Busy Families. This activity first invites you to match nutrition labels to the meal, and then rates each meal for time, cost and calories. 2) A series of Extension publications are available to support the material on the website. The publications, the 2066 series, can be downloaded from the Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website or the ISU Extension online store , or ordered from Extension Publications Distribution, https://www.extension.iastate.edu/store/ <https://www.extension.iastate.edu/store/> . The individual publication titles are: * PM 2066a Milk, Cheese, and Yogurt * PM 2066b Meat, Poultry, Beans, and Nuts * PM 2066c Fruit * PM 2066d Vegetables * PM 2066e Bread, Cereal, and Grains * PM 2066f Smart Shopping Strategies Each publication has: o General information about the dietary guidelines for the particular food group. o A dollar-savings question and answer section where you can test your knowledge and learn more about making nutritious food purchases affordable. o Spend smart strategies that offer help on unit price comparisons and hints on less expensive alternatives for healthier eating. 3) When you sign up for the blog you will get weekly spend smart tips and learn when the Spend Smart. Eat Smart. website is updated. 4) Short videos of our 2009 Nutrition calendar recipes being prepared each month are posted within the recipe section. If you have question about the site, feedback or suggestions to improve the site, please contact me or send inquires to foodsaving(a)iastate.edu. This same email address can be used by the public to ask questions about food shopping. Peggy Martin Peggy Ann Martin, RD. MS. State Specialist EFNEP.FNP 104 MacKay, Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-1122 515-294-1511 office 515-294-1040 FAX peggym(a)iastate.edu

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NYT: Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education
by Fern Gale Estrow 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

Begin forwarded message: > From: fge2(a)earthlink.net > Date: January 28, 2009 8:04:13 AM EST > To: festrow(a)FGEteam.com > Subject: NYTimes.com: Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to > Education > Reply-To: fge2(a)earthlink.net > > > > > > > This page was sent to you by: fge2(a)earthlink.net > > EDUCATION | January 28, 2009 > Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education > By SAM DILLON > Schools, universities and child care centers would receive $150 > billion in new spending in the stimulus package scheduled for a vote > in Congress. > > > > > 1. Personal Health: Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You > 2. What Life Asks of Us > 3. Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk > 4. Op-Ed Columnist: The Same Old Song > 5. What Do Women Want? > > » Go to Complete List > > > Advertisement > > The Wrestler Nominated for 2 Academy Awards, including Best Actor- > Mickey Rourke, and Best Supporting Actress- Marisa Tomei. Now playing > Click here to view trailer > > > > > > Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy >

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Report Bogus Weight Loss Claims to FTC
by jikeda 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

Colleagues, I just checked with the Federal Trade Commission and they are still interested in having nutritionists and dietitians forward internet ads for bogus weight loss products to them. See communication below. If you are like me, you probably receive these ads on a regular basis. Now there is something we can do about them! The FTC generally sends a warning letter to these companies which hopefully scares them enough to stop sending out claims that you can lose 15 pounds in 15 days with their product! Joanne Ikeda Hi Joanne -- We are always interested in seeing examples of ads for bogus weight loss products. Please forward them to me. Thanks, Matt Matthew D. Gold Federal Trade Commission 901 Market Street, Suite 570 San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 848-5176 (direct) (415) 848-5142 (fax) mgold(a)ftc.gov --

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RE: Lunch and Learn for 4th and 5th graders - need ideas
by Gans, Kim 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Hi everyone. I was asked to do a "lunch and learn" on Thursday for my daughter's school (4th and 5th graders). I have to talk for a half hour about being a nutritionist and then there are 15 minutes for Q&A. As part of the initial half hour, I would like to do a nutrition-related activity with them. Does anyone have any ideas of a quick, fun activity for this age group? Thanks in advance for your responses! Regards, Kim ******************************************** Kim M. Gans, Ph.D., MPH, LDN Associate Professor Brown University Institute for Community Health Promotion Box G-S121-8 Providence, RI 02912 Telephone: 401-863-6564 Main Line: 401-863-6550 Fax: 401-863-6551 Overnight mail/Package delivery address: 121 South Main St., 8th floor Providence, RI 02903

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Test
by Debrah M. Palmer 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

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