Sneeze_l November 2010

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Comments on documentaries: Food, Inc. & Fresh?
by Suzy Pelican 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

SNE and F&NSPEC listserv members: **Apologies for any duplicate messages** I am hoping some of you may be able to point me toward information I think must be out there...but that I haven't been able to find! I've seen both "Food Inc." and "Fresh" - two recently released documentaries about the contemporary U.S. food system, with emphasis on serious problems created by factory farms and other practices common within large-scale agricultural operations. These are powerful and thought-provoking films, and they put forth - visually and orally - some critical issues (health, ethical, environmental to name just a few) for all to consider. That said, I am also interested in viewers who may question some of the perspectives/facts shared in either or both of these films. As I said above, I know the films raise critical issues, but I sense that some of the films' generalities might be overstated. (Admittedly, I may be wrong in this, but I'd like a broader foundation for evaluation than just my own inadequate knowledge base!) Thanks, in advance, for any insights you could share with me and/or any references/websites/etc. you could point me toward. Suzy Suzanne Pelican, MS, RD Food & Nutrition Specialist / WIN Wyoming Coordinator Family & Consumer Sciences University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service Dept. 3354, 1000 E. University Laramie, WY 82071 307-766-5177; fax: 307-766-5686 pelican(a)uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/cesnutrition www.uwyo.edu/winwyoming

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UMass Assistant Professor Nutrition
by Nancy L Cohen, PhD,RD 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Dear Colleagues: Attached is a position description for a new tenure-track faculty position in Nutrition at the UMass-Amherst. We would appreciate it greatly if you could post or send this to potentially interested individuals. Thank you! Sincerely, Nancy Cohen, PhD,RD,LDN Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition, University of Massachusetts Amherst The Department of Nutrition is seeking applications for a tenure-track 9-month Assistant Professor position. The faculty member will be in the Department of Nutrition with affiliation as Honors Faculty in the Commonwealth Honors College, and is expected to contribute to teaching and mentoring in the departmental Honors program. Preferred areas of interest include dietary intake methodology and interventions; eating patterns and diets in diverse populations; nutritional epidemiology and biomarker studies; and nutrition, physical activity and prevention of obesity, diabetes, or other chronic diseases. Shared laboratory space available for cell culture, biomarker assessment, or other related laboratory activities. Doctorate in Nutrition or closely related field required; Post-doctoral research experience preferred; R.D. desirable. Must have strong demonstrated ability or potential in research and teaching, and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Duties include: Establish and develop an active research program with an independent base of support funds; advise undergraduate nutrition majors and guide graduate student and honors research; teach undergraduate and graduate-level nutrition courses to a diverse body of student learners including general education courses to Commonwealth Honors College students; develop courses in areas of expertise. Starting Date: September 1, 2011. Review of applications will begin January 10, 2011 and will continue until position is filled. Please submit a cover letter with statement of accomplishments, teaching philosophy and future research plans along with a curriculum vitae, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: Dr. Alayne Ronnenberg, Department of Nutrition, Chenoweth Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9282; alayner(a)nutrition.umass.edu (413) 545-0740. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

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FW: question on vitamins and autism
by Drake, Linda 09 May '11

09 May '11

Received this question : Do you know anyone who works on vitamins? For autism there are some recommendations for super high doses of B6 which throws me especially since for 3 year olds and especially since this 3 yr old has levels above normal range already but in safe range. Wondering what would affect blood levels in first place as he takes just an RDA level vitamin now. Any thoughts on this?? Linda T. Drake, M.S. Nutritionist and Program Director UCONN Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Department of Nutritional Sciences 3624 Horsebarn Rd. Ext. Storrs, CT 06269-4017 Phone: 860-486-1783 Fax: 860-486-3674 E-Mail: linda.drake(a)uconn.edu<mailto:linda.drake@uconn.edu> ________________________________

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Assistant Professor Position in Nutrition
by Friesen, Carol A. 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Good morning, fellow Sneezer's! Ball State University, located an hour northeast of Indianapolis, IN, has an exciting new tenure-line position open beginning in the 2011-12 academic year. Could you please help us find the right candidate?! We have a thriving undergraduate and graduate program in dietetics. We are looking for a vibrant candidate who can teach a variety of nutrition classes at the graduate or undergraduate level and who is willing to mentor/conduct research with graduate students in our MS Dietetics program. Specific areas of interest would include one or more of the following: nutrition biochemistry, nutrition assessment, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, nutrition in the lifecycle, sports nutrition or community nutrition. More details can be found in the attachment. If you are interested --- or if you know someone who might be -- please send a letter of application, resume, three original letters of recommendation, samples of written work, and official university transcripts to me, Dr. Carol Friesen, Human Nutrition Search Committee Chair, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, AT 150, Ball State University, Muncie, IN., 47306. Review of the applications will begin on January 10th and continue until the position is filled. Questions and application documents may be emailed to cfriesen(a)bsu.edu<mailto:cfriesen@bsu.edu>. Thank you! HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of my colleagues across the globe! Carol A. Friesen, PhD, RD Associate Professor AT 201B Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306 (765) 285-5925 cfriesen(a)bsu.edu<mailto:cfriesen@bsu.edu>

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SNE releases a report on the value of nutrition education
by strategicnutr＠aol.com 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Dear SNEEZErs, Attached is a press release announcing SNE's report State of Nutrition Education and Promotion for Children and Adolescents. Please forward it to friends and colleagues who would also be interested in reading it and using it to help justify the need for more nutrition education. Thanks, Nicole Nicole Turner-Ravana, MS Strategic Nutrition Communications LLC “Talking Food, Inspiring Health" www.StrategicNutrition.org 818.825.9136

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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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Food, Nutrition & Health Themes for December calendar now posted!
by Alice C Henneman 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Hi Everyone, Check our December food theme calendar for holiday hints. Discover the many "special" days in December, such as Eat a Red Apple Day (recipes included); Make a Gift Day; and more! Download a FREE PowerPoint on holiday eating! Find it all at: http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/december Happy, healthy holidays! 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 Visit new FOOD Web site: http://food.unl.edu YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/alicehenneman Twitter: http://twitter.com/alicehenneman

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New Book: Food Justice (MIT Press, October 2010)
by Chris McCullum 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Dear SNEEZEers: A new book titled Food Justice (MIT Press, October 2010) that may be of interest. More information on this book is available via the below URL: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12335 Best regards, Chris McCullum-Gomez

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Application to Pilot Shopping Matters for WIC Parents
by Panichelli, Jill 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters (formerly Operation Frontline) is proud to present Shopping Matters for WIC Parents, a guided grocery store tour designed to help parents using the WIC program make healthy, budget-wise choices at the store. Building on the success of our Shopping Matters tour designed for the primary food shoppers of the household, Shopping Matters for WIC Parents offers similar hands-on learning opportunities but focuses particularly on foods available in the WIC food package. Our comprehensive facilitator's guide includes tips and advice for planning your tour, talking points focused on three distinct topics (Fruits and Vegetables, Proteins, and Grains), suggested activities to reinforce learning, and handouts and recipes to provide to tour participants. In order to collect feedback and further strengthen this resource before making it more widely available, we are currently accepting applications from interested individuals and organizations to pilot the resource. Selected pilot partners will receive copies of the facilitator's guide, a $300 stipend to be used to cover pilot expenses, and branded reusable grocery bags and calculators to provide to tour participants. Please see the attached document with additional information for applicants, including a complete list of eligibility requirements and a link to the online application. We ask that completed applications be returned no later than December 10th, 2010. If you have any questions regarding the application, please submit them by email to Jill Panichelli at jpanichelli(a)strength.org. Please feel free to share with others you think might be interested! Jillian Panichelli Manager, Program Development Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters 919-237-2500 jpanichelli(a)strength.org Operation Frontline is now COOKING MATTERS(tm)! In October 2010, Share Our Strength launched Cooking Matters as the new name for our signature educational program that has been teaching families how to cook healthy and affordable meals for 17 years. For more information, please visit CookingMatters.org <http://www.cookingmatters.org/> . Help make sure every child in America gets the food they need to learn and grow. Take the No Kid Hungry(tm) Pledge at NoKidHungry.org <http://nokidhungry.org/> .

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School Lunch Programs Might Break Poverty Cycle
by Chris McCullum 28 Nov '10

28 Nov '10

Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving holiday to all. Chris McCullum-Gomez School Lunch Programs Might Break Poverty Cycle http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM5PE20101123?feedType=nl&feedName=u… DINE members may be interested in the below article as well: Guaranteeing the Right to Food One Meal at a Time http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/guaranteeing-the-right-to-f…

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