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 Conference early bird registration ends Monday night, June 15. Saves $50!
Tickets for the Gala Dinner Riverboat Cruise on Monday, July 27 are $85. Purchase them before June 19.
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All of the rooms in SNEB's original reserved room block were sold on June 5. Some additional rooms became available the afternoon of June 8 at a cost of $179 per night. We are working to find an overflow hotel. Space is still available for students at Point Park University.
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Position title: Assistant Professor; Teaching and Extension Specialist in Nutrition
Organization: MSU Extension
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Date posted: June 9
Application deadline: June 17
Extension Specialist: Evaluation Specialist — Community Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Education
Organization: MSU Extension
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Date posted: June 9
Application deadline: June 17
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SNEB Annual Conference 101
June 12 | 2 p.m. EDT | Register
Overwhelmed with all the action at the SNEB Annual Conference and looking to learn more about the dynamics of the Society? SNEB Annual Conference 101 can help! No cost to participate.
Mobilizing Nutrition Communications to Improve Americans' Consumption Patterns
July 16 | 3 p.m. EDT | Register
Nutrition educators essentially sell healthy behaviors — by increasing motivation and providing people with the knowledge and skills to make decisions. This session will guide nutrition researchers, health practitioners and educators through methods, both qualitative and quantitative, used by market researchers to understand the various influences of eating behavior.
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You do not need to be a member of the division to attend. Register to attend these free online meetings.
Higher Education Annual Business Meeting | Recording | Minutes (May 27)
Communications Division — 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 23 | Register
Healthy Aging Division — 4 p.m. ET Thursday, July 9 | Register
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Volume 47, Issue 3 — New Resource Podcasts
Shirley quickly summarizes the New Resource, Pocket Guide to Bariatric Surgery. For the full written review see the New Resources collection.
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Using a Grocery List Is Associated With a Healthier Diet and Lower BMI Among Very High-Risk Adults
Authors: Tamara Dubowitz, ScD, MSc, SM; Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH; Christina Huang, MPH; Robin Beckman, MPH; Rebecca L. Collins, Ph.D.
Interview: Researchers from the RAND Corporation have found that use of a list when shopping by high-risk, low-income, predominantly African-American participants living in a food desert was associated with a better-quality diet and lower weight — a tool that is easily implemented at practically no cost.
May/June 2015
Duration: 12:30
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The fall Journal Club series will look at Survey Design and Validation in Nutrition Education and Behavior Research. Presenters include Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, Ph.D., RD; Patricia Markham Risica, DrPH, RD; Brett A. Wyker, MS; Anna Jones, Ph.D.; Julie A. Wright, Ph.D.; Erikka Loftfield MPH; Rosa K. Hand, MS, RDN, LD; and Jayna M. Dave, Ph.D.
These one-hour webinars, conducted at noon EDT on Mondays, will provide valuable learning opportunities for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of creating and validating surveys. Participants also earn CPE by attending. If you would like to be registered for the entire fall webinar series, email rdaeger@sneb.org
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Department of Agriculture
Team Nutrition is proud to announce that the Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for CACFP is now available online in Spanish!
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MedPage Today
A fiber-rich diet reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 18 percent, according to a large European cohort study published in Diabetologia. Cereal fiber emerged as the strongest protector against diabetes, compared with vegetable fiber and fruit fiber. Furthermore, fiber seemed to work its protective power at least partially by lowering body-mass index, the researchers reported.
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White House Conference on Aging
The White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) has set July 13 for its all-day event in Washington, D.C. There are several ways to get involved, including hosting a watch party, tweeting questions, submitting photos, sharing stories and more. We also encourage you to read and echo our comments on the WHCOA issue briefs on healthy aging and long-term services and supports. Comments are due June 12.
See ways to get involved
EurekAlert!
A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University report in the Journal of Hepatology.
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Psychological Medicine
Bullied children show increases in risk factors for age-related disease in middle adulthood, independent of co-occurring childhood and adult risks. Given the high prevalence of bullying victimization in childhood, tackling this form of psychosocial stress early in life has the potential of reducing risk for age-related disease and its associated burden.
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ChopChop Cooking Club
We invite you to join the (free!) ChopChop Cooking Club and pledge to cook dinner together once a month. Each month, you'll get a delicious new recipe in your inbox. We'll all be making the same recipe that month, learning different essential cooking skills along the way. Each challenge will also come with how-tos, shopping and storage tips, fun activities and conversation starters.
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CDC
Family-home child care providers may need more culturally and linguistically appropriate nutrition training. Although some positive practices are in place, improvements are needed when it comes to providing proper nutrition for children being cared for in family child care homes (FCCHs), Rhode Island data suggests.
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ConscienHealth
One of the hot concepts in the pseudo-science world of pop dietary advice is the anti-inflammatory diet. At Amazon.com, you can find more than 300 books related to anti-inflammatory diets. Interestingly, many of these books tie this concept to another trendy concept — clean eating. But unlike "clean eating," the anti-inflammatory diet starts with a scrap of scientific information — chronic, low-level inflammation associated with heart disease and other chronic health conditions.
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National Institutes of Health
The Notice for public comments on the Draft National Nutrition Research Roadmap 2015-2020: Advancing Nutrition Research to Improve and Sustain Health has been launched. To ensure consideration, responses must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 25.
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Center for Science in the Public Interest
Dairy Queen locations around the country will stop listing soda on kids' menus later this year in a move praised by healthy-eating advocates who have long pushed for these menus to not include sugar-laden beverages.
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GirlsHealth.gov
Growing girls have lots of questions — about their bodies, their feelings and relationships. But their friends may be misinformed, and they may not feel comfortable asking adults.
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Food Research and Action Center
Tuesday, June 23 (1-2 p.m. EST, Noon-1pm CST, 11 a.m.-noon MST, 10-11 a.m. PST)
Register here
As the concept of food as medicine gains popularity, many have asked: How can anti-hunger organizations and the medical profession coordinate to improve the nutrition and health outcomes of low-income children, seniors and families?
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