This message was sent to ##Email##
|
|
|
|
|
| |
SNEB
 We had a wonderful time in Washington, D.C., with over 740 registered attendees plus speakers, exhibitors, and volunteers. Watch for an announcement when speaker materials and session audio recordings are available but for now, congratulations to the award winners!
READ MORE
| Nutrition Education for Children and Higher Education Divisions announce the winner of the Inaugural Student Poster Award Competition
|
    |
SNEB
The winner of the first SNEB Student Poster Award Competition organized by the Nutrition Education for Children and Higher Education Divisions of SNEB is Tracy Noerper, MS, LDN, RD for the poster Effect of Nutrition Interventions on BMI in Youth Attending After-School Programs: A Meta-Analysis. Honorable mention goes to Damon Joyner, BS, for a poster on Associations between elementary school children's self-efficacy for eating fruits and vegetables, observed fruit and vegetable intake, and skin carotenoid concentration.
SNEB
Feeding Guidelines for Infants and Young Toddlers: A Responsive Parenting Approach
Presented by the Nutrition Education for Children Division
Wednesday, Aug. 23 | 1 - 2 p.m. EDT
Speaker: Madeline Sigman-Grant
Healthy feeding behaviors in early childhood are needed for healthy growth as well as social, emotional, and cognitive development. This session will introduce participants to the latest guidelines for feeding infants and toddlers ages 0 to 2, developed by an interdisciplinary panel of experts.
Learning Objectives:
- The participant will be able to define responsive parenting/feeding and explain why it is important for developing healthy feeding behaviors.
- The participant will be able to recognize examples of responsive feeding.
- The participant will be able to discuss ways that the infant/toddler feeding guidelines can inform their work.
SNEB
 Looking for the most qualified candidates? Submit your organization's job posting to the SNEB Job Board! Posted jobs will be marketed several ways to an audience with the skills and training you need, including announcements on SNEB social media sites and listing in the eCommunicator. SNEB members receive reduced pricing for postings to the job board. For more information or questions about the form, please email info@sneb.org.
By Ellen Schuster, BA, MS
"Clean" labels in supermarket products and eateries are big. Customers want artificial ingredients removed from their foods. They also prefer fewer ingredients. Once thought to be driven by millennials, clean eating is favored by boomers and others. Here are some resources to get you started.
READ MORE
| Welcome new members (since Aug. 1)
|
|
SNEB
- Amal Almohanna, PhD, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
- Frida Endinjok, California State University, Northridge, North Hills, CA
- Jasmine Gingras, RDN, Laveen Elementary School District, Laveen, AZ, Nutrition Education for Children, Public Health Nutrition
- Marelisa Gonzalez, MPH, RDN, LDN, FHI 360, Alexandria, VA
- Diane Hastings, RD, EdD, PA-C, Potomac, MD, Sustainable Food Systems Network, Public Health Nutrition
- Kathy Hoy, EdD, RDN, ARS-USDA, Wilmington, DE
- Jennifer Lam, RDN, BS, Madison, WI, Sustainable Food Systems Network
- Bill Layden, FoodMinds, Chicago, IL
- Heather Reed, MA, RDN, California Dept. of Education, Sacramento, CA
- Jessica Silldorff, MPH, Leah's Pantry, La Jolla, CA
- Samir Zakhari, PhD, Distilled Spirits Council of the US, Washington, DC
Welcome New Institutional Group from DC Department of Health
- Nazneen Ahmad, BSc, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
- Danita Banks, BS, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
- Sara Beckwith, MS, RDN, LD, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
- Ivy Isong, MS, RDN, LD, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
- Nadia Khan, MPH, RDN, LD, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
SNEB
August article collection — Breastfeeding
SNEB
The posters presented at the 2017 SNEB Annual Conference are now live in a collection. View the posters today.
CDC
Download and share free graphics, fact sheets, and feature articles in English and Spanish from the CDC.
READ MORE
Department of Agriculture
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is pleased to announce that the 2017 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Special Project Grants Request for Applications (RFA) has been posted on Grants.gov, and the FNS website. The focus area for this year’s grants is Optimizing WIC Service Delivery, with an emphasis on: Certification, Eligibility and Coordination; Nutrition Education; and Vendor Management. Applications from WIC State agencies are due to FNS on or before Sept. 11.
READ MORE
China Post
The Nestle Healthy Kids Global Program, now in its eighth year, has set its sights on teaching something new in 2017: The Healthy Kids Golden Triangle of "healthy eating," "happy exercising" and "every day."
READ MORE
fosters.com
New research found the Guiding Stars nutritional rating system, which educates consumers about healthy food options, had a positive effect raising awareness of healthy food choices. It is available at the University of New Hampshire.
READ MORE
Department of Agriculture
Serving Up MyPlate is a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into math, science, English language arts and health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.
READ MORE
Food Security and Nutrition Network
Since the TOPS Small Grants Program began in late 2010, TOPS has awarded just over $4 million via 71 grants to 32 different organizations involved in food security and nutrition activities. The TOPS Small Grants Program has offered organizations a unique opportunity to test innovative and creative ideas and share lessons learned from these experiences.
READ MORE
|
|
|
|
7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
|
