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Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Thursday August 6, 2020 Force majeure. Pandemic. Global disaster. Not phrases I ever thought I would include in a JNEB editorial. Yet, here we are. We've switched to teaching online in both the university and outreach settings. We are trying to stay in touch with friends, family, students, and colleagues. We are stretching ourselves in so many ways. But what's a researcher to do? Face-to-face research has been suspended at most universities to slow the pandemic, save lives, and ease the burden on our health care wor (...)

Posted by: Jeanette Andrade on Monday August 3, 2020 View the article collection here. Food insecurity among all age groups within the United States is an issue, especially since COVID-19, where an estimated 22-38% of US households are considered food insecure. Lack of access to nutritious foods at any age increases one’s risk for not only chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, but also impacts one’s mental health. As a scientific community, not only is it necessary to understand the complexities of food insecurity among cert (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Monday July 27, 2020 I was listening to an interview with Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Pete Buttigieg. During the interview he shared this experience...after addressing a group of people as follows: ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ a young boy approached him. He wanted Chasten to know that his use of ‘ladies and gentlemen’ didn’t include him. This story illustrates how many of us may inadvertently exclude those in the LGBTQ+ community. Below are tips to promote inclusion. (Note: Which term should I use? shares i (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Monday July 20, 2020 Get to know more about the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) and all the resources they have to offer nutrition education professionals. NCCOR is a collaborative between the nation’s four leading childhood obesity research funders: the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. NCCOR’s mission is to accelerate progress in reducing childhood obesity for all children, (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Friday July 17, 2020 Each year the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) awards the Helen Denning Ullrich Award for Lifetime Excellence in Nutrition Education to one professional in the nutrition education field who has made outstanding accomplishments throughout their career. This year the Society is pleased to present the award to Linda Bobroff Ph.D., RD, for her impressive contributions to the field of nutrition education taught through Cooperative Extension. Dr. Bobroff will receive this honor virt (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Friday July 17, 2020 The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Announces Joan Dye Gussow, EdD as the 2020 President’s Award Recipient It is my great pleasure to name Dr. Joan Dye Gussow as this year’s recipient of the President’s Award. Dr. Gussow is Professor Emeritus at Teachers College, Columbia University. Joan’s impact on the field of nutrition education is undeniable and she has been credited with inspiring so many to think critically about the role of nutrition education and related research (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Friday July 17, 2020 Each year, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) and the Advisory Committee on Public Policy (ACPP) reward an individual or group that aligns with the Society’s mission to participate and enact change in nutrition education through policy change. This year’s award will be presented to Susan Foerster, MPH during the 2020 SNEB Annual Conference held virtually on July 20 – 24. Foerster has dedicated her career to advancing food and nutrition education, research, and polic (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Friday July 17, 2020 The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) will honor Colleen K. Spees, PhD, MED, RDN, LD, FAND with the Early Professional Achievement Award in acknowledgment of her notable contributions to the field of nutrition early into her career at the 2020 SNEB Annual Conference held virtually on July 20 – 24. Dr. Colleen Spees serves as Associate Professor in the Division of Medical Dietetics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She also holds joint academic appointments (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Friday July 17, 2020 The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Nutrition Education Program Impact Award is given to an individual or group for a nutrition education program, practice, or intervention that has resulted in documented changes in behavior. This year the award will be presented to Lynn Fredericks of FamilyCook Productions for Teen Battle Chef (TBC) during the 2020 SNEB Annual Conference held virtually on July 20 – 24. Teen Battle Chef is a scalable evidence-based approach to adolescent (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Friday July 17, 2020 The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) is pleased to present Rachel L. Vollmer, Ph.D., RD with the SNEB Higher Education Division Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Nutrition in Higher Education Award during the 2020 SNEB Annual Conference presented virtually on July 20 – 24. Dr. Vollmer is an Assistant Professor of Dietetics in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Bradley University. Dr. Vollmer’s teaching philosophy includes four objectives: 1) learning o (...)