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Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Thursday July 16, 2020 The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) announces the 2020 Best Article and Best Great Educational Material (GEM) awards which will presented at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior's (SNEB) 53rd annual conference, “What Food Future?” held virtually July 20 – 24. These annual awards recognize the authors of the best article and best GEM, published in the prior year in JNEB, as judged by members of the JNEB Journal Committee and Board of Editors. All authors wil (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Thursday July 16, 2020 The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) is pleased to present Karla Pagán Shelnutt, Ph.D., RD with the Mid-Career Professional Achievement Award in acknowledgment of her notable contributions to the field of nutrition during the 2020 SNEB Annual Conference presented virtually July 20 – 24. Dr. Shelnutt is an Associate Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist in the Department of Family, Youth & Community Sciences at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Truly a pa (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Thursday July 16, 2020 The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) has partnered with the Korean Society of Community Nutrition (KSCN) to present Marissa McElrone, PhD, RDN with the KSCN-SNEB Student Award during the 2020 SNEB Annual Conference presented virtually on July 20 – 24. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences from Penn State University, McElrone worked as a Minority Health Promotion Coordinator and later as a WIC Nutritionist with various non-profits in both Rhode Island (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday July 13, 2020 Getting started...what do we know about health disparities and systemic food injustice? (Note: A wide and complex topic such as this is difficult to address in one place and not every community is represented here). Read on.. Health disparities/health equity... What are health disparities? provides a definition and examples. Health disparities - infographics for various diseases/conditions. Social determinants of health including education, housing and income - infographics. (...)

Posted by: Jennifer Wilkins, PhD, RD on Friday July 10, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge with immediate impacts on public and economic health. It has radically changed relationships across the globe. Our personal relationships have been radically altered as we've learned to socially distance ourselves, wear face masks when walking or shopping, smile more with our eyes, and nod or wave our greetings. We're holding Zoom meetings and classes and forming exclusive social “pods” of quarantine buddies and sharing meals virtually. (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Friday July 10, 2020 This is the time of year when we are normally getting ready to see everyone at annual conference, and to celebrate all the accomplishments. I first want to acknowledge JNEB's Best Article Award authors, Morgan McCloskey, Susan L. Johnson, Traci Bekelman, Corby Martin, and Laura L. Bellows, for their article “Beyond Nutrient Intake: Use of Digital Food Photography Methodology to Examine Family Dinnertime.”1 The Best Article Award is selected by the Board of Editors and a subcommittee of the (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Wednesday July 1, 2020 Join the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior for five days of cutting-edge research, virtual abstract presentations, live Q&A, and more! Below are just a few of the benefits of attending this premier nutrition education event: Education: The SNEB Annual Conference is consistently a great opportunity to earn continuing education credits but the new virtual format allows for even more credit opportunities. CDR – 46 total CEUs which can be viewed for credit over the next 3 (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday June 29, 2020 In response to the recent events SNEB has shared these helpful resources from the Food Solutions New England Network as they work to transform the food system so that it is sustainable, just and resilient: Racial Equity Challenge Resources - food systems; 21-day challenge and learning materials. I am sharing some additional resources. Books Two books that have stayed with me: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down:A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors and the Collision of Two Cul (...)

Posted by: Rachel Daeger, CAE, IOM on Wednesday June 17, 2020 The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Statement on Addressing Racial Injustice We are heartbroken, angry and deeply saddened by the repugnant displays of police violence against Black People and other People of Color across our country. Our deeper heartbreak, anger and sadness is over the social injustice, systemic racism and lack of accountability that have long defined and divided our country. Longstanding misuse of privilege and power by individuals, institutions, and poli (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday June 15, 2020 When school resumes in the fall (or late summer) of 2020, school foodservice will look different. Schools, already challenged by the pandemic, will change operations. Some districts are surveying parents about re-opening schools and some are asking about school lunch. The School Nutrition Association is leading a series of Zoom meetings to help their members gear up for re-opening. Nutrition educators who teach nutrition and health in classrooms and cafeterias will want to be aware of the c (...)