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Supporting One Another
It is March and I am writing the editorial for the May issue, so forgive me if life has dramatically changed again and this editorial is not relevant. So many of our readers, reviewers, and authors are personal friends and close colleagues that I feel the need to reach out to each one of you, letting you know that we as a family of nutrition education and behavior practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and students will support one another and be fine. Many of us manage a crisis of some sort (...)
Food Waste in K–12 Schools: An Opportunity to Create More Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, approximately one-third of food produced globally for human consumption is lost or wasted, equivalent to approximately 1.3 billion tons of food per year. Approximately 31% of food waste in the US happens at the retail and consumer levels. Institutions such as K−12 schools, which operate on large scales and feed hundreds of children, are ideal settings to implement system changes to reduce food waste. While some food was (...)
Critical clinical topics being covered at CMHC this year
As evidenced by the events of the last few months, in medicine a lot can change quite quickly. With this understanding in mind, the Cardiometabolic Health Congress is preparing to provide practitioners with in-depth and timely education that addresses the most relevant topics in cardiometabolic health today at two upcoming educational events: CMHC West and the 15th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress.
Taking place August 7-9 in Scottsdale, Arizona, CMHC West will provide a deep dive into (...)
The intersection of good health & COVID-19: the food environment during/after coronavirus
Good health is more important than ever as this TEDx video shared by an SNEB Twitter follower underscores. Read about the intersection of COVID-19 and good health below. And what about COVID-19’s impact on the food environment?
Good Health and COVID-19
Interest in Immunity
Nutrition educators can reinforce the public’s interest in immunity with messages/information about how healthful food choices and physical activity support immunity.
Find more in this article from the May/J (...)
SNEB members respond to COVID-19 pandemic with creativity and resilience
In this unprecedented, stressful and, for far too many, tragic time, it is uplifting to hear how our SNEB community is responding to the range of challenges this pandemic has brought about. As always, SNEB members are revealing their strength, creativity and resilience. Academics have pivoted quickly to teaching and advising online. Researchers are devising alternative ways to carry on with their investigations and even coming up with new questions to pursue in light of the coronavirus pandemic. (...)
US food supply chain during a pandemic
If you’ve got the ears, podcasts may just be what you’re looking for if you want to understand how the US food supply chain works, and learn about new cooking ideas in the midst of the current pandemic. Note: a video and article about the food supply chain is included as well. And if you are concerned about farm products going to waste, check your local/agriculture agency websites - they may be following the lead of some states who are linking consumers with farmers so food doesn’t go to w (...)
What does scholarship mean to you?
This issue of JNEB is a themed issue whose topic was decided by a subcommittee of the Journal Committee. At each annual conference, a call for papers related to the issue’s theme is announced, and a submission deadline is set for the following spring. The current call for papers concerns the investigation of reductions in food loss and waste; that issue will take new submissions through September 15.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The original submission date was April 15, but the Journal Committee electe (...)
Leveraging the power of nutrition educator competencies
One of the areas of work undertaken by SNEB members over the past several decades that most excites me is the development of professional competencies for nutrition educators.
Competence includes “knowledge, skills, abilities, and traits,” and is considered a key determinant of professional performance. Being the only professional organization focused solely on nutrition education — as a practice, as a rich area of scholarship and research, and as a focus for policy advocacy — it mak (...)
Active at home during a pandemic
Quick tips
move every hour
instead of weights, try a backpack filled w/books, a gallon of water, or cans to do arm exercises
keep athletic shoes by the door or near your desk to remind you to walk - just remember to social distance
garden
check local gyms, yoga studios or other places that might be offering free online classes or other resources
Online resources
desk exercises at work (online PDF)
online workouts
desk yoga stretches
8 exercise moves you can do (...)
Food during the pandemic
With many of us at home, we have more time to search online for ideas. The tips, links below aren’t meant to be exhaustive. Stay healthy...and take a walk! ;)
My personal tips:
Every time I grocery shop, I pick up some canned or frozen or other goods not requiring refrigeration or freezing.
I enjoy stir-fries so when I see items available for preparing them - fresh cauliflower, zucchini, etc. - I pick them up knowing I can use canned goods at a later date if fresh items become harde (...)