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Reflections on the 2019 Annual Conference and Post-Conference Tour to Cuba
As I begin my term as president of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, I am buoyed by the vitality, enthusiasm, and passion that I observed in all who attended the Annual Conference in Orlando: Nutrition Education − Rooted in Food. With 670 attendees, the sessions were energetic and followed by rich discussion. It was wonderful to see everyone and to welcome so many new members and first-time attendees. I hope to see you all again next year in San Diego!
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It’s a GEM!
Ever wonder what the difference between a Research Brief and a GEM (Great Educational Material) is? From JNEB's author guidelines:
Great Educational Materials (GEMs) are brief descriptions of innovative and useful approaches to nutrition education and behavior. Innovative approaches are novel, creative, and thoughtful, generally not having been published before. GEMs describe educational material, including brochures, curricula, videos, websites, apps, materials, or something tangible that tea (...)
Hello from SNEB’s new Senior Communications Coordinator
My name is Evan Hoffmeyer and I joined the Society’s staff about six weeks ago now. It’s an honor to work for such a dedicated organization. I’ve spent the past 12 years telling the stories of my community as a local journalist and I’m excited to now tell the stories of SNEB’s members and their work in communities around the world.
I’ve already gotten to work with some of you, especially on the Journal Committee and Advisory Committee on Public Policy. Even if we don’t work toge (...)
IDEAL offering up to $100K for emergency and development food and nutrition security activities
IDEAL, Implementer-led Design, Evidence, Analysis and Learning Activity, is offering up to $100,000 for an organization engaged in emergency and development food and nutrition security activities.
Part of IDEAL's small grants program, the Program Improvement Award is meant to fund important resources over the course of 12 months that can improve the quality of program design and implementation across the food and nutrition security community.
In order to be considered, applicants need to (...)
In your ears: podcasts about meatless/plant-based foods and recipe preparation
Want to learn about meatless options from many viewpoints? There’s a podcast episode for you. And what about listening to a recipe being prepared instead of watching a video? There’s a new podcast for that, too.
**The Future of Meat - Freakonomics - 58 min. includes the current state of meat, environmental impacts of meat production, a focus on Impossible Foods and trade group perspectives @ http://freakonomics.com/podcast/meat-rebroadcast/. Here is the nutrition label for the Impossible (...)
SNEB and other nutrition organizations push for full WIC appropriation
WASHINGTON - The National WIC Association Friday, alongside SNEB and other nutrition-minded organizations, called on Congress to fully fund WIC's Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program.
It's been flat-funded at $60 million for nearly a decade despite being authorized for up to $90 million under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The House voted to fix that by fully-funding the program at $90 million, but the Senate Appropriations Committee voted last month to pull funding back to $80 m (...)
SNEB conference program, JNEB position paper topic deadlines coming up
The Society has two submission deadlines coming up that you should be aware of.
SNEB's call for topics for position papers to run in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior wraps up Tuesday, Oct. 1. Position papers provide a comprehensive discussion of SNEB’s policy on one or more topics. Containing extensive background information and analysis, the position paper provides a more complete understanding of the issues and the reason behind the position(s) set forth by the organization (...)
‘Ghost Kitchens’ have nothing to do with Halloween
This post first appeared in the Sept. 12, 2019, issue of the SNEB eCommunicator.
No, a ghost kitchen isn’t a Halloween-related thing. Ghost/virtual/cloud/dark kitchens are delivery-only restaurants which may include a walk-in restaurant and/or online-only restaurants. It’s the next iteration of food delivery or, as one article below states, the WeWork of kitchens where space is shared to prepare food for delivery. Enter if you dare...
**Are cloud kitchens the next evolution of food de (...)
SNEB members train Daystar University (Kenya) faculty on research capacity building and diabetes prevention
NAIROBI, Kenya - Six members of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, including five past presidents, presented a research capacity building workshop to the faculty of Daystar University June 17-21, 2019.
Drs. Adrienne White (University of Maine, emeritus), Mary Murimi (Texas Tech University), Kendra Kattelmann (South Dakota State University), Geoffrey Greene (University of Rhode Island) and Martha Archuleta (Utah State University) were joined by Dr. Christopher Taylor (The Ohio S (...)
Prioritizing sustainability in food purchases – opportunity for our critical thinking
As I proposed in my Presidential Address at last month’s Annual Meeting, SNEB is well-positioned to lead integration of human and planetary health in our nutrition education research, practice and advocacy. In that light, I found the following piece in Food Navigator about a food-related carbon-footprint app interesting and important to critique. Clearly, when we make food choices, it is important to consider overall healthfulness, nutrient content as well as the environmental impacts stemming (...)