Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: Recent Episodes

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Are you curious about the grain of the year? Join us for education, inspiration, and exploration of opportunities to engage with the untapped potential of millets. Given the interest in gluten-free food products, ancient grains, and novel food sources, millets have received more attention lately, including the designation of 2023 as the International Year of the Millets (IYM) by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Millets are nutrient-dense, highly varied group of small-seeded cereal grains that are highly tolerant to drought and poor soil. Although these grains rank sixth in global cereal production and are recognized as “smart foods” and “good for the planet,” they are underutilized. Dr. Rob Myers will highlight the fascinating diversity of millets from around the world, and from within the United States. Dr. Kiruba Krishnaswamy will discuss her work related to the nutritional and functional characteristics of millets.

This presentation will describe a pilot intervention that was fielded and tested with a young adult population. The intervention was grounded in social cognitive theory and used food challenges and video technology to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. Three types of outcomes were developed for the intervention based on social cognitive theory (cognitive, affective, and behavioral). These theory-linked outcomes will be discussed in the context of a programmatic logic model that directly connects key theoretical constructs with learning activities designed to address specific outcomes. As such, the presentation will describe the use of various educational strategies and tools, such as guided goal-setting, cooking practice, and self-reflection, that were effective in meeting the intervention's goals.

Health literacy related to finding, interpreting, and using health information on the Internet is a growing field in public health. A new and innovative approach toward evaluating digital health literacy is the use of computer software programs to record a user’s search strategy in real time. In this presentation I will review efforts that have been done in the past to evaluate digital health literacy, and present a study that was done among children (9-11 years old) to understand and observe their search strategies for finding obesity-related health information.

The purpose of this qualitative study was to inform policy proposals to allow online grocery shopping with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by examining relevant behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes of SNAP recipients. The study used a purposive recruitment strategy to conduct 4 1-hour focus groups with SNAP recipients in Las Cruces, NM. SNAP recipients in this study have not adopted online grocery shopping for various reasons, including cost, quality control for perishable foods in particular, and distrust of the overall process. Participants expressed interest in suggested services aimed at increasing the benefits of shopping online. Additional research could inform policy by investigating which participants would benefit from using SNAP benefits online and strategies for facilitating use.

This Webinar is to increase grantsmanship of SNEB members supported by the SNEB Research Division. Healthy Eating Research (HER) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports and disseminates research on policy, systems, and environmental strategies that promote healthy eating among children and advance nutrition and health equity. Members of SNEB will gain an understanding of HER’s various funding mechanisms and funding priorities. The Deputy Director and the Senior Research Analyst will provide an information session and take any questions from the audience. Understanding specific focus areas and proposal requirements of the funding opportunity is critical in writing a successful grant proposal.

Decreasing intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and increasing consumption of healthy beverages (e.g., water and milk) among young children can help address the problem of childhood obesity. Early care and education (ECE) teachers are key to promoting healthy beverages as they play a significant role in establishing healthy habits among young children. Thus, there is a crucial need to ensure that ECE teachers are knowledgeable about recommended beverage policies. This presentation will highlight findings from a mixed-methods study exploring ECE teachers' needs and preferences for eLearning. Outcomes informed the development of beverage policy eLearning training for ECE providers.

Human milk is the ideal source of nutrition for most infants, yet rates of exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding to 12 months remain suboptimal in the US. Mobile health technologies can address some barriers to breastfeeding by offering tracking features, data on user behavior, and information. This presentation will review the use of mobile applications (“apps”) for tracking infant feeding. Characteristics of app users, app features most used and desired by postpartum mothers, and app features most frequently available within these apps will be presented.

We will present the reach of social media dissemination of a culturally-adapted evidence-based Kid’s Healthy Eating Plate to Spanish-speaking Latinos. Using adaptation frameworks and protocols, as well as reach metrics, is essential to demonstrate cultural appropriateness and social media engagement. We demonstrate that culturally-adapted healthy eating guidelines for Spanish-speaking children were worldwide after paid social media promotion, which may help close the digital divide and promote health literacy in diverse populations.

Dr. Masterson will be discussing the development and testing of The Immersive Virtual Alimentation and Nutrition Application: An Interactive Digital Dietitian. He will demonstrate its effectiveness in comparison to both digital and in person delivery in improving knowledge about portion size and energy density.

This presentation highlights the use of a participatory approach in the design of a serious game for nutrition education. The research
described children's nutrition areas of focus, parents' and children's perceptions of video games for nutrition education, and children's
video game preferences.

Event Overview

Date: March 13, 2023

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00PM ET

This presentation will discuss findings and insights gained from this study which was apart of a larger research project investigating the functional nature of diet and nutrition apps. This study focuses on the assessment and characterization of features found in popular diet and nutrition smartphone apps and provides some implications on the potential use of these apps as tech-based behavior change support systems within professional dietetic practices.

Have you been thinking about being more inclusive with how you have your clients or participants report their gender identity and sexual orientation? Have you also been thinking about how more inclusive gender identity and sexual orientation report can be translated into more passionate, informed and caring practice? If so, this webinar is for you. We will have a panel discussion with three nutrition education professionals who have been thinking deeply about these issues, and have experiences with inclusive gender identity and sexual orientation reporting and practice. They will share their experience, including both their successes and challenges. We will also have plenty of time for discussion with participants.

How can you, as a nutrition professional be an advocate for persons suffering from nutrition insecurity? This session will take a deep dive into leading with cultural humility and vulnerability to center the needs of our community members in nutrition education and recommendations. Dr. Wesley McWhorter will describe how colonialism, slavery, and racism shapes the ideal of healthy foods, nutrition research and recommendations. Attendees will learn to lead with cultural humility and challenge the Eurocentric world view that excludes food cultures from around the world and perpetuates systemic racism in our communities.

As part of the journal club series, this presentation will focus on the article titled: “WIC Participants’ Perspectives About Online Ordering and Technology in the WIC Program”. We know that WIC is a federal nutrition program that creates improvements in health and nutrition outcomes, and that WIC enhances health equity. However, just over half of eligible individuals participate in the WIC program. Technology enhancements, such as online shopping and other WIC modernization efforts have the potential to enhance the WIC experience and engage more individuals and families. This presentation will explore research into participants' perspectives on potential technological enhancements in WIC, as a part of user-centered design.

Date: December 5, 2022

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00PM ET

Double Up Food Bucks Participation is Associated with Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Food Security Among Low-Income Adults

Since the high impact paper, Double Up Food Bucks Participation is Associated with Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Food Security Among Low-Income Adults, was published in JNEB several years ago, the body of research on fruit and vegetable incentives has grown substantially. In this webinar, the authors will explore the more recent body of research on this topic and our ongoing work aimed at determining program reach, efficacy, and accessibility of the Utah Double Up Food Bucks program.

November 28 2022

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

This webinar presents the processes used to develop, implement, and evaluate the preschool curriculum component of the Food Resource Equity and Sustainability for Health (FRESH) study, which aimed to improve vegetable intake, food security, and body composition of Native American children and their families. The FRESH study used a community-based participatory research process that involved tribal leaders in every aspect of the research. The intervention results showed that vegetable intake significantly increased in intervention children compared to controls for squash (p = 0.0007) and beans (p=0.0002).

Our manuscript presents the effectiveness of a training program for health workers regarding infant feeding practices to reduce sugar consumption in children in south Brazil. A training session based on the Brazilian National Guidelines for Children was provided for the primary care workers. The results indicated that children attending intervention health centers had a 27% reduced risk of sugar introduction before 4 months of age and lower added sugars consumption at 3 years of age.

Findings of the Yumbox Pilot Program will be presented. This program distributed Yumbox, a bento-style lunchbox with sections labeled for MyPlate, to preschool parents and caretakers, leveraging visibility principles Behavioral Economics Theory to encourage them to pack more nutritious foods for lunch. Lunches of this preschool were compared to a similar control preschool to evaluate the effectiveness of the Yumbox in improving the nutrition of packed lunches.

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It has been over 3 years since SNEB took the position to support inclusion of environmental sustainability in dietary guidance. This seminar reviews the public response to this issue and examines the latest scientific research on the connection between diet and environmental impacts. New developments in the policy arena are also explored.

September 26, 2022 at 1 pm

Twelve-Month Efficacy of an Obesity Prevention Program Targeting Hispanic Families With Preschoolers From Low-Income Backgrounds The presentation of the article awarded Best JNEB Article in 2021 will cover the efficacy trial for a childhood obesity prevention program for Hispanic preschool children and their parents. A randomized control trial with pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 month follow-ups were conducted with 14 waves across 2 sites. Results showed that the SEEDS prevention program positively impacted parental feeding practices, knowledge of best feeding practices, and feeding efficacy. At 12 months, children in the prevention group were less likely to have overweight or obesity.

In previous research, we identified stigma as a significant barrier to the willingness to accept food assistance, both from public health and community-based resources. As part of the Aetna Foundation's Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge, qualitative interviews were conducted with food security advocates, low- and middle-income community members, unemployed individuals, and college students to determine root causes of food insecurity. The stigma associated with food assistance was a prevalent theme. Based on these interviews, the FRAQ was developed using social science scale development recommendations. This webinar describes how stigma impacts acceptance of food assistance, the development and psychometric testing of the FRAQ, potential strategies aimed at decreasing food assistance stigma, and socioecological contributors to food insecurity among older adults living in rural areas.

Frances Hardin-Fanning, PhD, RN

Nursing Research, University of Louisville School of Nursing|Professor and Endowed Chair

Have you ever attributed your success to external reasons and not your true abilities, knowledge or expertise? No matter where you are in your career, your accomplishments are worth sharing. Offered by the SNEB Higher Education and Public Health Nutrition Divisions, this webinar will feature two experts who will provide tangible and actionable strategies to help nutrition educators overcome self-doubt and self-promote professional achievements and successes.

Presenters Dr. Temitope Walker and Renae C. Brown, MS, RD, LD, Chief Dietitian will be discussing the lessons learned from supporting a diverse group of older adults in Georgia and what challenges and opportunities remain for the future, particularly for nutrition educators and dietitians that work with community-residing older adults.

This presentation focuses on the research methods used in the article, “Eating Behaviors Are Associated with Physical Fitness and Body Composition among US Army Soldiers.” The emphasis of the presentation will be on the rationale behind the research methods used in the data analysis, conducting power analysis, and implementing logistic regression analysis for dichotomous dependent variables. There will also be a discussion on interpreting and evaluating logistic regression results.

When we hear the phrase 'kids food' most of us think of the ubiquitous items on children's menu. Such highly processed items like chicken nuggets and fries or starchy items like pizza and mac 'n cheese inevitably come to mind. SNEB's new position statement offers nutrition educators an opportunity to: 1) consider how the social norm of 'kids food' came into our culture and stuck; and 2) bring 'cancel culture' to the critical arena of a societal myth about what children will and should eat. Join this lively webinar discussion and learn how you can help shift the kids' food archetype to to a new norm for parents, educators and society at large.

Education Benefits

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.5 Describe ways to collaborate with community members and other professionals to create communities and settings in which healthy food options are easy, affordable, and desired and unhealthy foods are less prominent and less desired.

6.4 Describe ways to collaborate with other stakeholders to promote policies supporting systems that produce healthy food.

7.1 Describe the biological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants of eating behavior, and the associated opportunities and barriers to achieving optimal health and quality of life.

CDR Performance Indicators

3.1.3

3.3.1

12.1.1

12.1.3

CDR Learning Need Codes

1080

4150

8018

This session will demonstrate and describe how to use available tools for visualization and how important are formats, fonts, color-codes, clarity and hierarchy in a graphical abstract.

Information about the quality of the graphic, time/effort estimates, minimization of words, and avoidance of "over-statement" or description of results or conclusions will be discussed.

Education Benefits

The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

9.1 Communicate effectively in written, visual, and oral form, with individuals, the media, and other groups, in ways that are appropriate for diverse audiences.

9.3 Engage and educate through simple, clear, and motivational language appropriate for diverse audiences.

10.1 Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

2.1.8

11.2.10

11.4.4

CDR Learning Need Codes

9050

1140

Early experiences with food can shape children's food preferences and contribute to lifelong eating habits. It is recommended that parents and caregivers provide a variety of healthful foods to their infants/toddlers to facilitate exposure to a wide variety of flavors, textures, and nutrients. Almost half of parents feeding infants and toddlers provide some form of commercially produced infant and toddler food. These foods have packaging which includes a variety of information which can confuse parents, putting nutrition educators in the unique position to help demystify these packages. This presentation will describe current research investigating the factors associated with the inclusion of vegetables and fruits in the front-of-package product names of commercially produced infant and toddler foods sold in the United States.

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Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.1 Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating the manufacturing, labeling and advertising of individual foods and dietary supplements.

5.2 Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating food systems and the food supply.

6.2 Explain the effects of various food processing, packaging, distribution, and marketing practices on food availability, food choices, and nutritional value as well as the amount and types of additives, contaminants, and pathogens in foods.

CDR Performance Indicators

2.1.3

8.2.3

9.2.1

CDR Learning Need Codes

4150

4070

8130

Comparison of interventions with the objective to increase vegetable and fruit intake using randomly selected Head Start classrooms. Two groups of participants received vegetables and fruits, high in carotene, for eight weeks. One of those groups received nutrition education in addition to their weekly produce provisions. The third group served as the control group.

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Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

8.1 Assess the nutritional and behavioral needs of the population (to establish behavior change goals).

8.7 Design or select strategies, activities and materials that match the objectives and are appropriate for diverse audiences.

10.1 Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.2.5

9.1.3

12.1.1

CDR Learning Need Codes

4010

6040

9060

Meals that provided through the National School Lunch Program have become significantly healthier since the regulations that emerged as part of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. This presentation will review the requirements for school meals; highlight changes from the HHFKA; and present a study that tested how the availability of juice influenced student selection of fruit and milk as part of their school lunch. Additional research on evidence-based strategies to increase the selection and consumption of fruit and vegetables in school meals will be shared. The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier.

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Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.3 Describe the history, purpose and funding of key pieces of legislation that authorize programs supporting nutrition education, research, and food assistance to address malnutrition and food security and to promote health. 7.1 Describe the biological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants of eating behavior, and the associated opportunities and barriers to achieving optimal health and quality of life. 10.1 Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators 6.3.7 8.2.1 12.4.1

CDR Learning Need Codes 4080 6040 8110

Speakers Marlene Schwartz, PhD University of Connecticut Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D. is Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity and Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at UConn. Dr. Schwartz studies how nutrition and wellness policies implemented in child care settings, schools, food banks, and local communities can improve children’s health. Dr. Schwartz earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale University and has received research grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health to study federal food programs, school wellness policies, the effect of food marketing on children, and the relationship between food insecurity and nutrition.

Date: September 27, 2021

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00PM ET

We will describe the results of our JNEB publication entitled “Intuitive Eating is Associated with Higher Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Adults”. In this study we measured the relationship between intuitive eating and dietary intake among a population-based sample of 1,830 young adults in Project EAT-IV (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults). Our results suggest that intuitive eating was cross-sectionally related to alignment with public health recommendations for self-reported fruit and vegetable intake, although it was also associated with lower whole grain intake among men. We will also discuss key gaps in research on intuitive eating and implications for research and practice. The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier.

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Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

1.6 Describe the basic types of approaches used by researchers to study diet-health relationships and describe their advantages and limitations.

7.1 Describe the biological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants of eating behavior, and the associated opportunities and barriers to achieving optimal health and quality of life.

10.1 Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

8.3.6

12.2.7

12.3.5

CDR Learning Need Codes

3020

4030

4050

The USDA's Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant was established to increase fruit and vegetable purchases among SNAP participants, by providing financial incentives at point of purchase. Between 2016 and 2018, USDA provided $90.3 million in grants to 114 FINI projects. As of September 2017, grantees offered incentives at 2,600 SNAP authorized retail locations in 38 States. This presentation will describe the impact of FINI in terms of program awareness, use of point of sale incentives, and change in self reported monthly fruit and vegetable expenditures among SNAP participants in the treatment and matched comparison groups. The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier.

View JNEB Article

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.3 Describe the history, purpose and funding of key pieces of legislation that authorize programs supporting nutrition education, research, and food assistance to address malnutrition and food security and to promote health.

8.10 Design process and outcome evaluation plans, based on behavior change mediators and program objectives, using appropriate data collection methods.

10.1 Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

12.1.1

12.2.8

12.3.3

CDR Learning Need Codes

4010

4070

4080

(NSSRI) is a coalition of 100+ organizations and health authorities, convened by the NYC Health Department, that has called on the food industry to lower the sugar in packaged products by meeting voluntary sugar reduction targets.

Improving the food supply requires a coordinated effort by a wide range of stakeholders from the private sector, advocates, researchers, and government. This webinar will describe the role local governments and nongovernmental organizations can play in advocating for improvements of the food supply and provide an overview of the NSSRI.

Public health leaders and nutrition professionals have the opportunity to demonstrate support for sugar reduction targets and pave the way for increased federal action to support a healthy food environment for all.

Presenters

Andrea Sharkey, MPH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Erin Dowling, MPH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.4. Describe the history and current roles of governmental and nongovernmental organizations that develop and implement nutrition education programs and related health promotion or food security activities.
5.5. Describe ways to collaborate with community members and other professionals to create communities and settings in which healthy food options are easy, affordable, and desired and unhealthy foods are less prominent and less desired.
6.4. Describe ways to collaborate with other stakeholders to promote policies supporting systems that produce healthy food.

CDR Performance Indicators

12.1.1 Promotes nutrition programs and resources to address issues of food security, nutritional health and overall health and wellness.
12.1.3 Collaborates with community partners and stakeholders in promoting nutritional health and disease prevention.
12.2.3 Identifies individual, public/private organization and government roles and responsibilities within public health and health care systems.
12.3.5 Takes into consideration public health policies and standards related to food and nutrition.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4040 Disease prevention, health promotion
4080 Government-funded Food & Nutrition Programs

This session describes the narrative review process and a model for engaging graduate students in a narrative review for fieldwork experience. Due to the covid 19 pandemic, many fieldwork experiences students previously relied on for hours, are cancelled. Program directors and nutrition educators need strategies for providing unique experiences for students that will still meet important competencies and enrich learning. The presenters will define and outline how to conduct a narrative review, share examples of trainings, assignments, data entry programs, and a proposed schedule, as a model for using the narrative review as fieldwork experience for graduate students, and share successes and lessons learned from this process.

Presenters

Alisha Farris, PhD, RDN, Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Sara Elnakib, RD, MPH, CHES, Assistant Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

Dietetic Intern Learning Opportunities

This session includes active learning opportunities. The webinar will provide skills and examples that interns could use with future students if they need a topic thoroughly researched, or could use on their own to conduct a narrative review on a topic of interest.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

1.6. Describe the basic types of approaches used by researchers to study diet-health relationships and describe their advantages and limitations.
1.7. Critically evaluate the claims associated with a research study finding, food product, dietary supplement or eating style based on the nutrition educator’s knowledge of nutrition and the approaches used to study diet-health relationships.
10.1. Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.2.3 In collaboration with others, interprets data to make recommendations.
6.3.8 Interprets, analyzes, synthesizes and critically appraises research findings.
6.3.9 Disseminates research or performance improvement outcomes to advance knowledge, change practice and enhance effectiveness of services.
6.3.10 Defines appropriate measurements and evaluations for establishing benchmarking and best practices.

CDR Learning Need Codes

6050 Instructional materials development
6080 Training, health coaching, and mentoring
9070 Research instruments and techniques

This webinar will focus on the methods used to develop and validate the Eating and Food Literacy Behaviors Questionnaire(EFLBQ) with young adults. We will explore our use of factor analyses to measure young adults' perceived food literacy and behaviors toward food and development of an explanatory model.

Presenters

Kwadernica Rhea, PhD, Louisiana State University
Melissa Cater, PhD, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

7.1. Describe the biological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants of eating behavior, and the associated opportunities and barriers to achieving optimal health and quality of life.
8.1. Assess the nutritional and behavioral needs of the population (to establish behavior change goals).
10.1. Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.2.2 Demonstrates knowledge of research instruments and tools (e.g., surveys, interview tools) to support research initiatives.
6.3.4 Defines and establishes appropriate measurements and evaluations.
6.3.5 Identifies and designs appropriate research instruments or tools.

CDR Learning Need Codes

9010 Data analysis, statistics
9060 Research development and design
9070 Research instruments and techniques

Career opportunities in Sustainable Food Systems cross the spectrum of environment and agriculture, food security and social justice. This panel presentation will share perspectives from three professionals in the field – a graduate of nutrition science who now owns and runs a small family farm, a professor of Food Systems with a focus on Agritourism, and a food systems stakeholder and advocate who previously worked in the organic food industry and now supports education across community settings. This webinar is sponsored by the Sustainable Food Systems Division.

Presenters

Lisa Chase, PhD – Author of “Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems” and Extension Professor/Director, Vermont Tourism Research Center at the University of Vermont (will provide academic and tourism sector perspective)
Steve Crider – Farm-to-School Lead for Viva Farms and formerly with Amy's Kitchen, a pioneer in the organic foods movement (will provider food industry perspective)
Giana Cioni – Graduate of Nutrition program with minor in Food Systems, now owner and operator (with her partner) of The Crows Farm in Skagit Valley, WA (will provide producer perspective)

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.4. Describe the history and current roles of governmental and nongovernmental organizations that develop and implement nutrition education programs and related health promotion or food security activities.
5.5. Describe ways to collaborate with community members and other professionals to create communities and settings in which healthy food options are easy, affordable, and desired and unhealthy foods are less prominent and less desired.
6.4. Describe ways to collaborate with other stakeholders to promote policies supporting systems that produce healthy food.

CDR Performance Indicators

3.2.2 Participates in professional and personal development activities for career growth and skill enhancement.
3.3.4 Engages in active discussions with others to establish a method to best meet and serve the needs of the customer
12.2.3 Identifies individual, public/private organization and government roles and responsibilities within public health and health care systems.
12.2.5 Collaborates with stakeholders to determine level of support, opportunities and risks

CDR Learning Need Codes

7010 Business plan development
7070 Entrepreneurship, private practice
7200 Team building

Using valid and reliable outcome measures is critical to assessing the effectiveness of nutrition education programs but, oftentimes, measures do not exist for the outcomes of interest. In this presentation, we will discuss psychometric analysis methods for validity and reliability testing of infant feeding education questions for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Specifically, we will discuss why we selected the particular construct validity and reliability tests used, how the research was designed for each test, and the strengths and possible limitations of each test. Finally, we will share how we analyzed and reported our results for the construct validity and reliability tests and the lessons we learned from this psychometric analysis study.

Presenters

Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe, PhD, RDN, Cornell University
Beth Olson, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

8.10 Design process and outcome evaluation plans, based on behavior change mediators and program objectives, using appropriate data collection methods.
8.11 Revise the program based on process and outcome evaluation findings, as appropriate.
10.1. Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.2.2 Demonstrates knowledge of research instruments and tools (e.g., surveys, interview tools) to support research initiatives.
6.3.4 Defines and establishes appropriate measurements and evaluations.
6.3.5 Identifies and designs appropriate research instruments or tools.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
9060 Research development and design
9070 Research instruments and techniques

FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), the Federal agency responsible for the Nutrition Facts label, as well as the nutrition education and outreach related to the label, will share background and an in-depth tour of the updated Nutrition Facts label. CFSAN staff will also share results of consumer formative research that shaped nutrition education messages and provide information on an evidence-based consumer education campaign on the Nutrition Facts label and resources available to educate community and school-based audiences on the label.

Presenters

Maya Maroto, EdD, MPH, RD, FDA, Public Health Educator, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Kathleen Yu, MPH, Social Scientist, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Dietetic Intern Learning Opportunities

This presentation will provide Dietetic Interns tools that they need to conduct educational outreach on the Nutrition Facts label.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

1.4. Explain how to use food labeling to evaluate the appropriateness of a food.
5.1. Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating the manufacturing, labeling and advertising of individual foods and dietary supplements
5.4. Describe the history and current roles of governmental and nongovernmental organizations that develop and implement nutrition education programs and related health promotion or food security activities.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.3.8 Interprets, analyzes, synthesizes and critically appraises research findings.
9.4.2 Selects and uses appropriate content and teaching methods to meet individual and group needs
12.1.1 Promotes nutrition programs and resources to address issues of food security, nutritional health and overall health and wellness.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Choose My Plate, food labeling
4100 Social Marketing
6000 Education, Training, and Counseling

This session describes successful outcomes of three online nutrition programs. The first adapted an in-person curriculum for online use and implemented an 8-week nutrition education program with Black women to evaluate outcomes such as health-related knowledge, diet, and physical activity. Two 8-week online nutrition interventions were adapted from in-person curricula and piloted for youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Feasibility and acceptability of virtual implementations of early childhood and adolescent interventions for youth with ASD were examined, as well as feasibility of virtually administering their outcome measures, including dietary intake and psychosocial determinants of dietary intake.

Presenters

Sa'Nealdra Wiggins, BS; Doctoral Candidate; Community Nutrition; University of Tennessee
Heewon Gray, PhD, RDN; Assistant Professor; College of Public Health; University of South Florida
Acadia Buro, MS; Doctoral Candidate; College of Public Health; University of South Florida

Dietetic Intern Learning Opportunities

The session will describe how three nutrition education interventions were adapted and delivered in an online format. Dietetic Interns may learn how to develop educational materials and implement telehealth nutrition education for a specific population. They will also learn how to evaluate feasibility and outcomes of nutrition education programs.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

8.2. Determine the behavior change goals of the program.
8.5. Develop educational objectives based on the identified theory-based mediators of change from a theoretical model or framework.
8.7. Design or select strategies, activities and materials that match the objectives and are appropriate for diverse audiences.

CDR Performance Indicators

9.3.2 Develops and/or selects a variety of learning activities based on a plan of action and outcomes, and the needs of the individual, group, community and population.
9.3.3 Develops and/or selects culturally sensitive, evidence-based materials that are appropriate to the audience.
12.4.2 Collaborates with community partners to implement programs based on the assessed needs, values, beliefs, limitations and strengths of the population.
12.4.5 Provides nutrition information and education to the community.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
6050 Instructional materials development
9020 Evaluation and application of research

Dr. XinQi Dong, MD, MPH, is a geriatrician and director of the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. He will share methods and techniques for recruiting and retaining older adults in social behavioral research studies, with a specific emphasis on working with members of underrepresented communities. Using the Population Study of ChINese Elderly (PINE Study) as a framework, Dr. Dong will introduce this longitudinal study and share his ongoing learnings as principal investigator. He will also share best practices for community outreach, engagement, the use of social media and technology, and the dissemination of early results as a means of recruitment and long-term retention of study participants.

Presenters

XinQi Dong, MD, MPH, Director, IFH, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

1.6. Describe the basic types of approaches used by researchers to study diet-health relationships and describe their advantages and limitations.
7.1. Describe the biological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants of eating behavior, and the associated opportunities and barriers to achieving optimal health and quality of life.
9.1. Communicate effectively in written, visual, and oral form, with individuals, the media, and other groups, in ways that are appropriate for diverse audiences.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.2.2 Demonstrates knowledge of research instruments and tools (e.g., surveys, interview tools) to support research initiatives.
6.2.5 Applies research/evidence-based findings to improve practice, service delivery, and health and nutrition of customers.
8.2.2 Applies knowledge of health determinants when planning, developing and implementing services, programs, meal plans and menus.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4040 Disease prevention, health promotion
9060 Research development and design
9070 Research instruments and techniques

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a downloadable public-use dataset that provides information on socioeconomic, food security, diet and health related information of a nationally representative sample of U.S. population of all ages. In the presentation, a secondary data analyses of NHANES will be discussed in testing hypotheses related to food insecurity and breastfeeding practices.

Presenters

Jigna M. Dharod, PhD, University of North Carolina- Greensboro
Sandra Echeverria, PhD, University of North Carolina- Greensboro

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

1.6. Describe the basic types of approaches used by researchers to study diet-health relationships and describe their advantages and limitations.
2.1. Identify the primary dietary issues for each phase of the life cycle.
10.1. Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.2.2 Demonstrates knowledge of research instruments and tools (e.g., surveys, interview tools) to support research initiatives.
6.3.4 Defines and establishes appropriate measurements and evaluations.
12.2.7 Utilizes applicable databases to analyze and assess variables associated with the target population.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4050 Epidemiology
4070 Food security and hunger
9020 Evaluation and application of research

This webinar series will cover campus, state, and federal level outreach and advocacy approaches related to increasing college student access to and enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Participants will be provided an overview of the issues college students face in regards to accessing SNAP and examples of how advocates have worked to overcome these challenges at multiple policy levels.

Presenters

Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN, Stanford Prevention Research Center,
Chris Baker, Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon
Ashlyn Anderson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Dietetic Intern Learning Opportunities

Active learning opportunities are not planned for the presentation. However, the content of this webinar could be beneficial to dietetic interns as they advance into their careers and may seek to work with SNAP populations. As a result, this may be a webinar that DI directors elect to include in their curriculum as they are looking for more online opportunities for their interns during the pandemic. Further, preceptors or DI directors may look for opportunities to have dietetic students work on some of the advocacy opportunities mentioned by the speakers.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.3. Describe the history, purpose and funding of key pieces of legislation that authorize programs supporting nutrition education, research, and food assistance to address malnutrition and food security and to promote health.
5.4. Describe the history and current roles of governmental and nongovernmental organizations that develop and implement nutrition education programs and related health promotion or food security activities.
5.5. Describe ways to collaborate with community members and other professionals to create communities and settings in which healthy food options are easy, affordable, and desired and unhealthy foods are less prominent and less desired.

CDR Performance Indicators

12.1.1 Promotes nutrition programs and resources to address issues of food security, nutritional health and overall health and wellness.
12.1.2 Leads or participates in the development of food, nutrition and health policies.
12.4.4 Identifies and implements strategies for reaching individuals and populations in collaboration with stakeholders.
3.2.7 Contributes to the development and revision of government policies.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4070 Food security and hunger
4080 Government-funded Food & Nutrition Programs
1080 Legislation, public policy

Given the increased interest in nutrition research by NIH, this first webinar in a series will feature three SNEB members who have successfully navigated the NIH research funding arena. They will share their personal research journeys; provide insights into preparing for and writing a NIH submission. This webinar is sponsored by the SNEB Research Division. This research series is supported by Elsevier.

Presenters

Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of Nevada, Reno
Chelsea Renee Singleton, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Taren Swindle, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, University of Minnesota

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

8.9. Develop a timeline and budget for program development, implementation, and evaluation, including personnel, supplies, and overhead costs.
8.10. Design process and outcome evaluation plans, based on behavior change mediators and program objectives, using appropriate data collection methods.
10.1. Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.2.2 Demonstrates knowledge of research instruments and tools (e.g., surveys, interview tools) to support research initiatives.
6.3.2 Conceptualizes and formulates research hypotheses.
6.3.4 Defines and establishes appropriate measurements and evaluations.
6.3.8 Interprets, analyzes, synthesizes and critically appraises research findings.

CDR Learning Need Codes

1010 Career planning, Standards of Practice, Standards of Professional Performance, Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework
9040 Proposal development, grant applications
9060 Research development and design

The opioid crisis has health professionals and consumers looking for alternative ways to manage conditions like osteoarthritis. Should nutrition educators tell clients/patients with osteoarthritis to go Mediterranean to reduce their pain and improve their function? Evidence for the efficacy of weight loss as well as quality of diet and dietary supplements will be reviewed. Resources for consumers/patients will be highlighted. This webinar is sponsored by the Healthy Aging Division.

Presenters

Kathryn Kolasa PhD, RDN, LDN, Professor Emerita, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Tovah Wolf, PhD, MS, RDN, Assistant Professor, Western Carolina University

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

3.4. Explain how to plan, select, prepare, and manage foods to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, communities and the food system.
9.4. Advocate effectively for action-oriented nutrition education and healthy diets in various sectors and settings.
8.7. Design or select strategies, activities and materials that match the objectives and are appropriate for diverse audiences.

CDR Performance Indicators

1.3.4 Communicates the risks, benefits, disadvantages, alternatives, and cost of the proposed treatment plan, contract, and statement of terms or scope of work and confirms customer understanding.
2.1.3 Tailors message to meet the needs of the target audience
4.1.2 Integrates evidence-based research and literature in decision making.

CDR Learning Need Codes

5120 Autoimmune diseases, arthritis, lupus
5370 Weight management, obesity
6020 Counseling, therapy, and facilitation skills

In March 2020, the entire world changed and we all began an experience that no one saw coming -- a worldwide pandemic. The dietetics faculty at Marshall University immediately began considering how this would impact our students' education and financial situation, along with the social and emotional impact this would have on everyone. The faculty at Marshall changed program delivery to accommodate changes brought forth by COVID to provide exceptional learning opportunities for undergraduate students and dietetic interns, both virtually and face-to-face. Join us to learn about methods to implement in dietetics programs, including relevant internship rotations for both on-site and distance interns, adjustments to food laboratory courses, and how we can work together to benefit our profession during this time. With everyone making changes related to the current pandemic, this information is relevant to educators in higher education, as well as preceptors and future employers of these students.

Presenters

Mallory Mount, EdD, RDN, LD, CDCES, FAND, Marshall University
Amy Gannon, EdD, RDN, LD, Marshall University

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

8.7. Design or select strategies, activities and materials that match the objectives and are appropriate for diverse audiences.
8.8. Apply inclusive participatory approaches that enable the target population to effectively communicate, share experiences, identify personal needs, and manage personal food behaviors.
8.11. Revise the program based on process and outcome evaluation findings, as appropriate.

CDR Performance Indicators

4.2 Reflects, integrates and evaluates using critical thinking when faced with problems, issues and challenges.
8.3 Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining and enhancing knowledge.
9.2 Establishes, develops and implements program outlines and learning plans to meet the needs of various individuals, groups and populations.
9.4 Teaches, guides and instructs a variety of individuals, groups or populations.

CDR Learning Need Codes

1070 Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
6060 Learning needs assessment, learning plan development, & evaluation

We will present on the background/rationale, methods, and findings from our March 2020 JNEB article entitled: Child-Oriented Promotional Features on Cereal Packaging: Associations with Sugar Content and Manufacturer Pledge." This content analysis of cereal box packaging found that products with the highest rates of sugar featured the greatest number of child-oriented marketing features. This was despite industry regulatory guidelines aimed a promoting "healthier" products to children.

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competency: Journal Club 10 - Food and Nutrition Knowledge

Related JNEB article.

The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier. If you are not an SNEB member use the code JNEBJCCOMP to receive free registration as their guest.

About the Presenters

Sarah E. Vaala, PhD, High Point University
Matthew Ritter PhD, High Point University

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

1.4 Explain how to use food labeling to evaluate the appropriateness of a
1.7 Critically evaluate the claims associated with a research study finding, food product, dietary supplement or eating style based on the nutrition educator’s knowledge of nutrition and the approaches used to study diet-health relationships.
5.1 Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating the manufacturing, labeling and advertising of individual foods and dietary supplement

CDR Performance Indicators

11.2.1 Evaluates product characteristics, ingredients and claims in order to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
11.1.4 Interprets and advises on food manufacturing standards, regulatory requirements, policies and national dietary guidelines to inform others and to support product development.
8.2 Recognizes and respects the physical, social, cultural, institutional and economic environments of the individual, group and community in practice

CDR Learning Need Codes

4150 Infancy & Childhood
8120 Sales, merchandising
9020 Evaluation and application of research

This presentation will share the results of a mixed methods approach to evaluating the use of Facebook to engage parents in an nutrition promotion curriculum for Head Start. Attendees will learn about the process to develop and deliver a Facebook-based parent engagement component as a companion to a classroom curriculum. The presentation will highlight features of the intervention that worked best as well as characteristics of participants that found the Facebook component most useful.

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competency: Written, Oral, and Social Media Communication

Related JNEB article.

The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier. If you are not an SNEB member use the code JNEBJCCOMP to receive free registration as their guest.

About the Presenters

Taren Swindle, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Wendy Ward, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Leanne Whiteside-Mansell EdD, Unversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

9.1. Communicate effectively in written, visual, and oral form, with individuals, the media, and other groups, in ways that are appropriate for diverse audiences.
8.7 Design or select strategies, activities and materials that match the objectives and are appropriate for diverse audiences
10.1 Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice

CDR Performance Indicators

9.3 Designs, selects and implements education strategies to meet the learning needs of the individual, group, community and population.
12.1.1 Promotes nutrition programs and resources to address issues of food security, nutritional health and overall health and wellness.
12.4.2 Collaborates with community partners to implement programs based on the assessed needs, values, beliefs, limitations and strengths of the population.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
9020 Evaluation and application of research
4020 Community program development

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust unprecedented pressures onto every person and onto all aspects of life, such as health, wellbeing, safety, economic livelihood and nutrition. While good nutrition and a well-balanced diet are essential to keeping people healthy -- especially in times of a global pandemic, not everyone has access to healthy, affordable foods for themselves and their families.

Never has the role of nutrition educators been more important than right now. Join us November 18, 2020, for a joint webinar with the SNEB Advisory Committee on Public Policy and the Nutrition Educators in the Food Sector Division to discuss 'The importance of nutrition and food security during COVID: A closer look at resilient resources and adaptable programming at the community level.' Attendees will hear examples of adaptable nutrition education efforts including programs and resources that can make a difference in today's ever-changing environment, as well as learn about the latest policy and regulatory efforts related to food security and food and nutrition assistance programs. Webinar organized by the SNEB Advisory Committee on Public Policy and the Nutrition Educators in the Food Sector Division.

Presenters

Megan Bradley, RDN, National Manager of Food Skills Education Cooking Matters Share Our Strength
Katie Brown, EdD, RDN, Senior Vice President Sustainable Nutrition, National Dairy Council
Matthew J. Landry, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.5. Describe ways to collaborate with community members and other professionals to create communities and settings in which healthy food options are easy, affordable, and desired and unhealthy foods are less prominent and less desired.
9.4. Advocate effectively for action-oriented nutrition education and healthy diets in various sectors and settings.
8.8. Apply inclusive participatory approaches that enable the target population to effectively communicate, share experiences, identify personal needs, and manage personal food behaviors.

CDR Performance Indicators

3.3.4 Engages in active discussions with others to establish a method to best meet and serve the needs of the customer and the population.
3.3.5 Advocates for public health and wellness within the context of the organization and community
3.1.3 Takes initiative to facilitate change
4.1.5 Recognizes situations where services provided to a customer should be adjusted, limited, modified or discontinued.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4020 Community program development
4070 Food security and hunger
4080 Government-funded Food & Nutrition Programs

This session will describe our NIFA-funded Childhood Obesity grant, Healthy Schoolhouse 2.0. This project uses the Social Ecological Model to address childhood obesity in elementary schools using teachers as agents and educational materials produced by Food and Nutrition Services. We will present our methods, survey instruments, and data from the first year of completion of the project.

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competency: Nutrition Education Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Related JNEB article.

The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier. If you are not an SNEB member use the code JNEBJCCOMP to receive free registration as their guest.

About the Presenters

Anastasia Snelling, PHD, RD, American University Department of Health Studies
Sarah Irvine Belson, PhD, American University, School of Education
Melissa Hawkins PhD, American University Department of Health Studies
Robin McClave MS American University Department of Health Studies
Caitlin Lavigne MS American University Department of Health Studies

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

8.7. Design or select strategies, activities and materials that match the objectives and are appropriate for diverse audiences.
2.2 Use information from the appropriate national or international nutrient references and dietary guidelines to make dietary recommendations for each phase of the life cycle.
7.3 Describe the major theories of teaching and learning and apply them to nutrition education.

CDR Performance Indicators

9.2.3 Applies educational theories and uses assessment results for planning process and development of materials and teaching aids
6.3.7 Interprets data to make recommendations and to form realistic and valid conclusions.
8.2.4 Imparts knowledge of the importance of physical activity and applies behavior change principles to promote physical activity and decrease inactivity

CDR Learning Need Codes

4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
6040 Education theories and techniques for children and adolescents
9070 Research instruments and techniques

This session focuses on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), also known as the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, funded under the CARES Act. Given pandemic-related unemployment and disruptions in the food supply chain, the Food Box Program aims to provide farmers with a new market for their product no longer needed by restaurants and schools; fresh-food aggregators the ability to remain financially solvent; and food insecure consumers mainly fresh foods. It appears, however, that the program may not reach the most vulnerable farmers and regional aggregators, and has problems going ‘the last mile’ to or meeting the needs of at-risk consumers. The perspectives of two participating organizations will highlight the role of nutrition education as well as overall challenges and opportunities with the Food Box Program. Policy implications and recommendations for future programs will be discussed. Webinar organized by the Sustainable Food Systems Division.

Presenters

JoAnne Burke, PhD, Clinical Professor, Emerita, Univ of New Hampshire
Jeannie House, Program Coordinator, Pacific Mountain Workforce/Worksource
Andy Naja-Riese, MSPH, CEO, Agricultural Institute of Marin

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.2. Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating food systems and the food supply.
5.3. Describe the history, purpose and funding of key pieces of legislation that authorize programs supporting nutrition education, research, and food assistance to address malnutrition and food security and to promote health.
6.4. Describe ways to collaborate with other stakeholders to promote policies supporting systems that produce healthy food.

CDR Performance Indicators

8.2.5 Keeps abreast of, advocates for and integrates knowledge of national and local funding models that impact the population and services provided.
12.1.3 Collaborates with community partners and stakeholders in promoting nutritional health and disease prevention.
12.1.4 Influences legislation, regulation, and policy changes to impact nutrition in the community.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4070 Food security and hunger
4080 Government-funded Food & Nutrition Programs
4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation

The objective of the HEalthy EnviROnments study (HEROs) is to develop and test a technology-based, interactive family intervention to promote healthy eating and activity behaviors (and ultimately weight outcomes) for young children in the home environment. Ecocultural theory was the proposed framework for informing and designing the HEROs intervention. In addition, a mixed-methods iterative design approach was used throughout the entirety of HEROs to understand the interactions between individual behaviors and environments. This webinar will outline the formative research phase of HEROs and the methodologies proposed to garner insights into 4 key topic areas: food behaviors and environments, physical activity behaviors and environments, mobile device use, and daily life.

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competency: Nutrition Education Research Methods

Related JNEB article.

The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier. If you are not an SNEB member use the code JNEBJCCOMP to receive free registration as their guest.

About the Presenters

Laura Bellows, PhD, MPH, RDN, Colorado State University
Susan Johnson, PhD, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

2.1 Identify the primary dietary issues for each phase of the life cycle.
8.1 Assess the nutritional and behavioral needs of the population (to establish behavior change goals).
8.3 Identify the theory-based mediators and facilitators of behavior change, using a participatory approach, including social and environmental influences.

CDR Performance Indicators

6.1.4 Collects qualitative and quantitative data using mixed methodologies and interprets information.
8.2.1 Assesses the physical, social and cultural needs of the individual, group, community or population.
9.1.5 Assesses, evaluates and applies educational theories.

CDR Learning Need Codes

4020 Community program development
6010 Behavior change theories, techniques
9020 Evaluation and application of research

In an era of “fake news” when the majority of our clientele are getting nutrition and food information online from unreliable sources, nutrition educators need to effectively communicate evidence-based information and break through the noise. This introduction to health literacy and clear communication is a free preview of the workshop series planned by the Food Nutrition Extension Education Division. These sessions will teach educators essential skills to communicate evidence-based messaging to diverse underserved audiences.

About the Presenters

Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, M.Ed., Tufts University School of Medicine and Principal of Kurtz-Rossi & Associates [Trainer #1]

Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, M.Ed., is Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and Director of the Health Literacy Leadership Institute. She is also Principal of Kurtz-Rossi & Associates, a women-owned business offering health, literacy, education, and evaluation services, and an internationally recognized health literacy specialist integrating health and literacy education, enhancing patient-provider communication, and developing plain language health education resources to reach diverse audiences.

Ms. Kurtz-Rossi’s health literacy study and practice focuses on teaching in the community and training health professionals. She received the 2016 Health Literacy Teaching Award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) for her work with health professions students. In 2017, she received an Innovations in Diversity Education Award from the Deans Office at Tufts University School of Medicine to exam online discussion as an instruction as an instructional methods for teaching health literacy and cultural humility. She was honored in 2018 by the Asian Health Literacy Association for her work to establish the International Health Literacy Association (IHLA) in support of professionals all over the world working to improve health literacy. IHLA is presently planning the first ever global health literacy summit which is scheduled for 2021

Elena T. Carbone, DrPH, RD, LDN, FAND, University of Massachusetts Amherst [Trainer #2]

Dr. Carbone has over 25 years of experience in health education and nutrition communications. Her mixed methods research engages multi-ethnic communities with low health literacy skills and integrates behavioral interventions to promote health and prevent chronic disease complications. She has served as Principle Investigator (PI) of numerous community-based research studies. Most recently she was PI of a maternal health literacy grant with colleagues from Ghana, Australia, England and the US. She has just published a co-authored text book chapter entitled, Reintegrate Empowerment & Health Literacy to Advance Public Health and Healthcare Delivery (IOS Press, 2020).

Dr. Carbone is a Registered Dietitian and Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is Professor and Chair of Department of Nutrition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also serves as Co-Chair of the International Health Literacy Association’s Standing Committee on Policy & Advocacy and the UMass Amherst representative on the WorldWide University Network’s Public Health Steering Group. She has served as an Editorial Committee member of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior and the Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy. Dr. Carbone is also Founding Director of the Community-Engaged Research Program at the Commonwealth Honors College and she been an Advisory Board Member and Instructor at the Gustolab Institute Center for Food and Culture in Rome, Italy since 2012.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

9.3 Engage and educate through simple, clear, and motivational language appropriate for diverse audiences.
8.7 Design or select strategies, activities and materials that match the objectives and are appropriate for diverse audiences.
1.8 Critically evaluate the source of materials that provide nutrition information.

CDR Performance Indicators

2.1.3 Tailors message to meet the needs of the target audience
2.1.7 Delivers information and opinions in a respectful and professional manner.
2.1.6 Evaluates the effectiveness of the communication.
9.4.6 Uses socially and culturally appropriate strategies in order to respect diverse cultures and values.

CDR Learning Need Codes

6050 Instructional materials development

Safe Food Handling Advice Provided on Question-and-Answer Web Sites Is Inconsistent

Consumers increasingly use discussion forums and community-based websites on the Internet to obtain health-related information, including advice about food safety and safe food handling. However, information shared among consumers and their peers online may not be accurate or trustworthy. This presentation will discuss a recent study that evaluated the accuracy and reliability of safe food handling advice identified on four popular online question-and-answer websites. The implications for educators, researchers, and decision-makers will be discussed.

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competency: Food Science

Related JNEB article.

The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier. If you are not an SNEB member use the code JNEBJCCOMP to receive free registration as their guest.

About the Presenters

Ian Young, PhD, BASc, CPHI(C), Ryerson University

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

3.3. Describe the potential sources of food contamination and the best practices associated with the safe handling of food.
9.2 Facilitate communication from and between clients so they can express their beliefs and attitudes, define needs, and share experiences.
10.1 Analyze, evaluate, and interpret nutrition education research and apply it to practice.

CDR Performance Indicators

8.1.2 Applies knowledge of food and nutrition as well as the biological, physical and social sciences in practice.
9.4.1 Assesses current knowledge and skills of the individual, group, community and population.
12.4.3 Utilizes appropriate behavioral change theories, social marketing, behavior economics and communication strategies in the delivery of nutrition programs.

CDR Learning Need Codes

2080 Microbiology, food toxicology
6030 Education theories and techniques for adults
8040 Food safety, HACCP, and sanitation

This presentation will use school share table policies as an example of the competency 5.5 on Food and Nutrition Policy. First, we will describe the qualitative analysis of state-level share table policies. Next, we will describe how these policies have been put into practice in collaboration with local health departments. Finally, we will discuss subsequent qualitative research findings where we interviewed local health inspectors to determine their concerns with share table operation.

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competency: Food and Nutrition Policy

Related JNEB article.

The Fall Journal Club series is supported by Elsevier. If you are not an SNEB member use the code JNEBJCCOMP to receive free registration as their guest.

About the Presenters

Melissa Pflugh Prescott, PhD, RDN, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alicia Grove, MS, RDN, Colorado Department of Education, School Nutrition Unit

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.5 Describe ways to collaborate with community members and other professionals to create communities and settings in which healthy food options are easy, affordable, and desired and unhealthy foods are less prominent and less desired.
5.2 Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating food systems and the food supply.
3.3 Describe the potential sources of food contamination and the best practices associated with the safe handling of food.

CDR Performance Indicators

12.1.2 Leads or participates in the development of food, nutrition and health policies.
7.2.2 Develops and provides education and counseling on safe food-handling and sustainable practices to prevent and minimize contamination
3.3.4 Engages in active discussions with others to establish a method to best meet and serve the needs of the customer and the population

CDR Learning Need Codes

4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
8040 Food safety, HACCP, and sanitation
4070 Food security and hunger

About the Webinar This presentation will discuss young urban black women’s perceptions of the environmental, social, and structural constraints for health behaviour. These findings form part of the qualitative formative work conducted as part of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI). HeLTI is a 4-country study that aims to develop and evaluate an integrated continuum of care intervention starting preconception and extending through pregnancy, infancy, and childhood with the ultimate goal of reducing childhood adiposity and the risk for noncommunicable disease.

Related JNEB article.

About the Presenter Catherine Draper, PhD Dr. Draper is, at heart, a social scientist who works broadly in the field of life course epidemiology. She has a particular interest in young children and in the development and evaluation of community-based interventions to promote health behaviours, with a focus on physical activity and dietary behaviours. Dr. Draper's work is conducted in South Africa, predominantly in low-income settings. Although her current research uses mixed methods, her background is in qualitative research, and she incorporates qualitative research methods strongly in her intervention work.

This presentation will discuss the development, implementation, and findings of a qualitative study about free summer meal participation in New York City. The utility of conducting qualitative research in this context will be discussed, as well as the challenges encountered. Findings regarding the various benefits and barriers to summer meal participation experienced by lower income parents in New York will be presented, and the perceived social and psychological benefits to summer meals will be highlighted.

Related JNEB article.

About the Presenter Allison Kannam, BA, Tufts University Allison Kannam is a Research Assistant at the Research & Evaluation Group at Public Health Management Corporation in Philadelphia. She completed her B.A. in Community Health at Tufts University, where she conducted research about free summer meal programs. Allison currently conducts evaluations of public health programs on a variety of topics, including nutrition education and tobacco control. She is a member of the American Public Health Association.

This session will provide basic information on the function of telehealth and its use in medicine and nutrition. The evidence that supports the use of telehealth will be addressed as well as different ways the nutrition profession is utilizing it. In addition, the basics of motivational interviewing as a patient-centered approach and the benefits for both the patients and the provider will be discussed. Finally, we will discuss how can these two up-and-coming approaches to patient-centered care be utilized together for improved patient outcomes.

This webinar is sponsored by the University of New England.

In this session Dr. Grenier will review Discourse Analysis as a rigorous qualitative method with practical applications to many disciplines. Dr. Foster will then discuss how Discourse Analysis was utilized for the re-analysis of a data set related to food security allowing for deeper understanding and new interpretation of findings.

This webinar is sponsored by the Research Division.

Drinking water: it’s the healthy substitute for sugary drinks, but what does it take to enable children (and everyone) to choose water as First for Thirst? This webinar will provide a framework for approaching drinking water considerations and will include both research findings and real-life examples to illustrate each element in the framework (drinking water safety, access, and education and promotion). It will provide an overview of key federal policies related to drinking water safety and access to it, with a focus on school and childcare settings. We will then look at state, local and organizational policy approaches to making water the easy and appealing choice. Before the webinar’s close you will learn steps you can take to advocate for water.

Christina Hecht, PhD, University of California Christina Hecht is Senior Policy Advisor at University of California’s Nutrition Policy Institute. Dr. Hecht leads NPI’s work in drinking water safety, access and promotion. She is a co-investigator in current research on drinking water and is active in multiple collaborative projects. Dr. Hecht co-ordinates the National Drinking Water Alliance, a network of individuals and organizations across the United States working to ensure that all children in the U.S. can drink water in the places where they live, learn and play. Dr. Hecht graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Human Biology, and from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health with a PhD in Population Dynamics.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies Food and Nutrition Policy

CDR Performance Indicators 3.3.4, 3.1.3, 3.1.6, 3.2.6

CDR Learning Need Codes 1070, 4040, 1080

Text messaging can be an effective tool for educating and engaging parents in school-based interventions. In this webinar, we will describe a text-based intervention encouraging parents to improve the home food environment for third graders participating in Body Quest, a school-based obesity prevention initiative. Lessons learned from the past 5 years of utilizing texting messaging with a limited-resource audience will be highlighted.

Katie Funderburk, MS, RD, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Katie Funderburk is a Registered Dietitian and the Nutrition and Evaluation Coordinator for Alabama SNAP-Ed at Auburn University. She coordinates statewide social marketing efforts and provides leadership and support to various nutrition education interventions and community health initiatives.

Sondra Parmer, PhD, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Sondra Parmer is the Program Coordinator for SNAP-Ed at Auburn University in Alabama, a role she has been in for 24 years. During her tenure with SNAP-Ed, her work has focused on creative methods for evaluating hard-to-reach audiences, developing teaching tools that continue to provide education over time and integrating technology into nutrition education. Her work has been recognized nationally through publications, invited presentations and numerous national awards.

Barb Struempler, PhD, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Barb Streumpler is the Program Lead for Nutrition Education at Auburn University in Alabama where her program areas include ALProHealth, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education and SNAP-Ed. Her specialty areas include obesity prevention in adults and youth, especially limited resource populations, with a focus on evidence-based nutrition strategies and interventions, as well as Policy, Systems and Environment changes to increase access to healthy foods and physical activity.

The webinar presentation will include a description of the design, implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of a video-based online training for EFNEP peer educators addressing the implementation of a prenatal nutrition education lesson from the Eating Smart • Being Active curriculum. The methods, results, conclusions and implications for research and practice of the quasi-experimental pre-posttest study will be shared. Emphasis will be placed on lessons learned related to the development and delivery of online training programs for peer educators.

Susan S. Baker, EdD, Colorado State University Susan Baker is a Professor and Extension Specialist at Colorado State University. She also serves as the Coordinator of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program or EFNEP as it's known for Colorado. Dr. Baker has worked as a nutrition educator serving limited-resource families for more than 30 years. She led the development of the widely-used evidenced-based curriculum Eating Smart * Being Active. Today's webinar focuses on the evaluation of an online training for paraprofessional educators focusing on one of the lessons from Eating Smart • Being Active.

Micheline Chlipalski, PhD Micheline Chlipalski, PhD is a recent PhD graduate from Colorado State University. During her graduate studies she worked with peer educators, helping them develop the competencies they need to deliver nutrition education and aid in data collection for research projects implemented within nutrition programs, such as the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.

Beth Olson, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Beth Olson is an Associate Professor and an Extension Specialist in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on the development and improvement of education and programs to support families in healthy infant feeding practices. She is the lead author of the Eating Smart • Being Active curriculum’s supplemental lessons on nutrition during pregnancy and for the first 12 months of life.

(Recorded 10/28/2019)

About the Webinar The study examined the validity and reliability of a questionnaire assessing energy balance-related behaviors and theory-based psychosocial factors. We will present how we used audience response system (ARS) to collect behavioral and psychosocial outcomes from fourth- and fifth-grade elementary school children in a classroom setting. We will also briefly describe how this technology was used to evaluate a nutrition education intervention.

Related JNEB article.

About the Presenters Heewon Gray, PhD, RD, University of South Florida Dr. Gray is an assistant professor in nutrition & dietetics at University of South Florida College of Public Health. She has been involved in a number of nutrition education programs and intervention evaluations. A major focus of her research is on health promotion and obesity prevention among children and adolescents. Currently, she is working on a nutrition education intervention for parents and caregivers of children who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Isobel Contento, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University Dr. Contento is the Mary Swartz Rose Professor of Nutrition and Education, and Coordinator of the Nutrition Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has spoken on nutrition education at many national and international conferences and has been involved in numerous nutrition education development and evaluation projects and intervention research in this country and abroad, including Mexico, El Salvador, Israel, Japan, Taiwan, Portugal. She has been a member of several national advisory committees including the American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control, and the Institute of Medicine committee that produced Nutritional Standards for Food in Schools that was used to inform legislation, and the Nutrition Education Technical Expert Collaborative of the Nutrition Evidence Library, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. She has also been active in the Society for Nutrition Education for many years, serving on various committees including the Journal Committee, Board of Directors, and Board of Trustees.

Pam Koch, EdD, RD, Teachers College, Columbia University Pamela A. Koch, Ed.D., R.D. is a Research Associate Professor and Executive Director of the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy in the Program in Nutrition at Teachers College Columbia University, New York City. She was the Co-principal investigator, with Dr. Isobel Contento as the Principal Investigator, for the USDA grant that funded the development and evaluation of the Food, Health & Choices Curriculum and Wellness Policy intervention. She is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. She is currently serving her second term on the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Board of Directors and will be president in 2020–21.

Motivational interviewing targets individual ambivalence surrounding behavior change. It has demonstrated efficacy for changing multiple challenging behaviors, including those related to dietary and physical activity patterns. It also has utility in remote platforms to allow autonomy in selection of methods of communication. This includes cancer survivors, as well as other high risk populations, in encouraging adherence to evidence-based recommendations.

Colleen Spees, PhD, MEd, RDN, LD, FAND, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Dr. Spees is an Associate Professor at Ohio State, and her lab, Hope Lab, focuses on evaluating biomarkers of biobehavorial interventions in vulnerable populations. Her currently funded projects include assessing modifiable lifestyle behaviors associated with low-resource families and cancer survivors. Dr. Spees is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, executive member the Academy’s Nutrition Access and Cancer Health Outcomes Committee, recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Practice Award, and 3-time winner of the Award for Excellence in Oncology Nutrition Research.

Ashlea Braun, MS, RDN, LD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Ashlea Braun is a doctoral candidate and Clinical Research Dietitian in the Hope Lab at Ohio State. Her work focuses on the use of motivational interviewing to facilitate sustainable behavior change in high-risk populations. She has been recognized at the local, state, and national level for her contributions to the study of nutrition and behavior change, including the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Anita Owen Award of Recognition for Innovative Nutrition Education, and being named a Young Dietitian of the Year in 2017.

About the Webinar

Diet and physical activity are crucial and modifiable factors of health and disease status. Knowing this, however, does not automatically make someone eat healthier and become active. Work environment and job demands are often oversee as upstream determinants of diet and physical activity behaviors. In this presentation we will see how this is the case for nurse. Nurses job is characterized by shift-work and a demanding environment, which has been linked to the high rates of poor eating habits, low physical activity, and excess weight. We will explore how these factors limit the success of workplace programs aimed at help nurses achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. We will then evaluate and understand key factors to overcome barriers to creating programs to help nurses change unhealthy behaviors and how these overlap with other professions with similar characteristics (i.e. shift-work).

Related JNEB article.

About the Presenter

Luciana Torquati, PhD, RDN Luciana is a registered nutritionist (UK), with a PhD in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Queensland (Australia). She recently joined the University of Exeter (UK), as a Lecturer in Nutrition and responsible for developing a new BSc Nutrition program. Her overarching research focus is on how modifying diet and physical activity behaviors can promote health and prevent chronic disease; either by direct changes in diet (sugar, fiber) and physical activity level/fitness, or indirectly via environmental factors (social factors, workplace, policy).

About the Webinar First, we will give an overview of reflectance spectroscopy technology. Then we will provide evidence of its validity as a proxy for fruit and vegetable consumption in diverse populations. Finally, we will provide several examples of the use of skin carotenoid status as measured by reflection spectroscopy to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in corner stores, supermarkets, and schools/afterschool and childcare programs. This will include both logistical and practical issues related to use of the reflection spectroscopy to assess skin carotenoid status as a measure of change in vegetable and fruit intake in the field.

About the Presenters Lisa Jahns, PhD, RD, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center Dr. Jahns is a Research Nutritionist for the USDA-ARS in the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center. Her research interests include use of technology and biomarkers in dietary assessment, the effects of increased fruit and vegetable consumption on psychological and physical health parameters and body weight, as well as behavioral economic constructs to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, including the reward value of food and executive function assessment.

Jared McGuirt, PhD, MPH, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Dr. McGuirt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. His research interests include health behavior theory, health disparities, behavioral economics, digital technology and community based participatory research.

Rachel Scherr, PhD, University of California, Davis Dr. Scherr serves as Director of the Center for Nutrition in Schools' Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis. Her research interest lies in Nutritional Biology.

Virginia C. Stage, PhD, East Carolina University Dr. Stage is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science in the College of Allied Health Sciences at East Carolina University. Her research is housed under the Food-based Early Education (FEEd) Lab's. The FEEd Lab's research focuses on childhood overweight prevention by improving early childhood teachers' food and nutrition education strategies when working with children (birth-5 years) and their families. Dr. Stage's research is guided by the CDC's Social Ecological Model for Food and Physical Activity Decisions and uses qualitative and quantitative methods to examine these areas of research.

Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, PhD, East Carolina University Dr. Pitts is a Professor in the Department of Public Health at East Carolina University. Her research interests focus on obesity prevention policy change in rural areas.

About the Webinar Classroom response systems (CRSs, clickers) support pedagogy moving from traditional, lecture-based classes to interactive, engaged classes in which instructors can monitor learning, measure comprehension, provide additional context, address misconceptions, and stimulate discussions, especially about challenging nutrition topics. This webinar presents the viability and potential beneﬁts, examples from the author’s experiences, and guidance to implement this technology. Participants are invited to share their experiences.

Related JNEB article.

About the Presenter Dr. Susan Martin Gould, PhD, RDN, University of Northern Colorado Sue worked 13 years with SNAP-Ed designing, implementing, and evaluating bilingual, computer-based, nutrition education methods after completing community nutrition-based research projects for Masters and Doctoral degrees. She taught nutrition education and counseling courses at Colorado State University and University of Northern Colorado (UNC). At UNC, she was a faculty-in-residence, which provided brief nutrition education opportunities for college-aged students using technology-based methods, including classroom response systems (CRS). She serves on the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Board of Editors.

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This presentation will describe the methods and results from the Jump2Health Study, that included a mobile website, Facebook posts, and text messages related to information to help parents increase the accessibility of fruits and vegetables by offering them more to their children. The dietary, outcome, and process measures included electronic food photos of children’s meals and snacks, 10-question pictorial behavioral survey related to vegetable consumption (Focus on Veggies), reflectance spectroscopy via Veggie Meter to measure skin carotenoid levels, body mass index percentiles, and a Mobile Learning Survey.

About the Presenter

Dr. Ashlee Bakırcı-Taylor is the Director of Science Outreach at the Tree of Evolution. She obtained her doctoral degree from Texas Tech University in Nutritional Sciences.

Sense of community is integral in education and can affect achievement, interactivity and retention. This session will explore factors that across face-to-face, blended and online formats. Technology is one factor that can have significant impact and video conferencing, polling software, video/audio enabled discussion platform and screen capture software will be discussed. Application to nutrition practice and future research will be noted.

Mindy Haar, PhD, RDN, CDN, FAND, earned her M.S. in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a PhD in health sciences from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Her clinical career has focused on outpatient nutrition counseling in hospitals, doctors’ offices and her own private.practice. Since 1996, Dr. Haar has been involved in higher education and presently at New York Institute of Technology she serves as Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Affairs, School of Health Professions, and as director of the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences which includes an all online MS in Clinical Nutrition. Her research has focused on factors including technology that affect perception of community and interactivity in health science coursework and she has written and presented as well on health and nutrition issues across the life cycle.

About the Webinar This study explores the feasibility of using an image-based food photography methodology in a rural, low-resource audience. Photos were examined to understand the context of family dinners with young children. They yielded a holistic picture of family dinnertime, including meal timing, location, concordance in parent-child meals, level of preparation, and meal quality.

About the Presenters Laura Bellows, PhD, MPH, RDN, Colorado State University

Laura Bellows is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University. As a public health nutritionist, her research focuses on the development of eating behaviors and physical activity patterns in early childhood. To date, Dr. Bellows' work has utilized innovative approaches in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions aimed at preventing childhood obesity in preschool settings.

Morgan McCloskey, MSPH, Colorado State University

Morgan McCloskey is a Research Associate in the Department of Food Science and Human Development at Colorado State University. For this project she was instrumental in developing and implementing the study protocol, training materials and data collection. She led data analysis efforts and the presentation of findings.

About the Webinar

Methods and results from the Working Toward Healthy Lifestyles Study will be presented with a specific focus on the technology aspects of the intervention. The aspects will include the online delivery of nutrition education, use of a private Facebook group, web survey, Veggie Meter (skin carotenoids), and body composition analysis. The feasibility of administering online nutrition education in the federal workplace also will be discussed.

Related JNEB article.

About the Presenter

Jessica Thomson, PhD, USDA Agricultural Research Service Dr. Jessica Thomson is a research epidemiologist/biostatistician working for the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Her program, Delta Human Nutrition Research, focuses on determining dietary factors and patterns associated with childhood and adult obesity. More information about Dr. Thomson and the Delta Human Nutrition Research Program can be found at the following link https://www.ars.usda.gov/southeast-area/docs/delta-human-nutrition-research/home-page/.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator CompetenciesNutrition Education Program Design Implementation and Evaluation Nutrition Education and Research Methods Written Oral and Social Media Communication

CDR Performance Indicators4.1.5, 12.3.1, 12.3.7

CDR Learning Need Codes 3030, 6010, 5370