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The purpose of this
newsletter is to provide quick contacts to KNN partner agencies and
to other resources that might be helpful to our partners. You should
be able to read this newsletter in less than 5 minutes – that’s our
goal!
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Welcome to our fourth Kansas Nutrition Network email newsletter!
See our very own Kansas Nutrition Network web site. Special thanks to
Michelle Pyle and Jodi Mackey from KSDE for making this happen. www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org
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| Go to www.heartlandshare.com
for information on this wonderful program which always provides an abundance
of fresh fruits and vegetables in each monthly SHARE
food box. SHARE is for everyone: If you eat, you qualify. |
| The Resource List developed by
the Weight Realities Division is now updated on the Society for
Nutrition Education (SNE) web site. www.sne.org
This division promotes a health-focused philosophy vs. a weight loss or
weight-focused outlook. Click on the web site, then go to Resources and
Relationships and look for the Weight Realities Division. While at the
SNE web site, also look under Positions and Resolutions for Guidelines
for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs, available in both English and
Spanish. |
| Many nutrition data sets
can be found at: www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodNutritionAssistance/data/ |
There are not many women pipers,
so we try to stick together as best we can. See Piping Chicks
(sounds dreadful, but this is a wonderful site by a female piper). You
can even purchase Piping Chicks merchandise! iluvbagpipes.com
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| A General Nutrition
Resource List for Seniors is now available from the Food and
Nutrition Information Center. This is a quick guide designed to help consumers
find information and educational materials related to senior nutrition.
The focus of this list is on general nutrition education although it also
includes material on physical activity. You may access this site on-line
at: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/old.htm
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There is a lower risk
of overweight in 5-12 year old food insecure girls who participate
in food assistance programs, strong research-based data to support increased
participation in food stamps and school meals.
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| In 2000, 8.8 million children
received food stamps, making the Food Stamp Program a
crucial component of the social safety net. Using the Current Population
Survey from 1989 to 2001, researchers considered the impact of food stamps
on poverty and found that food stamp benefits lead to large reductions
in the poverty gap measures. www.ers.usda.gov/publications/fanrr33/ |
| Our volunteer newsletter person
suggested the following site for those with Gluten Intolerance:
www.gluten.net |
| The new issue of the Kansas
State University Nutrition Spotlight highlights nutrition resources
in Kansas. For the latest issue, and all archived issues, go to www.oznet.ksu.edu/humannutrition/spotlight/welcome.htm
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The September 2003 issue
of Amber Waves, the magazine of USDA's Economic
Research Service is now online. Click on “Findings” to see
"What Weight Problem?" - an analysis of consumers' perceptions
vs. reality, and ''The Dynamics of Food Insufficiency." The issue
also features data charts on children's beverage consumption and "Gleanings"
which summarize and link to other new ERS publications. Amber Waves can
be accessed at: www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/
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| I think our 5 minutes is just about up. Send an email to Karen Fitzgerald
kfitzger@ksu.edu if you have information
you to include in next month’s KNN email newsletter. |
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