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KNN June 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the June 2008 issue of KNN’s email newsletter. Please
visit our web site at www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org. We
are always interested in how our partners are “partnering” to improve
nutrition and physical activity education throughout Kansas.
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Upcoming KNN Meetings and Other Important Dates!!!
September 12, 2008 at Prairie Land Foods in Topeka
As many of you know, I'll be retiring on September 30, 2008 - after
9½ years as the KNN Coordinator. Barb Roths has taken another
position within Extension as the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent
in Butler County. She has been with KNN for 9 years and we miss her!
Please save September 12 for my last KNN meeting. It will be in
Topeka at Prairie Land Foods. More information will be forthcoming.
Experience Works is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping
seniors with low income get the training that they need to find good
jobs in their local communities. The Prime Time Awards Program seeks
to raise awareness of the contributions made by older workers and to
break down barriers associated with the hiring, training, and
retention of all seniors who want or need work.
NIHSeniorHealth, the health and wellness Web site developed by the
National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of
Medicine (NLM), both part of the National Institutes of Health.
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/eatingwellasyougetolder/toc.html "A New
Strategy Against Poverty" by Newt Gingrich Former Speaker of the
House Newt Gingrich responds to Barack Obama's recent call for an
honest dialogue about poverty.
stamp agencies and food retailers for their service to food stamp
customers. For details, go to
www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/coalition/2008_hunger_champions.htm
Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and
Obesity and Diabetes examines the relationship between the food
available near where one lives and the likelihood of being obese or
having diabetes. People who live near an abundance of fast-food
restaurants and convenience stores compared to grocery stores and
produce vendors have a significantly higher prevalence of obesity
and diabetes regardless of individual or community income.
http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/designedfordisease.html
World market prices for major food commodities such as grains and
vegetable oils have risen sharply to historic highs of more than 60
percent above levels just 2 years ago. See
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/WRS0801/ Columbus Dispatch:
"Soaring Costs for Gas, Food May Strain Welfare Reform" As food and
gas prices continue to rise, public officials worry about the
effects on welfare reform. The Dispatch examines how low-income
workers, feeling the strains of transportation and food expenses,
are finding that gas cards and vouchers are not enough to offset the
rapidly increasing costs, leading some to wonder if they can still
afford to work.
Americans, Experts Say As food prices continue to increase, pushing
healthy options out of reach for many low-income families, experts
caution that rates of obesity and related diseases are likely to
climb further, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
California School Milk Supplier Cuts Corn Syrup from Flavored Milk
Southern California schools will soon begin serving flavored milk that is free of high-fructose corn syrup, an ingredient many nutritionists say contributes to childhood obesity, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports.
Vermont Aims to Increase Enrollment in Federal Child Nutrition Program Hoping to increase access to nutritious food among underserved children in Vermont, the state and the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger are stepping up recruitment for the national Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Barre Montpelier Times Argus reports.
announced it would commit at least $500 million to help reverse the
childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. Consider this "anniversary"
announcement a renewed and even louder call to come together in
common cause for the common good. Read the anniversary update.
Bright Ideas for Using the Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM Materials now
available. This edition of Bright Ideas highlights ideas to get
moving in your home, community, workplace, and school. Be sure to
check it out along with the previous issues!
This is an interesting story:
Doctors Get a Crash Course in Healthful Cooking: NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89883788&sc=emaf Be sure to pick up the accompanying recipes - they're quite good!!