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!
KNN May Newsletter
Welcome to the May
2006 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:
Some Locations to be announced. Please get these dates on your calendar!
Next meeting: May 19 Topeka - Holiday Inn Express
Tawny Stottlemire will be our speaker, talking about poverty issues
in Kansas and what the CAP agencies do to help combat poverty.
July 28, October 20
Save the date: May 10-11, 2006 in Topeka. Understanding the Culture of Poverty, the 2006 Kansas Conference on Poverty, Kansas Association of Community Action Programs.
The most remarkable thing
about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing
but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. - Calvin Trillin
(KF’s note: I couldn’t resist this! I hope it brings a smile
to your day.)
This message promotes size
acceptance, discourages body dissatisfaction, prevents eating disorders,
and most of all, and encourages us to love our bodies.
http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/commercial.asp?src=homecommerciallink
New items were recently added to the FNS outreach website, including a streaming video, “Community Hunger Champions: Helping People Eat Right When Money’s Tight.” http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/tool-kits.htm
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/April06/Findings/LowIncome.htm The economizing practices of low-income food shoppers may be hampered by the types of stores they patronize. Private-label products and volume-discounted packages are less available in small grocery stores, which are sometimes the only food stores easily accessible to the poor.
A pilot program in California's Ventura County is providing low-income families with free produce in an effort to curb childhood obesity, the Ventura County Star reports.
Since MyPyramid’s
launch last April 19, the English-language version has become one of
the most widely visited government websites, with more than 1.6
billion hits (that’s equal to three times the population
of the United States). MyPyramid for Kids had 661 million hits,
and MiPirámide, 6.5 million, since their launches.
www.mypyramid.gov
www.mipiramide.gov
http://mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a report finding that low-income children living in New York City have a one-in-four chance of becoming obese by age 2, the New York Times reports.
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