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 February 2007 Newsletter
Welcome to the February
2007 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 Meetings:
March 9, 2007 Manhattan Barbara LaClair will give
an update on the Kansas Food Security Task Force. Karole
Bradford will talk about the Benefits Bank. The meeting
will be at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan.
We will meet in the Purple Pride Conference Room ( 3rd Floor) from 10
am to 2pm. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP Sally Price if you plan
on attending. sprice@ksu.edu
May 8-9, 2007 KNN will meet in partnership with the KACAP Conference on Poverty in Topeka.
NUTRITION & YOUR CHILD is a research-based newsletter produced by the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine. www.kidsnutrition.org/images/pdfs_nyc/2006/vol4.pdf
The Kidfood newsletter is available: View the newsletter here.
The link below will take
you to a Government Accountability Office study entitled "Childhood
Obesity: Factors Affecting Physical Activity." It was
prepared at the request of Senate Majority Leader Frist.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07260r.pdf
A study published online in the American Journal of Public Health finds that young Hispanic children are twice as likely as African-American or white children to be overweight or obese, the Associated Press reports.
Midwest Dairy Council will award nine $5,000 grants to organizations or individuals proposing innovative, community-based nutrition education programs aimed at empowering kids to become advocates for healthy eating, including three servings of dairy a day. Applications will be accepted from January 22 - April 6. http://www.midwestdairy.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070102/20070102005070.html?.v=1
This news article describes a new collaborative effort between
SRS and H&R Block to assist low-income clients in screening
for their eligibility for benefits and in completing applications. It
will be implemented Wyandotte, Johnson and Leavenworth counties.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodstamp/pdf/FY2007 Approved Federal Funds-2 pages.pdf
The EUSPBA Grade 3 Pipe Band Championship was held at the Anne Arundel Scottish Festival in Crownsville, Maryland on October 14, 2006. The entire event is now online in MP3 format.
Click HERE or on the Speaker Icon to access the sound clips. <>
Grocery shoppers who scanned their own groceries were 43% less likely to make impulse buys in an IHL Consulting Group study involving 500 consumers. Even the most determined dieters may find their willpower tested while waiting in checkout aisles crowded with candy and high-calorie snacks. Self-checkout lanes generally have fewer arm's-reach snacks -- limiting temptation while saving time (lines average 66% shorter). There's also the self-conscious factor: Ringing up their own purchases may make shoppers more mindful of their choices. Depending on how frequently you fall victim to last-minute purchases, your calorie savings could possibly prevent you from gaining several pounds a year!
Those attending include: state agencies; agricultural organizations; food industry; associate members; recipient agencies, such as schools and food banks; national and regional USDA staff; and allied organizations, such as anti-hunger groups. ACDA members are responsible for distributing over 1.5 billion pounds of USDA-purchased commodity foods annually through various programs. The conference registration packet can be found at the ACDA web site www.commodityfoods.org.
Speakers include the President of the National School Nutrition Association
and USDA headquarters staff.
Some of the conference programs are listed below.
Farmers-to-Feeding Programs
Meeting the Needs of Feeding Programs
Roundtable discussion between states and recipient agencies Processing
Gleaning Roundtable discussion between USDA divisions, agriculture groups,
and recipient agencies Commodities & School Breakfast Food Shows
Snacks & Wellness Program Guidelines Food Safety and Defense State
Nutrition Policies Understanding Coop's Please do not hesitate to give
Ron Hamilton a call at 785-368-8126
if you have any questions or if more information is needed.