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 July/August 2007 Newsletter
Welcome to the July
& August 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 21st, KNN Partner Meeting. Information on children's health insurance. We will be in Manhattan at the K-State Alumni Center.
October 29th - Imagine There's No Hunger Conference in Topeka
November 16th, KNN Partner Meeting
January 18th, 2008 - KNN Partner Meeting
March, 2008 - To be determined
May 13-14, 2008 IKansas Conference on Poverty - Topeka
http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=11&tax_level=2&tax_subject=431&topic_id=1959&&placement_default=0
The July issue of Preventing
Chronic Disease (PCD) is now available! Go to www.cdc.gov/pcd,
where you will find downloadable articles and information on PCD.
http://www.betterkidcare.psu.edu/ENewsletters/ENews0707July.html
USDA DatelinERS
newsletter offers concise summaries of Economic Research Service reports
and events with links to areas within their website. See especially
the article, Insidious Consumption: Surprising Factors that Influence
What We Eat and How Much http://www.ers.usda.gov/News/DatelinERS/07/DatelinERS_June07.pdf
As obesity has come to the forefront of public health concerns, there is growing interest in finding ways to guide consumers’ food choices to be more beneficial for their long-term health. About one in five Americans participates in at least one nutrition assistance program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This study uses behavioral economics, food marketing, and psychology to identify possible options for improving the diets and health of participants in the Food Stamp Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR43/
Here is a link with information
about the HealthierUS initiatives. http://www.healthierus.gov/
This Economic Information Bulletin describes characteristics of low-income households that had very low food security in 2005. The U.S. Department of Agriculture monitors the food security of low-income households to assess how effectively the Government's domestic nutrition assistance programs meet the needs of their target populations. USDA seeks to reduce the prevalence of very low food security among low-income households as part of its strategic plan under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The report can be downloaded from:http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib25/
Bagpipe camp
was quite fun this summer. One of the instructors, Lorne Cousin, was
a piper with Madonna’s World Tour. Go to www.lornecousin.com
to see him.