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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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KNN July Newsletter
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Welcome to the July
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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| Check out our new link on the
KNN
web site! On the main page there is now a Pick a Better
Snack logo. Click on the link to find helpful hints with
recipes. |
Upcoming Meetings:
KNN 10th Anniversary Meeting!
October 20th in Wichita |
Hunger among Oregonians
dropped significantly in the past five years, according to a report
released by Oregon State University (OSU). Only among single mother
households did the hunger rate remain constant. The apparent cause of
the success: wider use of the Food Stamp Program. http://arec.oregonstate.edu/ruralstudies/Publications/ChangesInOregonHunger.pdf.
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| This six-page report from
the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities outlines the recent demographic
trends in the food stamp program. http://www.cbpp.org/6-6-06fa.pdf
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| KNN’s 10th
Anniversary Meeting is October 20, 2006 in Wichita. |
The next World Food
Day teleconference will be held on Monday, October 16
at noon, Eastern Time. It is entitled, "Power of the People:
Bottom-Up Solutions to Hunger." Visit www.worldfooddayusa.org
or call Patricia Young at 202/653-2404 for information.
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| Energy drinks now make up 6%
of the beverage industry, up 75% since last year. The Christian
Science Monitor. Note the ban in several European countries. Also
go to the HTML version for graphs, etc. (link at end of article). |
The July issue of Preventing
Chronic Disease (PCD) is now available! www.cdc.gov/pcd.
See especially “The Role of Race and Poverty in Access to
Foods That Enable Individuals to Adhere to Dietary Guidelines.
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/jul/05_0217.htm?s_cid=pcd33a76_e
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Below is the link to the resources
for promoting physical activity in babies, infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
that were developed in Australia. Dr. Stewart Trost, now with
K-State was involved in developing some of them.
http://www.srq.qld.gov.au/school_community/early_childhood_programs.cfm
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Health
Experts Debate Relationship Between Playgrounds and Childhood Obesity
Children's advocates, safety experts, playground manufacturers and educators
discussed how efforts to increase child safety by stripping playgrounds
of equipment may lower children's activity levels.
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| Help Kids Beat the Summer Heat!
It may be hot outside, but that doesn't mean there aren't cool things
for kids to do. Check out the Kidnetic.com Bright Paper, "Cool
Things To Do Outside When It's Hot and Sticky |
| Mothers and children in Lawrence,
Kansas, were among those in 10 U.S. cities who participated in
this study. CNN.com
- Strict parenting can lead to obese kids - Jun 5, 2006 |
There are no chairs in
this classroom. Students are allowed to move freely through the
room. Kids can stand, sit on exercise balls or kneel at these adjustable
computer stands.
http://cbs4boston.com/health/local_story_149152809.html
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Columbia,
Mo., Officials Outline Plans for Encouraging Residents to Walk and Bike
Roughly one year after Columbia, Mo., was awarded a $22 million federal
grant to develop initiatives that encourage walking and bicycle riding,
city officials have released a plan for spending part of the money, the
Columbia Missourian reports.
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| FDA
Report Urges Restaurants to Offer More Nutrition Information A Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) report slated for release this week calls
on the restaurant industry to advertise healthier foods and provide consumers
with more nutrition information in an effort to stem the obesity epidemic,
the Wall Street Journal reports. |
| Amber Waves presents
the broad scope of ERS’s research and analysis. The magazine covers
the economics of agriculture, food and nutrition, the food industry, trade,
rural America, and farm-related environmental topics. Available on the
Internet and in print, Amber Waves is issued in print five times a year
(February, April, June, September, and November).
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/ |
| Do you provide nutrition education
to limited English speakers? Would you like tips and ideas for providing
nutrition education to mixed language groups? Please visit this new Web
Site: http://www.sdcoe.net/eatingwell/welcome.asp |
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kfitzger@ksu.edu if you have information
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