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KNN June Newsletter

Welcome to the June 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 Meetings:

KNN 10th Anniversary Meeting!

October 20th in Wichita

Be sure to check out the Poverty USA video on our KNN website. Go to What, then Hot Topics. www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org

Also, from our KNN home page, click on the Resources for Children. We’ve added some new ones. www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org

KNN’s 10th Anniversary Meeting is October 20, 2006 in Wichita.

New Food Stamp Public Service Announcements Now Available! Five new public service announcements (PSAs) about the Food Stamp Program are now available on the Food and Nutrition Service website. Audio files and scripts for the PSAs are both available online.
PSAs: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/radio/default.htm.
Toolkit: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/tool-kits.htm.
Promising Practices: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/promising/Default.htm

The Briefing Room provides an overview of the Food Stamp Program. ERS research on this topic is highlighted, with links to recommended readings and other briefing rooms covering food and nutrition assistance programs. Updated information highlights Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) research activities and provides State-level maps and data showing funding levels and trends from 1992 through 2005. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodStamps/

“Food companies have been slow to include the pyramid on their labels. In many cases, they're still using the previous pyramid. But they add that it's tough to justify using the new pyramid on food packages. The old pyramid still has value for its up-front serving suggestions, they say." Full article:
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/14525418.htm
School Physical Education Programs Adopt Skateboarding Curriculum to Spark Students' Interest in Physical Activity As part of a growing trend toward physical education classes that aim to spark children's interest in physical activity in and outside of school, five schools in Colorado have implemented a pre-packaged skateboarding curriculum, the Associated Press reports.

The full report of the IFIC Foundation Food & Health Survey, including supporting data tables for this information can be found at http://ific.org/research/foodandhealthsurvey.cfm. News releases issued in March that highlighted several sections of the report, including calories, dietary fats, carbohydrates and sugars, and healthful food components, can be found at http://ific.org/newsroom/releases.

The Center for Weight and Health is pleased to announce the publication of the following book available through CRC Press at http://www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=9245
Obesity: Dietary and Developmental Influences
Texas Agriculture Officials Distribute Informational Booklets to Teach Students About Portion Sizes
Students at Texas elementary schools are learning about appropriate portion sizes for fruits, vegetables and other foods as part of the Texas Department of Agriculture's efforts to reduce childhood obesity, the Associated Press reports.
This is the website for the Westminster Pipe Band in Oklahoma. Some of my friends are in this band, and they’re really quite top-notch. Go to the sound clips to hear them. http://www.westminsterpipeband.org/index.asp
I think our 5 minutes is just about up. Send an email to Karen Fitzgerald kfitzger@ksu.edu if you have information you want to include in next month’s KNN email newsletter.
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