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KNN April Newsletter

Welcome to the April 2005 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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There are three new links at Hot Topics! In the Social Marketing section we've added two articles. "Social Marketing as a Grant Making Strategy for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity" from the Sunflower Foundation.

There's also an article from Karen Fitzgerald, "Kansas Food Assistance Campaign" which appeared in Social Marketing Quarterly.

Also new at Hot Topics in the Poverty section is the Minimum Wage Challenge

Check out these new links and articles!

Upcoming KNN Meetings:

May 12th - Wichita - Kansas Nutrition Network

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 web site is now linked on the KSU web site www.oznet.ksu.edu/humannutrition/dietaryguide.htm

“Making a few simple dietary improvements, such as substituting 100 percent whole wheat bread for white bread, lean ground beef for regular, and low-fat cheese for whole-fat, increases monthly food spending $70 to $80 per month for a family of four, according to a new University of California study. This higher cost represents 35 to 40 percent of low-income consumers' food budgets." http://makeashorterlink.com/?E59D213AA

For the eighth consecutive year, the Feinstein Foundation will divide $1 million among agencies fighting hunger in the U.S. How much an agency receives depends on how much they raise in regular donations from March 1, 2005-April 30, 2005. The $1 million will be divided proportionately among participating agencies, and the more an agency raises, the more it will receive. Last year, a total of $105.7 million was raised. Some agencies even managed to triple their monthly income! Support your favorite agency.
For more information, visit the Feinstein Foundation at www.feinsteinfoundation.org.
Here's a site from the University of Minnesota, Guidelines for Offering Healthy Foods at Meetings, Seminars, and Catered Events:
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/ahc_content/colleges/sph/sph_news/Nutrition.pdf

The federal child nutrition programs provide crucial funding for meals and snacks in after school, summer, and before school programs. FRAC provides information on how the child nutrition programs operate and how to access them. http://frac.org/Out_Of_School_Time/

The KidFood newsletter been updated. You can see the new issue of the newsletter, as well as all of the previous issues still on line at:
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/counties/ceplacernevada/newsletterfiles/newsletter568.htm
FNS now has new activity sheets for 8-10 year olds that support and encourage healthy eating and physical activity. http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/collection/kids_activity.html.

Go to the Oral Health Kansas website for the 2004 Smiles Across Kansas report. www.kdhe.state.ks.us/ohi
The Community Food Security Coalition and World Hunger Year announce the release of, Building the Bridge: Linking Food Banking and Community Food Security.
www.foodsecurity.org
A six-month pilot study in Scotland, from April to October 2004, shows signs of success in introducing healthy food options in convenience stores. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2005/02/07095154
Four new USDA radio public service announcements promote adult role modeling for healthy eating and active living.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/Collection/collect_tools_2.html
http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/ssusa/index.shtml
I’m in the front row second from the right, standing next to Roddy McLeod.
The April issue of Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is now available! www.cdc.gov/pcd
The USA Rice Federation is having their annual recipe contest, "Rice to the Rescue!" http://www.usarice.com/consumer/rescue2005.
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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