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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 October Newsletter |
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Welcome to the October 2004 issue of KNN’s email
newsletter. Please visit our web site at www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org For our KNN partners, you
can complete the “Depth of Involvement” form on-line. We
are always interested in how our partners are “partnering” to improve
nutrition and physical activity education throughout Kansas.
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Our Featured Link this month is Healthy Kids Challenge.
Visit their website at
www.healthykidschallenge.com Also check out the "View From
FNS". Just click on the WHY button on the KNN website. A link to
"CDCynergy" is now available under "Hot
Topics", Social Marketing. www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org
Food Stamp application information is now available on
line in Spanish. From the KNN website, click on
“How” then “SRS Self Assessment.”
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Upcoming KNN Meetings:
November 18th - Topeka. January 13,
2005 in Manhattan.
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Tools for Effective
Communications: Beginning a “New Nutrition Conversation with
Consumers” was developed to provide health professionals with
tools to sharpen their communication skills. This site provides resources
applicable to all health professionals to build upon writing, public
speaking, and media messaging skills, as well as develop targeted consumer
messages. Get
started today!
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| Census Bureau Release of
2003 Poverty and Income Data http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p60-226.pdf |
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The Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook is
now available. To view or download a copy of the report, go to the CDC
website at www.cdc.gov/nchs. |
| Mark your calendars for October
15, 2004 for the World Food Day Teleconference. http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/tele.html |
A new website from March of Dimes
contains easy to reach national, state and even some county-specific data.
Check out the site, and watch as new categories are added.
http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats/whatsnew.aspx?id=6 |
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Now up and running: www.kshealthykids.org for information about the
Coordinated School Health project.
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This revised resource from the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
and the International Food Information Council Foundation is written to
aid parents in promoting a healthy weight for every member of the family.
The brochure, based on the latest in behavioral research, encourages
removing the focus from a child’s weight and placing it on adopting
healthy eating and physical activity habits for life. Access the brochure. . .
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| A computer game helps elementary
school students consume more fruits and vegetables. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2004/040806.htm |
| The Let's Just Play Grants
Program from Nickelodeon provides support to create or expand
opportunities for physical play in K-9 schools and after-school
community-based organizations. The program will award 25 to 50 grants
ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. Application deadline is November 1, 2004.
http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/public_ljpgrants2.jhtml |
Amber Waves presents the broad
scope of ERS' 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). The Internet edition, or "e-zine,"
includes links to web-only resources.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/September04/
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| Study Says Half of
American Adults Will Use Food Stamps. A new study of
participation in the FSP finds that half of all Americans will use the
program at some time between ages 20 and 65. The study also finds that 75
percent of users will use food stamps again. http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/506731/ |
Food insecurity for new
participants of the WIC program decreased by half by the end of the first
year of WIC participation. Women with at least a high school education and
enrollment in Medicaid were more likely to become food secure.
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/FENR/FENRV16N1/fenrv16n1p21.pdf
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| When it comes to heart disease,
being fit may be more important than being thin, according to a new study
of more than 900 women. Women who were at least moderately active were
less likely to develop heart disease or related problems than women with
low activity scores, no matter which weight category they were in. http://tinyurl.com/4wzm8 |
| The October issue of
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is now
available at www.cdc.gov/pcd, where you will find downloadable
articles and information on PCD. |
| 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
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