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From the Coordinating Center

December State-of-the-Science Webinar


Food Policy for Chronic Disease Prevention: Lessons from around the Globe


Date: December 9th @ 9am PT/12pm ET


Presenter: Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD

Passcode: 610909
Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229

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Upcoming Work Group Meetings


Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here.

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Work Group Highlight

Hosted by the School Wellness Work Group


When: December 10th from 2-3pm ET

We invite you to a special 10th birthday party webinar for our School Wellness Working Group! This will be a special meeting you won't want to miss. Here's what we have planned:



  • A celebration of the history of the work group and where we are now with our work group chairs Dr. Juliana Cohen and Dr. Erin Hager. 
  • A panel discussion on the future of school wellness research, policy, and practice featuring Dr. Michael Long, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of School Health, Caitlin Merlo, CDC DASH, School Health Branch, and Dr. Lorene Ritchie, Nutrition Policy Institute. 
  • Lastly, a moderated discussion with Dr. Lindsey Turner, Boise State University.


Questions? Please contact mary.curnutte@louisville.edu 

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Nominations for the HER/NOPREN WIC LC Research Impact Award 2024


We are excited to announce the call for nominations for the 2024 HER/NOPREN WIC LC Research Impact Award! This award invites nominations from everyone, including self-nominations, to recognize the impactful research on WIC accomplished this year. For full details, please refer to the attached announcement.


We highly encourage you to nominate WIC-related research articles published in peer-reviewed academic journals in the last year through the following form: Nomination Form. Feel free to share this announcement with others who may be interested. The nomination deadline is December 16, 2024


To view past awardees, please visit the WIC Learning Collaborative webpage

NOPREN HER Resource Digest

The bi-weekly digest is a joint product of NOPREN and HER.*

PUBLICATIONS

Drinking Water

Gerstenfeld, L., Blacker, L., McCulloch, C. E., Ritchie, L., Ordonez, V., Schmidt, L., & Patel, A. (2024). The Impact of a Water Promotion and Access Intervention on Elementary School Students in the Presence of Food Insecurity. Public Health Nutrition, 1–21.


Pedroza-Tobias, A., Cradock, A. L., Blacker, L., Ritchie, L. D., Schmidt, L. A., McCulloch, C., Salomon, J. A., Brindis, C. D., Cabana, M. D., & Patel, A. I. (2024). “Water First” School Water Promotion and Access Intervention: A Cost Analysis Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.


Implementation Science

Balis, L.E., Houghtaling, B., Clausen, W., Lane, H., Wende, M.E., Pereira, E., McLoughlin, G.M., & Harden, S.M. (2024). Advancing implementation science in community settings: the implementation strategies applied in communities (ISAC) compilationInt J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 21(132).


Obesity Therapy

Gigliotti, L., Warshaw, H., Evert, A., Dawkins, C., Schwartz, J., Susie, C., Kushner, R. F., Subramanian, S., Handu, D., & Rozga, M. (2024). Incretin-Based Therapies and Lifestyle Interventions: The Evolving Role of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in Obesity Care. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.


School Wellness

Chapman, L.E., Gosliner, W., Olarte, D. A., Ritchie, L. D., Schwartz, M. B., Polacsek, M., Hecht, C. E., Hecht, K., Turner, L., Patel, A. I., Monica Daniela Zuercher, Read, M., Daly, T. P., & Juliana FW. Cohen. (2024). Universal School Meals During the Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Parent Perceptions from California and Maine. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 124(12).


Kenney, E. L., Poole, M. K., McCulloch, S. M., Barrett, J. L., Tucker, K., Ward, Z. J., & Gortmaker, S. L. (2024). School-based nutrition education programs alone are not cost-effective for preventing childhood obesity: A microsimulation study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.


Orta-Aleman, D., Zuercher, M. D., Hecht, C., Hecht, K., Isha Poudel, Olarte, D. A., Patel, A., Polacsek, M., Ritchie, L. D., Cohen, J. F. W., & Gosliner, W. (2024). Perceptions and experiences of Universal School Meals in California: Qualitative insights from school food service directors on participation, stigma, and operational benefits and challenges. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.


Green, J., McClave, R., Edwards, C. V. R., Garcia, T., & Reilly, S. (2024). Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by Offering Healthy Appetizers and Increased Item Choice in School Cafeterias – School Nutrition Association. School Nutrition Association.

NEWS & UPDATES

FRAC - All States Must Adopt Summer EBT to Address Childhood Summer Hunger


Gulf Coast Media - USDA invests $29 million to strengthen WIC workforce, boost participation and diversity


NCI - Connecting with others in implementation science

RESOURCES

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors - Updated and New Food and Nutrition Security Profiles


NPI - CalFresh Healthy Living Adult Education in California Nutrition & Physical Activity Outcomes


NPI - Challenges Experienced by Child and Adult Care Food Program Sponsors

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Catalyzing Communities Upcoming Webinar


Are you interested in community engaged research, system-level change, and improving outcomes for children? Join the Catalyzing Communities Learning Collaborative Keynote Presentation on Thursday, December 12 from 1-2pm ET on Zoom titled, “Co-Modeling Change: Building Systems That Work for Kids” hosted by the Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy at Tufts University. Researchers from Skip DesignedEd will present on how they use Causal Loop Diagrams and Group Model Building as a part of their community engaged participatory research approach to exploring questions about educational opportunities for children and systems change. Larissa Calancie, PhD from the Friedman School at Tufts University will lead the audience Q and A.  

 

Register HERE! 

American Society for Nutrition - Fireside Chats with the ASN President - Advancing the Science of Food a/is Medicine, 1/9/25 @ 2pm ET


American Society of Nutrition - Fundraising and Professional Opportunities for Early-Career Nutrition Professionals, 12/6 @ 12pm ET

USDA - NIFA's Contributions to Integrating Nutrition and Health, 12/11 @ 3pm ET


USDA - NIFA's Contribution to Tackling Food and Nutrition Insecurity, 1/8/25 @ 2pm ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

NIH - Nutrition Research Report 2022-2023


USDA - Final Rule: SNAP Employment and Training Program Monitoring, Oversight and Reporting Measures

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

NCI - Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health


NCI/NIH - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Assessing Capacity to Address Obesity for Cancer Prevention and Control


Nourish DC - Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure and Equipment Grants


Project SCALES - School Meals Rooted in Partnerships, deadline 12/13


USDA - Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program, deadline 2/13

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

American Diabetes Association - Senior Director, Health Equity Alliances


Bread for the World - Deputy Director, Policy & Research Institute


Center for Nutrition & Health Impact - WIC Scientist


Chef Ann Foundation - Senior Coordinator of Research & Evaluation


Credence - Health Systems Resilience and Sustainability Advisor


Department of Agriculture (International Affairs, Food Assistance and Farm and Rural Programs Division) - Attorney Advisor


Department of Health and Human Services - Assistant Director, Community Nutrition Services, 12/10 @ 5pm ET


Friends of the Earth - Program Manager


Michigan State University (Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) - Professor, Tenure System


NIH - Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review and Program Officer)

Old Dominion University - Associate or Full Professor & Inaugural Chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Policy & Management (Tenured)


Share Our Strength - Manager, Corporate Partnership Development


Share our Strength - Sr. Manager, Research


Stanford School of Medicine - Evidence to Action (E2A) Program Manager


Texas A&M Agrilife Research - Research Specialist I


UC ANR - Cooperative Extension Specialist and Director Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) at the University of California (24-13)


University of Kentucky - Assistant Dean for Extension Health Partnerships


University of Washington - Assistant Teaching Professor - Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (FSNH)


Work for Indiana - SNAP-Ed Director

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

American Society for Nutrition Foundation - 2025 Scientific Achievement Awards, deadline 12/9


The Harkin Institute - Harkin on Wellness Symposium 2025 Designee Submissions, deadline 1/6


University of Nebraska - Lincoln - National Health Outreach & Engagement Conference 2025 ("Rooted in Partnerships: Growing Collaborations for Health Promotion"), session proposals due 12/15

STUDENTS & EARLY CAREER

American Society for Nutrition - ASN Science Policy Fellowship


ASPPH/USDA - Rural Health Fellowship Program, deadline 1/9


Congressional Hunger Center - Emerson Fellow


The George Washington University - Global Food Institute Food Intern, deadline 12/6


NIH - NIH ODS Postdoctoral Fellowship: Shaping the Future of Maternal and Infant Health


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Nutrition Policy and Promotion Fellowship

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*This digest is based on a compilation of news services and listservs developed by Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN during her time as co-chair of the HER NOPREN COVID-19 Food & Nutrition Work Group and operationalized on a weekly basis by HER. The new bi-weekly digest is created by NOPREN and reviewed by Dr. Fleischhacker. The digest is jointly supported by Healthy Eating Research (HER) and the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN). HER is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; NOPREN is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U48DP006864 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and Prevention Research Centers Program. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of HER, CDC, DHHS, or the USDA.