Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
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August 15, 2019
Reducing food waste at UW
Students in Nutrition 302, taught by core faculty member Yona Sipos, joined with the UW Sustainability program to identify ideas the University of Washington could reduce food waste.
July 25, 2019
Who cares for the caretakers?
Story highlights research led by Center for Public Health Nutrition
July 3, 2019
Nutrition expert: Food labeling needs harmonised and nutrient-rich profiling
Adam Drewnowski, a professor of epidemiology, director of center for public health nutrition, and director of nutritional sciences at University of Washington suggests that policymakers should adopt harmonized nutrient-rich profiling on food labeling in order to address this.
May 26, 2019
13 Simple Changes That Lead to Huge Weight Loss
Adam Drewnowski and Judy Simon are quoted in this article, offering strategies for weight loss that help you eat healthier and stay on track. Drewnowski is director of the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition and director of the UW Nutritional Sciences Program. Simon is a registered dietitian with UW Medical Center and…
February 28, 2019
How available is healthy food in your neighborhood? A new study points to differences
Research by Jesse Jones-Smith, an associate professor in nutritional sciences, epidemiology and health services is highlighted in this feature about food insecurity and food access based on where you live in Seattle, King County.
February 6, 2019
How should we study the health of neighborhoods?
Adam Drewnowski, co-lead of the Moving to Health project with Kaiser Permanente Washington is quoted. The project aims to use precisely geolocalized “big data” from about 400,000 Kaiser Permanente members in King County over the past 12 years to see how moving from a higher- to a lower-income neighborhood, or vice versa—or staying put—affects people’s…
February 2, 2019
At least half of child care businesses impacted by Seattle’s minimum wage
Jennifer Otten is quoted, commenting on the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition study that illustrates how singular policies can affect more than just payroll and can shape organizational structure and service delivery.
January 29, 2019
Nearly all of Seattle’s soda tax is being passed on to consumers, new report shows
Jessica Jones-Smith, an associate professor of health services and epidemiology in the UW School of Public Health is cited in this article describing how Seattle’s tax on soda that began in January 2018 has affected consumer pricing.
August 9, 2018
How Seattle felt about soda tax before it became a reality
March 1, 2018
SPH Close-Up: Anne-Marie Gloster
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