Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Master of Public Health
September 2, 2020
A Unified, Trusting Force: Recommendations for the Food Access and Aggregation Community Team
The Food Access and Aggregation Community Team (FAACT) is a coalition of food systems-based organizations operating in South King County, and supported by Public Health –Seattle; King County. The FAACT is engaged in the long-term planning of a community-led Farming and Food Aggregation Center. The ultimate goal of the Center is to increase the availability…
Reducing Food Waste in Emergency Food Organizations
Up to 40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten each year, yet more than 41 million people in the U.S. are food insecure. Additionally, at least 2.6% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are created by food waste. The impractical food distribution that leads to these negative consequences affects the wellbeing of low-income communities,…
Strategies for Healthier and Culturally Relevant Food at King County Food Banks
The food bank and emergency food system in the United States requires rethinking. Northwest Harvest, a food bank distributor and anti-hunger organization in King County is transforming emergency food by moving away from a charity model to a social justice model. One of the ways this organization is moving to a social justice model is…
Nourished and Active in Early Learning: Planning Focus Groups to Inform a Professional Development Training Curriculum
Many young children spend significant time in care outside of the home, offering early learning programs a unique opportunity to support children and families in leading healthy and active lifestyles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds state recipients to improve nutrition and physical activity in statewide early care and education (ECE) systems…
Developing a Graduate Level Introductory Food Systems Course
The UW Master of Public Health (MPH) Common Core Curriculum was recently revised, which led to changes in course requirements for MPH and MS graduate students in the Nutritional Sciences Program for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. This created a new need for an introductory food systems course that fulfilled Council on Education for Public…
Social and Emotional Learning in the School Cafeteria
1 out of 7 children in the US are food insecure and uncertain where their next meal will come from. Children who experience food insecurity are at a higher risk for chronic disease, poor mental health, poor academic performance, and unfavorable health behaviors in adulthood. Encouraging school meal participation and creating a positive cafeteria environment…
Promoting LGBTQ+ Student-Athlete Well-Being at the University of Washington
Collegiate sports can foster body dissatisfaction and in turn, may contribute to disordered eating and impact mental well-being. Marked health disparities have been identified among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ+) populations, including a greater prevalence of eating and mental health disorders. At the intersection of these identities, LGBTQ+ student-athletes may incur elevated risks…
Supporting the Local Food System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has greatly impacted the King County local food system. Within a very short period of time, farmers were required to implement new operational practices with limited sources while also experiencing a cut in revenue due to the closures of farmers markets. In response to the difficulties local farmers were facing, a subset…
June 27, 2020
City of Seattle Farm to Table Design Project
In this project students worked with the Seattle Human Services Department and Farm to Table program leadership (both at the City and with Farmstand Local Foods) in order to learn more from program participants about: The results from this project will be used to inform Farm to Table program design, food access policy making, funding…
May 13, 2020
Kelsey Kinderknecht
Why did you choose UW? Several reasons drew me to the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences Program. These were: The opportunity to attend a coordinated MPH/RDN program with rigorous evidence-based research and teaching. The program’s widespread connections with the greater Seattle community through practicum, fieldwork, and dietetic internship rotation placements. Opportunities to work alongside faculty…
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