Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Master of Public Health
March 23, 2012
The effects of high- and low-glycemic load diets on subjective mood and energy levels in normal weight and overweight/obese adults
October 30, 2011
Teaching Traditional Diet and Environmental Justice to Urban Youth Participating in the Native Youth Enrichment Program’s Digital Storytelling Workshop
The mission at the University of Washington’s Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) is to marshal community, tribal, academic, and governmental resources toward innovative, culture-centered interdisciplinary, collaborative social and behavioral research and education. Within IWRI, the Native Youth Enrichment Program (NYEP) is a culturally based program intended to promote Native youth in science, technology, engineering, and…
Adding a Sodium-Reduction Component to the Energize Your Meetings Program
Energize Your Meetings (EYM) is a program created by the Washington State Department of Health to provide voluntary guidelines for caterers and meeting planning staff to provide healthy food options and to encourage physical activity at worksite meetings. The program provides guidelines based on a 5-star rating system, with 5-star choices being the most healthy….
Hematological Testing Rates at Public Health Seattle
This project at Public Health Seattle-King County WIC Clinics included a review of current policies for screening children for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The hematological testing policies reviewed included those from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Association of Pediatrics, the Institute of Medicine, the Federal WIC program, the…
Disaster Preparedness for Children with Special Nutrition Needs
Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required generally by children. They may have special nutrition needs and require specialized formula and medical equipment to provide adequate nutrition. Thus, families of CSHCN and/or children with special nutrition needs (CSNN) will have to take…
Upgrading Access to Nutrition Education Materials for the Child Nutrition Program
Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) is the Washington State agency at Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) that administers and regulates the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and six other child nutrition programs. Over 500,000 school-aged children participate in the NSLP on a daily basis in Washington State with an annual budget of $359 million….
April 29, 2011
WIC Family Food Access Project
This project was completed in the course NUTR 531: Public Health Nutrition.
April 30, 2010
Policy Analysis of Standards for Institutional Purchasing of Food by State Government
This project was completed in the course NUTR 531: Public Health Nutrition.
November 7, 2009
Evaluating King County School Nutrition Wellness Policies
This project was completed in the course NUTR 531: Public Health Nutrition.
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