Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

Master of Public Health


April 30, 2012

Washington State Dept. of Agriculture Farm-to-School Project

This project was completed in the course NUTR 531: Public Health Nutrition.

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March 23, 2012

Area-level measures of deprivation predict food patterns among 7th grade students in Washington State

Studies find that disparities exist between socioeconomic status and markers of diet quality among school-aged children. Only a few studies have examined food consumption at school and away from school for the specific purpose of uncovering the links between food patterns and the child’s socioeconomic environment. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine...

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The effects of high- and low-glycemic load diets on subjective mood and energy levels in normal weight and overweight/obese adults

Emerging evidence suggests a positive association of diet and obesity with depression. Researchers have examined several diet-mood hypotheses, including investigating the extent to which carbohydrates may impact mood. There is limited research, however, on how glycemic load, a characteristic of carbohydrates, impacts mood in healthy adults. The purpose of the present study was to measure...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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....

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April 29, 2011

WIC Family Food Access Project

This project was completed in the course NUTR 531: Public Health Nutrition.

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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.

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