Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

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September 2, 2020

Creating Culturally Appropriate Educational Content: Coping with an Eating Disorder During Ramadan


Feeding in the Setting of Serosal Tear Repair and Small Bowel Obstruction


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…


Eating Disorder Screening Across Disciplines in the SCH Adolescent Medicine Clinic


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…


August 5, 2020

Erin McDonnell

Erin McDonnell

Why did you choose UW? UW has one of the best coordinated dietetics programs on the west coast. Not only does the program prioritize bringing in master’s students from a wide variety of backgrounds, it is also known for its strong focus on clinical dietetics. For me, both of these priorities hit the mark. I…


July 15, 2020

Kelsey Schmidt

Why did you choose UW? I loved how the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences Program was housed within the School of Public Health. Choosing a program that took into account that nutrition and health is multi-faceted and is influenced by a myriad of factors was important to me. It was appealing that the program had a…


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…



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