RDN Training

October 30, 2017

Active Aging Program Development: A Pike Market Senior Center and Pike Place Market Protection & Development Authority Collaboration

The Pike Market Senior Center (PMSC) and Protection & Development Authority (PDA) serve older adults in downtown Seattle. These organizations hope to bring wellness programing to residential buildings in Pike Place Market (PPM). The objective of this project was to assess the programing needs, design and implement a program, and evaluate program feasibility. A wellness…

Body Positive Week on a College Campus

Over 30 million people in the United States have an eating disorder at some point in their lifetime. The median age of eating disorder onset in America is 18 to 21 years, contributing to the increasing prevalence of eating disorders on college campuses, from 18.5% to 30.5% in just 13 years. The mortality rate of…

Development and Production of “How Foods Affect Blood Sugar: A Guide for Iraqi and Syrian Patients with Diabetes” for EthnoMed

Prior to changes in the current political climate, the Iraqi and Syrian refugee population in Seattle/King County was expected to increase. Iraqis and Syrians are at higher risk of diabetes due to food behaviors and status as refugees/immigrants. Culturally tailored diabetes education is associated with better outcomes for patients from ethnic minorities; however, few resources…

Motivational Interviewing Training for Multidisciplinary Adolescent Healthcare Providers

Improving lifestyle behaviors is essential to preventing chronic disease. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a promising and evidenced-based counseling approach that helps to identify and resolve a patient’s ambivalence and doubt. It is generally recognized that MI is a complex clinical skill that takes considerable time to learn and master. The demand for MI training for…

Facilitating Healthy Changes at Food Pantries through the Development and Utilization of a Standardized Environment Assessment Tool

Food pantries often serve as a primary source of nutrition for food insecure populations. Because food insecurity is associated with poor quality diets and higher obesity prevalence, there is a need for food pantries to consider the nutritional impact of the foods that are available, and the environment in which these foods are displayed and…

WA State’s Health and Physical Education K-12 Learning Standards in Seattle Public High Schools

Seattle Children’s Hospital providers are unfamiliar with the Nutrition Education Standards (“NES”) that inform classroom instruction in Seattle Public High Schools. However, information shared by patients during clinic visits has indicated that students are receiving information on nutrition that may differ from evidence based guidelines. This project examined the strategies for revising, implementing and overseeing…

Using the Healthy Food Pantry Assessment Tool to Implement Environmental Interventions at the Stanwood Camano Food Bank

Currently, there are no reliable assessment tools available to the public and food banks to evaluate food bank environments. Food banks are valuable resources to families who are struggling with food insecurity, hence it is important to evaluate their impact on client experience, especially in terms of nutrition and health. Washington State University Extension Supplemental…

Expanding Support for CSA’s in Low-Income Communities within King County from the CSA’s Perspective

Low-income residents of King County have less access to quality and affordable produce, hindering their ability for adequate nutrition. King County farmers are also financially struggling and there is need to increase support for local agriculture. Community supported agriculture (CSA) is an effective way to improve access to local produce in low-income communities, but is…

Finalizing and Stewarding Washington State’s 25-Year Vision for a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food System

The Washington State Food Systems Roundtable (FSRT) is a coalition of public and private partners representing state agencies, local food policy councils, agriculture, food enterprises, labor, anti-hunger and nutrition, economic development, academia, public health and others. Their mission is to produce a 25-year vision for a healthy, just and sustainable food system for Washington State….

August 31, 2017

Stress, Obesogenic Dietary Behaviors, and Obesity in Non-Hispanic White and Hispanic Women

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