Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Food Systems
June 4, 2020
Experts across campus discuss future of food supply system
A review of a UW experts panel discussing impacts on the food supply featuring core faculty members Jennifer Otten and Adam Drewnowski.
April 30, 2020
Initiative announces award of 21 COVID-19 rapid response grants
Nutritional Sciences Program researchers awarded Population Health Initiative grant to study impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on Washington state food systems, food security, and food access. Faculty involved in the project include Adam Drewnowski, Jennifer Otten, and Sarah Collier.
Dr. Sarah Collier joins Nutritional Sciences core faculty
The Nutritional Sciences Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Sarah Collier as a new member of our core faculty and growing team of food systems researchers. Collier, who began her appointment winter quarter, is an assistant professor in environmental and occupational health sciences in the School of Public Health, and brings expertise in the sustainability…
April 28, 2020
Yona Sipos wins Husky Green Award
Yona Sipos, a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program and lecturer in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences has been awarded a 2020 Husky Green Award by the UW Office of Sustainability. This recognition comes from nominations submitted from the UW community of students, faculty and staff who wish to recognize…
March 30, 2020
Food in the time of coronavirus
Nutritional Sciences core faculty member Yona Sipos offers tips and advice on how to eat sustainably, support local food producers and the planet during COVID-19.
December 20, 2019
As the planet warms, unusual crops could become climate saviors — if we’re willing to eat them
Eli Wheat, a core faculty member in the Nutritional Science Program and Program on the Environment at the University of Washington is quoted about how government food production subsidies in our nation do not allow free market forces to act.
November 14, 2019
A Systematic Review Characterizing Farm Direct Marketing Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities
Aim: Perform a systematic review to understand the current state of direct marketing in the United States and identify common challenges, strategies, and opportunities to improve direct marketing sales.
Have Inequities in BMI Widened for a Nationally Representative Cohort of Kindergarteners?
Aim: The primary objective of this study was to determine if inequities in growth trajectories measured by BMI between white and non-white groups have widened in school-aged children.
Helping Without Harming: Exploring the Current State of External Child and Adolescent Wellness Programs
There is no standardized approach to care for adolescents referred to clinical wellness programs for the purpose of weight management. This makes the care process for adolescents referred to these programs vulnerable to interventions that cause more harm than the intended benefits of weight management and negatively contributes to broader public health. For these reasons,…
Challenges and Opportunities of School Meal Programs in Five South King County School Districts
This project assists Public Health – Seattle & King County in their work towards developing a school food program that grows the local food economy while reducing hunger among youth in King County school districts. This project was completed as part of NUTR 596: Nutrition Practice Capstone.
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