| Date | Topic | Guests & Student Responsibilities | Reading |
| 1/6 | Introduction to Public
Health Nutrition
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Ten Great Public Health Achievements of the 21st Century http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/tengpha.htm |
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| 1/8 | Assessing the Nutritional Health of Populations | Student Worksheet |
NCHS: Nutrition Monitoring Directory: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/nutrishn/nutrishn.htm National data sets useful in food and nutrition assistance research http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/FoodNutritionAssistance/data/
For Discussion Guide: Washington Healthy Youth Survey The Health of Washington State: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hws/ National Immunization Survey Breastfeeding Data Community Health Status Indicators
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| 1/13 | Policy Development for
Nutrition & Health
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Victor Colman, JD |
Childhood obesity Prevention Coalition: 2009 Legislative Agenda Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition: Our Long-Term Vision, January 2009 |
| 1/15 | Preparing to Assess School Policies
and Their Implementation
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Policy Abstraction:
Anne
Lund, RD, MPH Interviewing: Mary Podrabsy, RD, MPH
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School Wellness Policy Evaluation Tool: Conducting Research Interviews
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Disparities, Inequities and Social Determinants of Nutritional Health |
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| 1/20 | Addressing Disparities and Inequities in Nutrition and Physical Activity in Washington State |
Marilyn
Sitaker, MPH Epidemiologist, Washington State Department of Health
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Reaching
for a Healthier Life: Facts on Socioeconomic Status and
Health in the U.S.
Nancy Adler (director) and Judith Stewart (network administrator) with Sheldon Cohen, Mark Cullen, Ana Diez Roux, William Dow, Gary Evans, Ichiro Kawachi, Michael Marmot, Karen Matthews, Bruce McEwen, Joseph Schwartz, Teresa Seeman and David Williams. Socioeconomic Status and Health, 2007-12-17
World Health Organization. A Conceptual
Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health Krieger N, Chen JT, Waterman PD, Rehkopf DH, Subramanian SV. Painting a truer picture of US socioeconomic and racial/ethnic health inequalities: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health 2005; 95: 312-323. Source; Hillemeier M.M., J. Lynch, S. Harper, and M. Casper. 2003. "Measuring contextual characteristics for community health." Health Services Research 38(6 part 2):1645–717. Baker
EA, Schootman M, Barnidge E, Kelly C. |
| 1/22 |
Food Insecurity
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Facilitated Discussion |
Position of the American Dietetic
Association: Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006.
March. 106(3):325-484. Household Food Security in the United States, 2007 Seattle PI - Living Food: Hunger Amid Plenty Mikkelsen L. Sweet Charity? Emergency Food and the end of Entitlement. Prevention Institute. End Childhood Hunger in Washington State - Strategic Plan Coming Up Short: High Food Costs Outstrip Food Stamp benefits What Factors Account for State-to-State Differences in Food Security?
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Program Planning for Community Nutrition |
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| 1/27 | Community Nutrition Assessment | Healthy Communities Toolkit | |
| 1/29 | Public Health Models for Change
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Theory at a
Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice. Karen
Glance. NIH, NCI. Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9939.html |
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| 2/3 | Context for Public Health Nutrition Practice: Cultural Competence, Coalitions/Partners, Community-based |
Starting Steps for Improving Cultural Competence How to "Nimble-ize" a Collaboration Building Diverse Community Based Coalitions |
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| 2/5 | Goals, Objectives, and Logic Models |
Healthy People 2010: http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/default.htm Everything you wanted to know about logic models but were afraid to ask: http://www.insites.org/documents/logmod.htm Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/lmcourse/# |
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| 2/10 |
Evaluation
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An Evaluation Framework for
Community Health Programs:
http://www.cdc.gov/eval/evalcbph.pdf
Shadish WR. The Common Threads in Program Evaluation Martin SL, Heath GW. A Six-Step Model for Evaluation of Community-based Physical Activity Programs |
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| 2/12 | Science to Policy | Student Discussion | |
Messaging and Communication |
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| 2/17 | The US Food Guidance System | Facilitated Discussion |
Dietary Reference Intakes 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans MyPyramid My Pyramid for Kids MyPyramid USDA's New Food Guidance System: PowerPoint Presentation: http://www.mypyramid.gov/downloads/MyPyramid%20Peer%20to%20Peer.ppt
Developing the Consumer Interface for the MyPyramid Food Guidance System:
Food Pyramids: What should you really eat? Harvard School of Public
Health: Bier DM, Derelian D, German JB, Katz D, Pate RR, Thompson KM. Improving Compliance with Dietary Recommendations: Time for New, Inventive Approaches? Nutrition Today. 2008;43(5) (September/October): 180-187. Marantz PR, Bird ED, Alderman MH. A Call for Higher Standards of Evidence for Dietary Guidelines. Am J Prev Med. 2008;(34)(3): 234-240. |
| 2/19 | Beyond Fact Sheets -- Communication Planning for Nutrition Promotion | Kate Lynch,
MIA Communications Specialist, Washington State Department of Health
Amy Ellings, MPH, RD Nutritionist Washington State Department of Health |
Communication Tools for Public Health in Washington: http://www.doh.wa.gov/PHIP/communications/tools/ Communicating Public Value
and Performance: A Toolkit for State Agencies Center for Risk Communication: http://www.centerforriskcommunication.com/ Healthy People 2010, Objective
11: Health Communication
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Infrastructure, Programs & Systems for Public Health Nutrition |
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| 2/24 | Federal Systems for Public Health Nutrition | Student Presentations |
http://www.nutrition.gov/ Blueprint for Nutrition & Physical Activity Mapping the World of Nutrition: An Overveiw of federal funding for nutrition programs
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| 2/26 | State and Local Associations, Coalitions and Initiatives | Student Presentations | |
| 3/3 | Non-Governmental Organizations | Student Presentations |
Promising Strategies for Creating Healthy Eating and Active Living
Environments Three Ways to Involve Foundations in Public Policy
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| 3/5 alternative | A Coordinated National Food and Nutrition Policy? | Facilitated Discussion |
Healthy People, Healthy Places: Directions for Improving Community, Individual, and Economic Health Ludwig DS, Nestle M. Can the Food Industry Play a Constructive Role in the Obesity Epidemic? JAMA. 2008;300(15): 1808-1811. Transforming Research Strategies for Understanding and Preventing Obesity. Huang TK, Glass TA. JAMA. 2008:300(15):1811-1813. Maintaining a Healthy Planet, People, Products and Profits American Public Health Association: Toward a Healthy Sustainable Food System Tagow A. Vilsack and Daschle Must Work Together in the New Year-Make Soil to Health Resolutions: Obama Administration May Tie Improved Nutrition to Food Assistance Programs - washingtonpost.com |
| 3/10 | Changing Local and County Policies and Environments | Kirsten Leng, MPH, RD & Acacia Larson MPH, RD Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department | |
| 3/12 | Leadership for Nutrition at Washington State Department of Health | Jan Norman, MS, RD Manager, Washington State Diabetes, Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs |
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| 3/17 | Final 10:30-12:20 | Student Project Presentation | |