Tagged With "Perceptions of Frozen Foods"
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Free Seminar on Social Justice and Health Equity
Bradford Hill Seminar – Social justice and health equity – Professor Sir Michael Marmot February 15 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (UK time) All are invited to the hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar: Social justice and health equity Professor Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity and UCL Department of Epidemiology & Public Health Register to attend Please note this will be a hybrid seminar, with the option to attend in-person (East Forvie Building, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SR) or...
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American Heart Association - Extension Grant Opportunity
Healthy for Life® Community Nutrition Grant Opportunity The American Heart Association and Aramark launched Healthy for Life® , an innovative health impact initiative, in 2015. The commitment: work together to leverage our combined reach and resources to help millions lead healthier lives. Through our collaboration, we developed a community nutrition program that empowers people to make healthy food, nutrition and lifestyle choices. As a critical partner providing nutrition education in...
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Summary of December Lightning Presentations
On December 15, six land-grant universities shared information about current work happening at their respective institutions to advance health equity and well-being. Summaries of these presentations are found below. University of Missouri - Chiquita Chanay and Lisa Washburn shared information about how University of Missouri Extension is engaging various units across campus to address the health challenges of Missourians. Their Project ECHO replication is a peer-learning, knowledge network...
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Cooperative Extension: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
In my role as a Well-Being and Equity Project Manager, I am working to co-create a process for youth and adults to promote equitable development in their community by partnering with Cooperative Extension. I’d like to take a moment to ponder some of the ways Cooperative Extension currently shows up in this movement for societal progress. It is time we deeply question the ways we promote and discourage equitable development in our work, for perpetuating the status quo hurts communities and...
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Position Announcements - University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky is pleased to announce two new health-focused faculty positions with significant Extension responsibility. The first is an Assistant/Associate Extension Professor in Community and Family Health. Visit https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/458642 . The second is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Mental Health and Well-Being. See ttps://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/458638 . The review of applications will begin on May 1, 2023 with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2023.
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Health Equity a Focus of 2023 NHOC
Nearly 300 Extension professionals and their community partners from across the country gathered in Ithaca, NY recently to participate in Cooperative Extension’s National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference (NHOC) hosted this year by Cornell University. Keynote speakers included Jamila Michener who spoke on the role of power in achieving health equity, Faith Rogow on using documentaries as a teaching tool, and Darren Ranco on the impacts of climate change on indigenous populations.
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Invitation to Present - Youth Voice and Action Webinar
We all know of the powerful role that young people can play in leading community change. In my role as Health Director, I have learned about many programs across the country that help young people learn the skills they need to address local health issues. That’s why our Well Connected Communities initiative is sponsoring a webinar on September 28 at 11:00 AM Eastern that will showcase a number of these programs in a lightning round format. Each presenter will have seven minutes and five...
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Register Now - Youth Leading Community Change - Lightning Session
Register now for our next set of lightning presentations on how young people are improving the health of their communities as leaders of meaningful community change. As many as nine different land-grant universities will be presenting during this up-tempo, virtual event. Title: Youth Advocates for Community Health We invite you to join us on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 11 AM Eastern for a lightning session focused on how young people are working as catalysts for improving the health of...
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Assistant Professor - Physical Activity and Mental Health
Utah State University is searching for an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Mental Health and Physical Activity. The posting can be viewed below or by visiting https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/6996/job . Review of applicants will begin October 15 and continue until the position is filled.
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Food Forum 30th Anniversary Symposium
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Food Forum will host a symposium to explore major developments in the field of food, nutrition, and agriculture over the past 30 years and reflect on the Forum’s impact. The symposium will be held on Thursday, November 30 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern. The symposium will cover the key areas of food safety, food systems and sustainability, and nutrition and health. It will feature discussions on the future of food in light of...
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University of Florida Advances Health Equity
Cooperative Extension is uniquely positioned to be a key leader in advancing community-based initiatives aimed at tackling health inequities in underserved communities. In 2021, the Extension Committee on Operations and Policy (ECOP) adopted Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity & Well-being (Framework) that articulates a vision for this work. Advancing health equity as a core system value across the Extension system is the first of five key recommendations. A case...
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Elizabeth Mapula
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Call for Proposals - 2024 National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference
Greetings Colleagues: The planning committee for the 2024 National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference is now accepting proposals to present at next year’s conference. The conference will be held May 13-15, 2024 and will be hosted by University of Georgia, Clemson University, and North Carolina State University Extension Services in Greenville, SC. Interested individuals may submit proposals for concurrent sessions of 60 or 20 minutes in length as well as poster presentations that will...
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