CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
July 14, 2020
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In this issue of the Active News Beet...
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Juicy Bites from the Field
“I'm diabetic and I learned a lot about nutrition with these classes. I highly recommend these classes to everyone who wants to eat healthy and feel good eating the right foods. It help me in all aspects such as how to plan, save, and buy healthy foods.”
— Plan, Shop, Save and Cook Workshops
Adult Participant, Riverside County
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COVID-19 Updates and Resources
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Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Application Closes July 15th! - FAQ Available!
This FAQ document answers questions about who needs to apply for P-EBT, application processing times, and how to get help with P-EBT, among other topics.
Source: California Food Policy Advocates
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How to Bring a Little Joy to Zoom
This resource provides tips to combat Zoom fatigue and make meetings more fun for attendees. Read more.
Source: Public Words
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Adapting SNAP-Ed to COVID-19
Date/time: July 28, August 4, and August 11, 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST
Description:
The SNAP-Ed Connection and the SNAP-Ed Toolkit invite you to join us for a 3-part webinar series where we’ll hear from state and local SNAP-Ed programs who are creating, innovating, and delivering SNAP-Ed remotely in the COVID-19 era.
- July 28th: Adapting SNAP-Ed Programming to Remote Delivery
- August 4th: Measuring and Evaluating Impact
- August 11th: Collecting and Reporting Data
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Coping with Stress
Public health actions, such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated and can increase stress and anxiety. The CDC provides tips and resources to help cope with stress. Read more.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC In Action!
Please send any content you would like to see included to Andra Nicoli & Miguel Galvan.
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CFHL, UCCE Fresno Meets the Pandemic Challenge Using The Extender Model
When Fresno Unified School District moved to a distance learning model for the remainder of the 2020 school year, CFHL, UCCE Fresno County sprang into action – emailing 192 teachers and offering online interactive lessons. While students sheltered-in-place these lessons were ongoing reminders of the benefits of healthy eating and active living - even if it’s indoors!
- 110 elementary students were reached by 8 school teacher extenders from 4 elementary schools from April through June with direct nutrition education using Zoom. A total of 9 lessons from My Amazing Body, Good for Me and You, Happy Healthy Me and Power Play were completed. These lessons included a MyPlate overview, PowerPoint slides, and an indoor physical activity segment.
- 20 - 7th grade students tuned in for the UP4it curriculum - filling the need for students to maintain healthy habits with lessons on the importance of eating nutritious foods and staying physically active. A close collaboration between CFHL, UCCE Nutrition Educator Robert Tapia and two PE teachers, Ms. Felder and Ms. Yohannes, resulted in the successful adaptation of the UP4it workbook into a digital format that the teachers could access weekly – delivering one lesson each week in the month of May.
Karina Macias CFHL, UCCE Fresno County Program Manager reported that teachers felt supported by the program in a time of uncertainty. “Our lessons offer familiarity in a time of great change for students and families, and the physical activity indoors helps create focus and keeps students engaged with online learning.”
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CFHL UCCE Kings County Nutrition Educator Receives UC ANR On-the-Spot Award!
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Susan Lafferty, CalFresh Healthy Living Nutrition, UCCE Educator in Kings County received the UC ANR On-the-SPOT Award from Karmjot Randhawa, County Director - Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings.
Sue is recognized for her continued and valuable nutrition education support to the community. One recent example is the active support and maintenance of Lakeside Elementary School's educational vegetable garden. Tammy Dias, teacher at Lakeside Elementary School recognized her work:
“We will be holding summer school in July and the teachers will be able to use the garden in their summer lesson plans.”
Sue has a strong work ethic and brings a thoughtful approach to her nutrition education activities. She is passionate about helping others and always willing to go the extra mile to promote healthy lifestyles in her community. In summary, Sue truly exemplifies the core values of UC ANR and CFHL, UCCE!
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Susan Lafferty
Nutrition Educator
CFHL, UCCE Kings County |
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New Program Supervisor for the CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Central Sierra Cluster!
The CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE (CFHL, UCCE) Central Sierra Cluster Program is very excited to welcome Willow Thorpe as the team’s new Program Supervisor! Willow holds a Bachelor’s Degree and Master's Degree in Psychology from CSU Stanislaus.
In May of 2019, Willow began working for UCCE in the Tuolumne office providing administrative support to both the Central Sierra MCP and the CFHL, UCCE Program. Willow lives in Calaveras County and enjoys gardening, photography, paddle boarding, kayaking, snow skiing, hiking, camping, travelling, visiting her now grown-up children, and spending time with friends and family. She is excited to work with CFHL, UCCE Central Sierra in this new role!
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Willow Thorpe
Program Supervisor
CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Central Sierra Cluster
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Health and Wellness Corner
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Free Guided Meditation Resources
Description: The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center offers free audio meditation podcasts recorded by UCLA MARC's Director of Mindfulness Education, Diana Winston.
Source: UCLA Health
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Have a Blast With This Family Fun Cardio Workout! - Get your heart rate up in your living room with this workout from Class FitSugar host Anna Renderer.
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Conferences and Training Opportunities
Conferences and Training Opportunities are featured as they are announced and then again shortly prior to the training date. Click here or on the 'View all upcoming trainings..." button to see the complete list of upcoming trainings.
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Middle and High School - Nutrition and PA Education
Date/time: July 15, July 22 and July 29 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Description:
You may use the link to register for the series of webinars. Webinars are recorded.
- Brief review of March 12 webinar ‘Nutrition and Physical Activity Education with Middle-School and High School Students'
- Characteristics of older youth and addressing challenges related to working with older youth
- Establishing relationships with older youth and creating safe learning environments
- Strategies for engaging older youth
Registration Information:
https://ucanr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqf-igrzkvGt0KcYMucxzfUqMgE_loZap8
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Summer YPAR Training Series
Date/time: July 20 and July 23, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; July 28, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Description:
Join staff from the UC Davis Center for Regional Change and CFHL, UC for a series of online workshops focused on Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR). Attendance at all 3 workshops is not required and participants can sign-up for one or multiple sessions depending on their interests and level of experience.
- July 20th: Introduction to YPAR (for those engaging with this topic for the first time)
- July 23rd: Facilitating YPAR Remotely and with Extenders (open to all, with some information geared towards more experienced YPAR practitioners)
- July 28th: Orientation to the Stepping Stones YPAR Toolkit (open to all)
Registration Information:
https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3sKGCNeQkRI2OJD
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Social Media Learning Circle with Dr. Rose Hayden Smith
Date/time: July 21, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Description:
In this learning circle, participants will learn about a range of social media platforms that have the potential to advance their work.
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California Food Systems: Partnerships and Resources
Date/time: Tuesday, July 28, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Description:
Please join moderator Kamal Khaira, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Director as we learn more about programs, resources and services that can support our children and families during this unprecedented time. The main topics will cover ways to secure benefits and access nutritious foods. Speakers include:
- Brian Kaiser, Bureau Chief, CalFresh and Nutrition Program Family Engagement and Empowerment Division, California Department of Social Services
- Andy Naja-Riese, CEO, Agricultural Institute of Marin
- Leyla Marandi, Program Manager, California Food for California Kids Center for Ecoliteracy
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Social Emotional Learning & Local School Wellness Policy
Date/time: Thursday, August 13, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Description:
The CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office, the Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition, and the UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools are holding a webinar for CFHL-UC staff about Social Emotional Learning and how it can intersect with Local School Wellness Policy.
Registration:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsceirrD8jE9z7t0cqIVBZ3EaMf39P9ojE
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Seasoned, The Inspired Cooking Magazine for Adults Newsletter #8
Source: Chop Chop Family
Description: In this issue Chop Chop Family features recipes including Green and White Bean Salad with Tuna.
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ChopChop Kids Club Newsletter #17
Source: Chop Chop Family
Description: In this issue Chop Chop Family features recipes including pineapple frozen yogurt that will make you feel like you’re on a tropical vacation right in your own kitchen.
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Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities are featured as they are announced and then again shortly prior to the deadline. Click here or on the 'View all funding opportunities" button to see a complete list of on-going funding opportunities and funding with specific deadlines.
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SNAP E&T National Partnership Grants
Organization: USDA
Description: FNS intends to make available approximately $5 million to support grants to non-profit national organizations with broad member or affiliate networks that provide direct workforce development services to low-income and low-skilled individuals, including SNAP participants. Grant funds will be used to support new organizational capacity to provide to network members or affiliates training and other technical assistance so that network members or affiliates may become third-party SNAP E&T providers.
Deadline: July 22, 2020
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Evidence for Action: Approaches to Advance Gender Equity From Around the Globe
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evidence
Description: Through this special call for proposals, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evidence for Action (E4A) program and Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions team seek to learn from programs, policies, and practices that are advancing gender equity around the world to understand how they can be adapted to improve health and well-being in the United States and build a national Culture of Health.
Deadline: August 26, 2020
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We want to hear from you!
Please email Editor Andra Nicoli & Miguel Galvan to share your comments, stories, photos, or other items you would like to see featured in future Active News Beet issues.
Active News Beet newsletters are sent by the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office on behalf of the Director, Kamaljeet Singh-Khaira.. Past issues of the Active News Beet can be viewed here.
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