CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
October 7, 2019
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In this issue of the Active News Beet...
UC State Office Specific Topics
CalFresh Healthy Living General Items of Interest
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Juicy Bites from the Field
“[This class] helped me a lot as far as the foods I make. I have made salads [at home] that we learned to make in class. Also, in the morning I make smoothies for my kids with fruit or vegetables that they otherwise wouldn't eat with their meals. Now I also look at food labels.”
—Plan Shop Save Cook Participant, Imperial County
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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Semi-Annual Certifications for FFY 2019
The State Office would like to remind staff to complete their semi-annual certifications for FFY 2019, Period #2 (April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019).
Employees devoting 100% of their time to CFHL, UC (SNAP-Ed) are required to certify their time and effort on a semi-annual basis. This also includes employees whose FTEs are less than 100%, but are solely paid from SNAP-Ed (e.g., not split-funded with another program or grant). For additional information, please refer to CFHL, UC Program Directive 2019-01.
Please contact your State Office County Contact if you have any questions. |
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Required, Annual Civil Rights Training for FFY 2020
All CalFresh Healthy Living, UC staff, including Advisors, Managers, Supervisors, Community Education Specialists, student assistants, volunteers, and others providing CFHL, UC (SNAP-Ed) program delivery are required to complete the Civil Rights Training on an annual basis.
Please refer to CFHL, UC Program Directive 2018-02 for additional information and instructions on how to access the online training. |
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Updates to the stencil/mural forms for FFY2020
- The Project Request Form and the Cost Estimate Worksheet have been combined.
- For counties who want to contract with an artist, a Contractor Scope of Work (SOW) Questionnaire is now available to provide guidance.
These can be found on both
-The PA Initiatives page and
-The program administration forms page
If more info is needed about the content or purpose of these forms, please direct your questions to Michele Byrnes and Lindsay Hamasaki.
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC in Action!
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Loma Vista Garden Club Starting a New School Year
Author: Chutima Ganthavorn
Editor: Michele Byrnes
Summer is finally over and students at Loma Vista Middle School in Alvord Unified have returned to start a new school year. The student garden club held their first meeting on August 22, 2019. Regina Linton, the school garden teacher, was pleased to see over 50 students joining the club this year, including several students who returned from last year. Regina started the garden club in 2015 and obtained a grant to expand the garden following year. These efforts helped the school win the Gold Award twice from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's National Healthy Schools Program. To keep the school garden club going, Regina relies on the help and support from CalFresh Healthy Living at University of California (CFHL,UC) and Master Gardener Program from University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE).
 Loma Vista garden club students |
 Weed filled garden bed |
On this hot afternoon, the students were excited to see several weed filled garden beds waiting to be cleaned up. UCCE Master Gardeners Debbra Corbin-Euston and Kim Coons-Leonard, CFHL, UC Educators Claudia Carlos and Itzel Palacios-Sanchez, and two interns from Loma Linda School of Public Health, Jennifer Tran and Sarah McAfee, were on hand to help supervise students. The two master gardeners taught students to differentiate weeds from the baby nasturtiums which are edible plants, and how to use tools for weeding. With so many hands, a lot of work was accomplished in just one hour. The garden beds soon were presentable and ready for the next step. The students will get to plant a winter crop later this month, and a couple of garden beds will be used to plant a cultural garden for Shaping Healthy Choices Program which is being implemented in Mrs. Hipp's class this year by CFHL,UC.
 Guess the weight of this zucchini |
 Delightful harvest |
 Master Gardeners work with garden club |
 Students getting involved in the garden |
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CFHL,UC Participated in Healthy Snack Day
Author: Chutima Ganthavorn
On September 12, 2019, CalFresh Healthy Living at University of California (CFHL,UC) participated in the Healthy Snack Day, a Statewide Day of Action in California, to raise awareness about healthy snacking. California Department of Public Health provided resources and materials including origami snack finders, healthy snack recipe cards, and stickers that were popular with students. This year, CFHL,UC hosted Healthy Snack Day event at two locations: Wells Middle School in Alvord Unified and Desert Sands Unified School District Child Development Center in La Quinta.
At Wells Middle School, CFHL, UC team (Claudia Carlos and Nicole Ogosi) partnered with Raj Kaur from Dairy Council to provide string cheese and a healthy snack handout during all three lunch periods.
Claudia and Nicole shared “The origami activity and stickers were so popular we ran out! We even had a cafeteria staff member stop by our table.”
The CFHL,UC team taught a Plan, Shop, Save, & Cook class at Wells that morning, and the parents also participated in making the origami snack finder. They loved the hummus cooking demonstration and tasting with fresh vegetables featured on the "Crunchy" Healthy Snack Day recipe card. Parents went home with a variety of colorful, easy, healthy snack recipe cards to prepare for their children.
Healthy Snack Day poster at Wells Middle School
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Healthy Snack Day activity
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At the Child Development Center in La Quinta, CFHL,UC Educator, Jackie Barahona, talked about the importance of eating healthy and reviewed MyPlate with a class of 24 students. Students then began to make the recipe ‘Ants on a Log'. The children enjoyed making their own healthy snacks and choosing their toppings (blueberries, goldfish pretzels, cranberries, and raisins). Everyone, including the teacher and three aides, joined in and praised the children for eating healthy.
Making 'Ants on a Log'
Look at my toppings
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All done!
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UC State Office Training Opportunities
UC State Office Training Opportunities are conducted by the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office and/or are specific to UC State Office county programs. 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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School Garden Assessment Tool Training - Second Opportunity to Join
Date/time:
October 24th from 1:00-1:45 pm
Description:
The CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office is pleased to announce a second opportunity to attend the School Garden Assessment Tool training.
If you attended the September 19th training, there is no need to attend.
After much research, pilot testing, constructive feedback, and refinement, the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office is please to share a * new* School Garden Assessment Tool. This Tool is available for programs currently implementing school garden projects and is intended to identify and track areas of improvement in school garden programming.
For counties in the planning stage of starting new garden programs, a package of guidance materials will be released at a later date. The School Garden Assessment Tool is being released first as we recognize the current need for assessment amongst already-operating garden programs.
To support successful use of this new tool, the State Office will be holding a second opportunity to attend a short training (30 minutes + 15 minutes of Q&A).
Training Topics will include:
- Why use this tool
- When to use this tool
- How to use this tool
- Expectations, including PEARS reporting
- Q/A
The Tool is available to review on the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office’s website.
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UC ANR Administrative Orientation
Date/time:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Location:
Valley Conference Rooms, UC ANR Building
2801 Second Street, Davis, CA |
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Description:
Goals and Opportunities
- Learn about ANR's Vision and Mission
- Learn about ANR strucutre and individual programs and units
- Interact with ANR leadership and directors
- Meet and network with new colleagues from around the state.
- Get answers to burning questions about health benefits, AggieTravel, and more!
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Who Should Attend
All UC ANR employees (academics, staff and affiliated staff on campuses, counties and RECs) who have not participated in an administrative orientation in the past. Priority will be given to those hired by ANR within the past year. |
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SNAP-Ed and School Gardens: Growing Together! - Webinar Recording Now Available
Resource:
Webinar recording
Organization:
USDA SNAP-Ed Connection
Description:
Now available to view anytime, anywhere at the SNAP-Ed Connection!
SNAP-Ed and School Gardens: Growing Together!
Whether you've thought about introducing a school garden, recently started one, or are already deep in the process of cultivating your school garden, you may be interested in this webinar!
During this 1-hour webinar, you will learn:
- the benefit of gardening in SNAP-Ed programming/nutrition education
- how to assess needs, create partnerships, and start a school garden
- how to maintain a school garden and successfully integrate nutrition education
- examples of how to evaluate a school garden
Originally recorded August 29, 2019.
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Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities are featured as they are announced and then again shortly prior to the deadline.
Safe Routes to Schools Site Coordinator with TransForm
Location:
Oakland, CA
Duties/Responsibilities:
TransForm seeks an experienced, highly organized individual with good communication skills to collaborate with our team in implementing our Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) activities in selected schools throughout Alameda County, with a strong concentration in the neighborhoods of Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro, and Newark. Our priority is to hire a fluent Spanish speaker to best serve these communities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working under the supervision of the program manager, implement Safe Routes to Schools programming at selected elementary and middle schools in Alameda County..
- Recruit and train parent leaders, school champions, and community partners at targeted and participating schools.
- Partner with team members to involve stakeholders including city agencies, law enforcement, and community-based organizations to facilitate program implementation at individual school sites.
- Reach out to and meet with principals and other school staff as needed to successfully implement the program in schools.
- Lead education and encouragement activities and events, including but not limited to: Walk and Roll to School Days, the Golden Sneaker Contest, and Bike to School Day, etc.
Closing Date:
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To see if the position is still available, you can check if it is still listed in the “Jobs” section of our website. Initial review of applications will begin on October 7, 2019. The target start date is November 2019, depending on scheduling availability.
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Research and Articles of Interest
Research and Articles of Interest are featured in the second newsletter of the month. If you would like a particular research or other article of interest to be included in next month's update, email a brief summary and the article link to Elizabeth Egelski.
Healthy Beverage Consumption in Early Childhood: Recommendations from Key National Health and Nutrition Organizations
Publisher:
Healthy Eating Research
Summary:
A panel of experts from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Heart Association issued guidance on what liquids and beverages infants and children should consume at different stages of development. The panel recommended breast milk or infant formula for babies ages 6 months and younger, and said children younger than 12 months should not have 100% fruit juice, while those ages 1 to 5 should consume no more than 4 ounces of juice daily.
Consensus Statement. Healthy Beverage Consumption in Early Childhood
More information at: https://healthydrinkshealthykids.org/
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State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America
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Summary:
| State of Obesity: U.S. Obesity Rates at Historic Highs |
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| 9 States Reach Adult Obesity Rates of 35 Percent or More |
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The 16th annual State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, released today by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) reports on obesity rates for every state and the District of Columbia and by racial and ethnic groups, age and gender.
Newly released data show that obesity rates are at 35 percent or higher in 9 states – up from 7 last year – and that racial, ethnic, gender and geographic disparities in obesity rates continue to persist.
The report includes 31 recommendations for policy action by federal, state and local government, across several sectors, designed to improve people’s access to healthy food and opportunities for physical activity. The recommendations are grounded in two key principles: the complexity of the obesity crisis requires multi-sector interventions and a systems approach, and, interventions should focus on communities with the highest levels of obesity first as a matter of health equity and because such interventions offer the best opportunity to impact the problem. |
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We want to hear from you!
Please email Elizabeth Egelski 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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