CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
April 6, 2020
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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
“These classes have been very useful. I have learned to prepare salads, avoid drinking sodas because they have a lot of sugar and that's bad for your health. I learned to check the nutrition content of foods we purchase or the food labels to see content of fat and carbohydrates.”
—Plan Shop Save Cook, Imperial County
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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What's Up? Wednedsay #2
Please join the EFNEP and CFHL, UC State Office staff for the second ‘What’s Up?’ Wednesday virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 8 – 1:00 – 2:00 PM.
State office staff will share some updates – and again – we plan to provide time for everyone to communicate with each other.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/922887296
Meeting ID: 922 887 296
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Meeting ID: 922 887 296
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Zoomercise!!!
Date/time: Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12:30PM - 1:00PM
Description: Join us as we participate in a 30-minute exercise session via Zoom to promote physical activity at home. Sessions consist of yoga, walking, dancing, and other fun physical activities!
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC in Action!
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 Congratulations Rosalinda!
Please join us in congratulating Rosalinda Ruiz who has been identified as an outstanding professional educator for SNAP-Ed and has been selected to participate in the process of developing core competencies for Professional Educators. Keep up the great work Rosalinda!
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New Nutrition Supervisor!!
Please join us in congratulating Beatriz Rojas as the new Nutrition Supervisor! Beatriz is from Bakersfield, CA. Beatriz earned a Bachelors degree in Human Biological Sciences with a minor in Spanish from California State University of Bakersfield. Beatriz was a Nutrition Educator for CalFresh Healthy Living- UC for three plus years.
Beatriz is passionate about healthy eating and physical activity. She enjoys teaching others the importance of physical activity. She enjoys physical activities that involve her children.
Beatriz is very excited for the new journey ahead of her. She looks forward to working with the following programs in Kern, Inyo and Mono counties: EFNEP and CalFresh Healthy Living, UC as the new Nutrition Supervisor.
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MEETING THE CHALLENGE: INNOVATIVE WORK DURING COVID-19
CFHL, UC has provided nutrition and garden education to schools in the Yuba City Unified School District (YCUSD) for many years. The Lunch to Grow Initiative illustrates the importance of partnership. Chelsey Slattery, The Director of Student Nutrition for Yuba City Unified School District was the previous Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor for UC Cooperative Extension. CFHL, UC Butte Cluster is doing amazing work through this partnership to help the community. Keep up the great work!
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COVID-19 Updates & Resources
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UC President Janet Napolitano Letter to the Community
University of California President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors sent the following letter to the UC community, providing assurances to UC employees during these unprecedented times. Viewable at:
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/default/files/UC_COMMUNITY_job_protection_covid19_040220.pdf
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Food Safety and COVID-19
Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments
Fraudulent COVID-19 products can come in many varieties, including dietary supplements and other foods, as well as products claiming to be tests, drugs, medical devices, or vaccines. Because COVID-19 has never been seen in humans before, there are currently no vaccines to prevent or drugs to treat COVID-19 approved by the FDA. The FDA is working with medical product developers to rapidly advance the development and availability of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Read more. Also in Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog.
Food Safety and Availability During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The FDA is working in many ways to help keep people safe while the nation is coping with the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Food availability and food safety are vitally important to our well-being, and the FDA is working hard to help ensure the foods you, your family, and your pets eat are safe and available. Read more. Also in Spanish and Simplified Chinese.
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer
Each of us can help stop the spread of COVID-19 disease by washing our hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds – especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose. If soap and water are not available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that consumers use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol. Read more. Also in Spanish and Simplified Chinese.
To learn more about these and other coronavirus topics, visit: FDA Consumer Updates |
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Food Safe Recipes
Partnership for Food Safety Education (Fight Bac) has recipes with built in food safety and hand hygiene steps. Research shows that adding food safety instructions to recipes improves consumer food safety behaviors.
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Food Safety and Availability During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working in many ways to help keep people safe while the nation is coping with the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Food availability and food safety are vitally important to our well-being, and the FDA is working hard to help ensure the foods you, your family, and pets eat are safe and available.
Here are three things to know about food availability and safety as the nation copes with the pandemic.
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School Meal Sites Providing Free Meals for Children Throughout California
Are you looking for meal sites during the emergency COVID-19 school closures? The California Department of Education (CDE) shows meal sites available through its free CA Meals for Kids mobile app. Select Emergency Meal Sites in the app that is updated daily.
The Dairy Council of California can also help you find meals near you-- they provide a HealthyEating.org/SchoolMeals landing page that comprehensively aggregates all feeding sites throughout California that provide children with free meals. The format is web-based and mobile-friendly, and allows users to easily self-navigate to find the closest location to their home.
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Master Gardener Volunteer Hours
Given the tremendous impact COVID-19 is having on planned spring UC Master Gardener events and gardening activities across the state, program leadership has determined that all UC Master Gardener volunteers who choose to remain active and reappoint during the upcoming reappointment period (June 1 – July 31) will be approved, regardless of the number of volunteer or continuing education hours completed this program year. Further, volunteers will not be responsible for making up any incomplete volunteer and continuing education hours in the following program year. Read the message to volunteers at https://conta.cc/2Jh4pMc.
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$2.2T Coronavirus Package Included Food Assistance
Given the tremendous impact COVID-19 is having on planned spring UC Master Gardener events The Senate has voted unanimously to pass a $2.2 trillion package of measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic and provide assistance to industries, small businesses and workers affected by the pandemic. The legislation adds $450 million for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, $200 million for food assistance for Puerto Rico and other US territories, $100 million for food distribution on American Indian reservations and more than $15 billion in additional funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Child Nutrition Program.
Full Story: The Hill (3/26), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/26), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (3/26), CNN (3/25)
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Rethink Your Drink Day 2020 Cancelled
Due to the evolving situation with COVID-19, as well as guidance from the Governor’s Office and the office of California Department of Public Health Director Sonia Angell, we are cancelling Rethink Your Drink Day (RYDD) 2020. We continue to be impressed by your tireless effort to inspire Californians to consume more water and fewer sugary drinks. Nonetheless, as leaders in public health, we want to comply with the guidance and direction we are asking the public to follow to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Please Order Your Event Box for Future Use
We invite UCCE counties, per their capacity and discretion, to place orders for the Rethink Your Drink Day event box and to receive and store the materials for a possible healthy beverage promotion after the pandemic has passed.
The 03/25/2020 edition of the Local Health Department (LHD) News Bulletin can be found in the Communication Resource Library.
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Resilient Strategies: Isolation Coping Strategies
- Extracted from Army Corps of Engineers Isolation Coping Strategies PowerPoint
- Connectedness with others; Online time with family, friends, and colleagues
- Exercising daily & getting adequate rest
- Drawing/journaling
- Spiritual/worship activities
- Meditation; staying positive
- Positive self-talk
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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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Nutrition Standards for School Meals: #1: School Breakfast/Lunch Program
When: Wed, April 8, 10:00am – 11:30am
Description: Tools, resources and tips that enhance understanding of National School Lunch and Breakfast Program meal standards, and learn how Cal-Fresh Healthy Living agencies can support implementation efforts.
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Taste, Don't Waste! Food Waste Recovery 101
When: Wed, April 22, 10:00am – 11:30am
Description: By the end of the webinar participants will be able to:
- Explain 3 examples of the economic, environmental and social impacts of food waste.
- Identify 3 methods of food recovery.
- Describe 2 strategies for connecting with potential partners to decrease food waste and increase food recovery.
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Physical Activity Corner
Please contact Michele Byrnes and Miguel Galvan with any physical activity resources and information you would like to share.
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30-Day Jumpstart National Walking Challenge
In the next 30 days, complete 20 walks from the list in the link below. Check off one walk per day. That's it. Easy!! SO many to choose from. Lace up your sneakers. Open your front door. And welcome to the movement!!
Here is a great list of creative ways to make walking fun: GirlTrek’s Solo Trek challenge.
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Adult and Youth Nutrition and PA Education Resources
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Zoomercise: At Home Walking Video presented on April 1, 2020
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Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities are featured as they are announced and then again shortly prior to the deadline.
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EFNEP State Office Nutrition Extension Assistant
Classification/Title: Nutrition Extension Assistant
Location: Davis, CA
Duties/Responsibilities: Under the general direction of the State Office Supervisor, provide executive-level support to the Director and the Associate Director for Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Program and Policy. Manage complex administrative calendars, screen and prioritize visitors, telephone calls, prepare and revise a wide variety of reports, materials, and correspondence, and provide follow-up to a range of program issues. Provide coordination of curriculum management, and support for county Cooperative Extension (CE) staff involved in the program. Works on operational and/or procedural assignments that require the exercise of considerable discretion and independent judgment.
Closing Date: 04/17/2020
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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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The application period for the 2020 AARP Community Challenge is open!
The AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to fund "quick-action" projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. Applications are being accepted for projects to improve housing, transportation, public space, technology ("smart cities"), civic engagement and more.
Important Dates
- May 15, 2020: Applications are due by 11:59 pm (ET)
- Week of July 6: Applicants will be notified of their status this week
- Mid-August: The selected grantees will be announced to the public — and the project work can begin — on or around this date
- December 18: All funded projects must be completed
- January 31, 2021: Deadline for after-action reports
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award recognizes sports teams, athletes, and community-based organizations that use sports to catalyze and sustain changes to make communities healthier places to live, learn, work, and play.
Deadline: Wed, 6 May 2020
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We want to hear from you!
Please email 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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