CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
May 5, 2020
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In this issue of the Active News Beet...
CalFresh Healthy Living General Items of Interest
UC State Office Specific Topics
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Juicy Bites from the Field
“It has helped learn a lot of new things on how to keep our food safe and what to look out for and whats healthy and not healthy as well.”
—Eating Smart Being Active Participant, Madera County
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COVID-19 Updates and Resources
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC - COVID -19 Resource Page
Please find the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC COVID-19 web page on the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC website. This page is intended to offer you easy to access information and guidance concerning program, evaluation, policy and procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The page will be updated periodically.
COVID -19 web page content includes:
- FNS suggested activities during the “shelter-in-place” period
- State Office Contact List
- COVID -19 Resources List with links to online program and evaluation guidance/materials
- Guidelines For Entering Activities Impacted By COVID -19 in PEARS
- UC ANR COVID -19 Resources
- State and Federal COVID -19 Resources
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your state office contacts.
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UC ANR COVID-19 Spanish Recources
UC ANR Resources in Spanish about COVID 19 are posted on the UC ANR website here: http://espanol.ucanr.edu/
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Pew Charitable Trusts Resources
The Pew Charitable Trusts have recently released a variety of resources, including analysis of antibiotics and nontraditional products in development to combat bacterial infections. They have also created a new infographic and updated interactive tools showing how the pipeline has evolved since Pew first started tracking antibiotic in clinical development in 2014. Pew also recently published a new blog on the critical role of antibiotics in a pandemic and beyond.
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No Longer Invisible: The Critical Role of LHD's in Responding to COVID-19
Health Affairs recently published two blog posts on COVID-19 which highlight the work of local health departments (LHD's) and the need for funding for health and social services integration.
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The Center for Ecoliteracy: Weekly Community of Practice Calls
The Center for Ecoliteracy and LunchAssist host weekly Community of Practice calls for school districts and allied organizations to share emerging practices and discuss updates on policy and health guidance. The Center welcomes SNAP-Ed implementing agencies to the calls.
Registration Link for Future Calls
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/upYtde-uqTIp5W3YWMxHDzNjEWcAj6n7Fg
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Edible Education for the Home Classroom – from Edible Schoolyard
Edible Schoolyard is developing and posting new lessons every week to support students, families, and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Farm to School at Home: Life Lab's BackPocket Learning
BackPocket Learning is a collection of activities that every garden educator or parent should have in their “Back Pocket”. The activities and recipes are all tried and true as Life Lab uses these weekly in their camps, field trips and school-based programs.
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Mental Health and COVID-19: How the Pandemic Complicates Current Gaps in Care and What Can Be Done
Date/Time: May 6, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Description: This May 6th Web Forum will discuss the unique challenges for mental health in the wake of COVID-19. Attendees will learn about current advocacy efforts to improve the mental health system, what specialized resources in response to the pandemic have been released to date, and what else may be needed.
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Meeting the Challenge: Innovative Work During COVID-19
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UC Master Gardeners Donate Tomato Plants to Students
In partnership with Oakland Unified School District and the Master Gardeners of Alameda and Contra Costa County, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC launched the first in a series of plant giveaways to families in Oakland. Over 120 tomato, lettuce and spinach plants were distributed to families as they picked up their free meals and food bags. CalFresh Healthy Living, UC will be co-leading these efforts for the next several weeks. We expect to distribute close to 1000 plant starts to families in need.
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Harvesting School Garden in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
To fortify nutrition and food security efforts, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC staff in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties are supporting the maintenance of established and productive school gardens to ensure food does not go to waste. Staff have created videos educating students on what is growing in their school garden and other videos showing home gardeners how to start seeds and harvest food safely. Crops of lettuce and carrots have been harvested from three school gardens. This food has been delivered to school food service for use in school meals, distributed to families or donated to a local food pantry.
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The Flipped Classroom Model in Central Sierra Schools
The CalFresh Healthy Living, UC (CFHL, UC) program partners with schools and teachers to deliver research-based nutrition education at low-income schools in 32 counties of California. With the closure of the state’s schools for an indefinite time due to the COVID-19 crisis, CFHL, UC staff have been tasked with finding ways to continue educating their communities. In the Central Sierra, the CFHL, UC program serves 30 schools in the counties of El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne. In order to continue educating the community CFHL, UC is piloting an adaptation of the Serving Up My Plate curriculum for online learning using a virtual flipped classroom format for 1st through 6th grade, which combines a pre-recorded video, hands-on homework assignments, and a live video call for each lesson. This is a new approach for the CFHL, UC program in California, and once piloted and finalized will possibly create new opportunities to offer quality nutrition education virtually. Read more.
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC in Action!
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Five Star Chefs in The Making!
In the rural Tulare County community of Farmersville, CA. approximately 93% of Farmersville School District students receive free and reduced meals. In Freedom Elementary School, cooking literacy and nutrition education were identified as areas that required concerted attention. This was revealed through qualitative comments from students during a recent plate waste study conducted by the Food Service Director and CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Tulare County Supervisor.
Armed with this information, CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California (CFHL, UC) Tulare County joined forces with UCCE 4-H, Freedom Elementary School, and California Teaching Fellows Foundation (CTFF) After School program to implement a hands-on 4-H Cooking Academy targeting 4th-6th graders. Read more.
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Growing Skills for a Successful School Garden
Seventy percent of rural Orland, California students are eligible to receive free or reduced-price school meals. The need to address access to healthy nutrition led teachers and staff at Mill Street Elementary to team up with CalFresh Healthy Living, UC (CFHL, UC) and build a school garden in the spring of 2019.
Mill Street is a K-2 Spanish and English language immersion school with an enrollment of 500 students. Orland, in the rural Sierra Nevada Mountains of Glenn County, is approximately 20 miles west of Chico. While CalFresh Healthy Living, UC provides all the teachers at Mill Street with evidence-based nutrition and physical activity curricula on a monthly basis, teachers voiced a desire to have an experiential learning component and requested garden development.
Once the Mill Street garden was established, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC and the UC Master Gardeners (UCMG) worked together to develop the Garden Extender Program. Ten teachers were offered instruction on the use of the Teams with Intergenerational Support (TWIGS) garden lessons with their students and monthly toolkits were distributed which include all of the supplies needed to teach each lesson. This program was developed to empower teachers to take the role of garden instructor while utilizing the garden resources that CFHL, UC and UCMG have to offer. Read more.
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Prerecorded Eating Smart, Being Active Video Lessons
New Mexico State University has prerecorded video lessons in English and Spanish for Eating Smart, Being Active curriculum.
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HIIT Walk | Walk at Home by Leslie Sansone featured on the Zoomercise session on April, 29, 2020. Join Zoomercise sessions every Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays @ 12:30 PM.
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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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Youth Engagement Leadership Call
Date/time: May 7, 2020 10 AM - 11 AM
Topic: Youth Engagement During Social Distancing
Zoom Information:
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ANR Administrative Orientation for New Employees
Date/time: May 13, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Goals and Opportunities:
- Learn about ANR's Mission and Vission
- Learn about ANR structure 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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Creating & Conducting Engaging Webinars
Date/time: May 13, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
This webinar hosted by UC ANR will discuss:
- Plan a webinar by answering a few key questions about audience and objectives.
- Anticipate and troubleshoot technology issues (including security).
- Optimize Zoom features to meet your learning objectives.
- Structure a meaningful online experience that meets participants needs.
- Use a range of tools and strategies to keep participants engaged (polls, surveys, chat, etc.).
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Seasoned, The Inspired Cooking Magazine for Adults Newsletter #3
Source: Chop Chop Family
Description: This issue features recipes for canned chickpeas and other delicious and healthy recipes that can always be on hand in your pantry.
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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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Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health: Call for Proposals
Organization: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Description: Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health call for proposals is open on a rolling basis. The program funds research that expands the evidence needed to build a Culture of Health, which is broadly defined as one in which good health and well-being flourish across geographic, demographic, and social sectors; public and private decision making is guided by the goal of fostering equitable communities; and everyone has the opportunity to make choices that lead to healthy lifestyles.
Deadline: Open on a rolling basis.
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The Community Development and Social Change Program Grants
Organization: The Goggio Family Foundation
Description: The Community Development and Social Change Program promotes social progress and sustainable economic development through advances in science, health, arts, and technology. We are concerned about the needs of low-income and disadvantaged individuals and communities. We seek ways to support leadership development, community empowerment, and economic development where it is most needed.
Deadline: Letter of Interest due June 1 annually to be considered for funding issued by end of calendar year
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Research and Articles of Interest
Research and Articles of Interest are featured every other newsletter (i.e., once a 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 Miguel Galvan.
Amid Pandemic Shutdowns, Schools Make Sure Kids Get Fed
Author/Organization: Voices for Healthy Kids / American Health Association
Summary: Voices for Healthy Kids highlights innovative approaches that schools across the country are taking to ensure that no kid goes hungry during the ongoing pandemic. Read More.
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Creating Family Home Cooking Memories with Love and Gratitude
Author/Organization: Deepa Srivastava, Ph.D., UC ANR Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor - Tulare County
Source: UC ANR Website
Summary: Deepa Srivastava, Ph.D. wrote a research-based story on home-cooking. This story is informed by a literary review on home cooking, UCCE Tulare-Kings nutrition programs, and her personal home-cooking experience. Read more.
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Katherine Soule Selected as ANR’s New Assistant Vice Provost for Cooperative Extension.
Source: UC ANR Update - Mark Lagrimini, Vice Provost for Research and Extension
Katherine Soule, Ph.D., will serve as ANR’s new Assistant Vice Provost for Cooperative Extension. She will start her new duties on July 1, 2020, and continue to serve as County Director for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and as UCCE Youth, Families and Communities Advisor.
Katherine Soule obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, Athens in 2013. The same year, she became the Youth, Families and Communities Advisor for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. In 2017, she accepted an additional appointment at County Director for these counties. She was elected as UC ANR's Academic Assembly Council President (7/18 -6/20).
Katherine is known for her innovative, collaborative, and strengths-based leadership. She cares deeply about improving lives and working environments for her unit, her community and ANR.
"As the Assistant Vice Provost of Cooperative Extension, I look forward to supporting the development and successes of new and existing County Directors,” she said. “I hope to promote collaborative, cross-county communication, while focusing on identifying and meeting the needs of County Directors across the division. We are all most effective when we learn from and support one another, so I look forward to connecting with academics, County Directors, ANR Leadership, and other UC ANR personnel in this new role."
As a former Advisor that worked with the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC program, we are especially proud of her advancement and wish her much success in her new role.
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Rethink Your Drink Day 2020 - Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Source: Local Health Department News Bulletin, April 29, 2020 Edition
For the past two years, CDPH’s CalFresh Healthy Living program has worked with hundreds of partners from across the State to host Rethink Your Drink Day community events. This year, due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, and guidance from the Governor’s Office and our California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director, Dr. Sonia Angell, the events scheduled for May 13 have been cancelled.
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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Town Hall
Date/time: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 12:30PM - 1:30 PM
Register in advance for this meeting:
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What's Up Wednesday?
Date/time: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Registration or Application Information:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/96570178761
Meeting ID: 965 7017 8761
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Meeting ID: 965 7017 8761
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Plan, Shop, Save & Cook Update
Plan, Shop, Save & Cook curriculum - Lesson 4 Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole recipe has an updated version available on the website!
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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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