CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
June 3, 2019
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Welcome to the new CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet!
The CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office is pleased to share our NEW bi-weekly (i.e., every other week) newsletter, the Active News Beet.
Thank you to everyone who provided suggestions for our new name, the State Office had a difficult time choosing among the entries! Special thanks and congratulations to Christie Hedrick of UCCE Yolo for submitting the winning entry!
All of the content that you let us know on our feedback survey last year is important and relevant to you is still here, with improvements to the layout, organization, and formatting. Additionally, you will notice italicized information on relevant sections describing when or how often they will be featured.
The next Active News Beet will be out June 17th. Please continue sending your success stories and other content to Elizabeth Egelski, as well as any feedback or questions you may have.
We hope that you enjoy our new format and the improvements. Thank you for your feedback and contributions to the Active News Beet!
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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
"[In this class,] I learned to eat healthy and to read food labels. To eat more fruits and vegetables and eat less sugar. I also learned that I need to eat less fat and more fiber. I also started a dance class and now drink more water."
—Plan Shop Save Cook Participant, Tulare County
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Playground Stencil Project Webinar Recording
What: Webinar recording
Description: The Playground Stencil Project recording was developed to provide a step-by-step overview of how to complete a playground stencil project. It references all the resources and tools available to support the completion of a project within the State Office’s suggested timeline. This webinar can be referenced at any time and is highly recommended for new staff planning to complete playground stencil projects in the future.
Website location: Home --> Initiatives --> Pysical Activity Resources: UC CalFresh Stencil & Mural Approval Process & Forms
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC in Action!
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Youth-Led Nutrition Corners, UCCE Tulare
The Student Nutrition Action Council (SNAC) teams at Alila, Wilson, and Roosevelt Elementary Schools led nutrtion corner projects to amp up their school cafeterias!
The SNAC teams brainstormed different themes and ultimately came up with unique ideas while incorporating key nutrition messages. Alila Elementary SNAC team came up with the idea of including their school mascot, the eagle and using the phrase “Be Eagle-rrific eat your fruits and vegetables!”. The Wilson SNAC team wanted to incorporate a carnival theme to their nutrtion corner and decided to have a rollercoaster and ferris wheel made out of fruits and vegetables encouraging their school to “Take a ride to the fruit and veggies side to Warriorland”. Lastly, Roosevelt SNAC team wanted to incorporate a popular video game called, “Fortnite” and included the characters in the game to represent each MyPlate food group.
Involving the SNAC students in creating their school’s nutrition corner allowed them to think creatively and create something that is appealing to all students. Once the nutrition corners were posted and as students entered the cafeteria, the SNAC students were quick to state, “Look what we made! We did this!”. Students were excited to see what their classmates had created. Each SNAC team took initiative demonstrated leadership to accomplish their nutrition corner project, which ultimately makes each of these nutrition corners that much more meaningful.
Check out the awesome pictures of the nutrition corners below!
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Wilson Elementary SNAC team are encouraing their school to “Take a ride to the fruit and veggie ride to Warriorland”.
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Alila Elementary SNAC team created the “Be Eagle-rrific! Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables!” nutrition corner.
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Roosevelt Elementary SNAC team created the “MyPlate Forknite Squad” inspired by the video game “Fortnite”
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UC State Office staff Lindsay Hamasaki, MaryAnn Mills, and Michele Byrnes receive the Certified Healthy certification on behalf of the State Office
UC State Office is "Certified Healthy"
The Healthy Department Certification program was launched in Fall 2018 by UC Davis and is designed to highlight those departments that are making strides toward practicing and promoting health and well-being in the workplace. CalFresh Healthy Living, UC was scored and placed in the Certified Healthy Category. The State Office staff are striving for the Gold Certified Healthy certification by promoting even more healthy workplace initiatives. During the month of June, the State Office staff will be participating in a Bingo Wellness Challenge for a fun way to work towards our health goals!
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Conferences and Training Opportunities
Conferences and trainings are featured as they are announced and then again shortly prior to the deadline or occurrence. Click here or on the 'View all upcoming trainings..." button to see the complete list of upcoming conferences and trainings.
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The Potential Role of Nutrition in the First 2 Years of Life in the Prevention of Child Overweight and Obesity
Date/time: July 18, 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Description: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions is hosting a 75-minute webinar that will explore the role of infant and early childhood nutrition (birth to <2 years of age) related to healthy growth and the prevention of overweight and obesity later in childhood. Presentations will feature the current prevalence and trends of high weight-for-length in infants and young children, the state of the science on nutrition-related modifiable risk factors, and obesity prevention interventions that address healthy growth, with a special emphasis on reducing disparities in populations with above-average obesity risk.
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Employment Opportunities
Community Education Specialist 2, UCCE Tehama
Title: UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator
Location: Red Bluff
Duties/Responsibilities: The Community Education Specialist 2 will perform the full range of program implementation duties. Incumbent will be responsible for the coordination, management, and delivery of nutrition education to community-based adults and/or youth. This includes training, guiding, and supporting volunteer extenders with education, information and resources; evaluating program implementation; collecting and compiling enrollment, documentation, and evaluation data from volunteer extenders and participants; performing data entry for reporting and writing reports in compliance with funding requirements.
This position's primary focus will be to support evidence-based nutrition education and policy, system, and environmental activities that support healthy lifestyles and community wellness.
Closing Date: June 4th, 2019
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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 Newsletters.
The Newsletters are sent by the UC CalFresh State Office on behalf of Kamaljeet Singh-Khaira, Director of the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office. Electronic versions of the Weekly Updates are also posted on the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office website.
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