CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
June 17, 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 to] eat healthy and read food labels. I watch what I eat. I watch my portions. I eat more fiber and cut back on sugar and fat. I now cook with healthy oils and no more [sugary drinks]!
—Plan Shop Save Cook Participant, Tulare County
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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Town Hall - June
Date/time:
June 18th from 12:30 to 2:00 pm
Presenters/Topics:
Nilofar Gardezi
Program Policy Analyst, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
--Topic: UC Delivers - now in easy to use blog format!
Hannah Thompson
Research Scientist, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
--Topic: Research to Improve Physical Education in California Elementary Schools
UC State Office
--Topic: programmatic/admin updates
Attendance is highly encouraged. Please notify your supervisor if you cannot attend.
If you have any questions ahead of time, please submit them in advance to Ryan Keeler to ensure that they will be addressed during the webinar. Town Hall Meetings are recorded and uploaded to our website. If you experience any challenges in accessing the Town Hall Meeting, please call (530) 752-1735 for assistance.
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HOW TO JOIN
Web Login
Dial-In:
Toll Phone:
303.248.0285
Access Code:
7544137
Using a landline is recommended. Do not use your computer speaker/microphone if you have a slow connection or limited bandwidth.
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Rebranding SNAP-Ed in California
Name and Logo Change Statement for Use with Stakeholders and Partners
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For Advisors and Program Supervisors/Managers:
The following is a template email message that can be used with local stakeholders regarding re-branding – what it means and what you and your community need to know.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) in California is now referred to as CalFresh Healthy Living. This is part of a statewide branding initiative that the SNAP-Ed oversight agency - California of Social Services (CDSS) - has led over the past year. The purpose is to better inform California eligible residents about the variety of services offered by the state to access healthy food and lifestyles in their communities. This re-branding of the SNAP-Ed program has occurred across the five state level implementors --CDSS, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Aging (CDA), Catholic Charities of California (CCC) and UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program.
As a result of the new branding effort, UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program is now referred to as CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California. This new name better reflects the portfolio of work which involves nutrition education aligned with policy, systems and environmental change initiatives in California communities. A launch of the new name, logo, and website occurred April 15, 2019.
CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California is administered in 32 counties through University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) offices locally. Local partners may include: UC 4-H, EFNEP, and Master Gardeners, other CalFresh Healthy Living (SNAP-Ed) providers, and local non-profits.
Please contact your local representative with any questions or to work with us.
Local Contacts:
CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California - University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Office ADD: county
ADD: name, title, contact information, and new logo
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Website Updates
Program Directives Added to Program Directives Page
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Program Directive 20-01 CalFresh Healthy Living Accessibility Compliance Policy and Procedure was developed to clarify on-air, online or in-print content which must comply with Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. section 794d), American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance pursuant to California Government Code sections 7405, 11135, and 11546.7 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, or a subsequent version, published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium at a minimum Level AA success criteria. This policy is effective immediately, SIAs / LIAs are encouraged to utilize the guidance set forth in Program Directive 20-01 in the planning and development of messages and materials.
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Program Directive NO. 19-01 CalFresh Healthy Living Direct Education Definition and Characteristics was developed to clarify characteristics of educational sessions that qualify as SNAP-Ed funded CalFresh Healthy Living direct-education programming in California. This policy is effective immediately, SIAs / LIAs are encouraged to utilize the guidance set forth in Program Directive 19-01 in the planning and development of direct education and obesity prevention programming.
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC in Action!
Harriet Tubman Child Development Center gets Healthy Eating, Active Living Mural, UCCE Alameda
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In partnership with Oakland Unified School District, UC CalFresh Alameda County has partnered with a local muralist to install three Healthy Eating, Active Living murals at child Development Centers in Oakland. The second of FFY19 is a school located in West Oakland at Harriet Tubman CDC. This site is engaged in the following UC CalFresh interventions: Go Glow Grow, CATCH for ECE, gardening, Smarter Mealtimes, and playground stencils.
The design process started with a meeting with the school staff, UC Calfresh and the muralist. Here we gleaned ideas from staff around healthy eating and active living imagery that they wanted to see at their school. The collective themes were fruits and veggies, play, and gardening. The mural is centrally located on the children’s playground, transforming the space from a rather uneventful wall to a bright, happy, colorful space with lots of opportunity to link the mural to great topics to discuss while outside. In an effort to build school community around the mural, we started with an open paint day for students from every classroom to come out and help “paint” the mural. This was a huge success with all our little artists ready and excited to paint on the wall. Over the course of the next two weeks, the students were able to watch the mural come to life, and often stopped by to give hugs to the muralist and brought her flowers on her last day. It was a beautiful event from inception to completion.
Photos of the artists in action and the completed mural are below.
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Happy Valley Primary Stencil Project, UCCE Shasta, Trinity, and Tehama Counties
In May, Chanelle Vincelli, a CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California Educator in Shasta County, collaborated with the Principal and Family Advocate of Happy Valley Primary to organize a weeklong event where teachers, parents, students, and fellow CalFresh Healthy Living educators generously contributed their time and creativity to reinvigorate the playground. Utilizing Bike 2 School Day and Rethink Your Drink Day (highlighting the school’s new water bottle filling station) Happy Valley Primary adopted the theme of Bike, Hydrate and Stencil in order to pull in parent support and exemplify healthy living habits. Some parents even helped provide on-site day care, enabling parents with younger children to participate. With the help of 40 volunteers, 15 teachers and staff members, and 49 third graders, this extravagant team created an environment that encourages physical activity and interaction through play as a part of a healthy lifestyle.
Playground stencils included a physical activity course, bee maze, two food groups four-squares, five up-dated hopscotches, four wall ball courts with fruits/veggies wait-lines, four MyPlate tether balls, footprint paths, fruit/veggie/shape activity circle, two ponds, targets, galaxy activity area and movement path, Fruits and Ladders 100 charts, and a Kinder bike track area. These playground stencils provide opportunities that complement academic learning concepts and development of fundamental movement and motor skills for healthy growth and development. These skills and concepts lay the important foundation for youth’s future physical activity level.
School staff/teachers/recess coaches were educated on the purpose of the playground stencils and received a demonstration of the activities. Stencil activity cards were also provided to school staff to increase access to unstructured and structured physical activity. Happy Valley Primary staff/teachers/recess coaches were provided extra training with playground rules and conflict management through Peaceful Playground Foundation. A CATCH training is scheduled for August 12th, 2019 for teachers, and staff.
This project highlights the importance of community involvement and engagement to support healthy behaviors and healthy choices. Healthy choices and opportunities at school lead to healthy students, parents, and communities.
See below for photos of the new stencils, as well as action shots from both Bike 2 School Day and Rethink Your Drink Day!
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UC State Office Training Opportunities
Trainings 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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CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office "Building Capacity in Wellness" Training
Date/time:
June 19th in Fresno, California — Registration was due June 14th
June 26th in Davis, California — Register by 5:00 pm on June 21st
Description:
The CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California State Office, Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition, and UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools are holding a workshop focused on building CalFresh staff capacity related to school wellness policy and school wellness initiatives. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the benefits of school wellness strategies on academic performance and student health
- Explain how CalFresh Healthy Living initiatives connect to the FNS and USDA’s Final Rule on Local School Wellness Policy
- Demonstrate ability to facilitate prioritization and action planning exercises for school wellness policy implementation
- Identify how the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) can assist in funding portions of district action plans
Registration or Application Information:
Registration may be full for these trainings. Priority is given to UCCE county staff. If you or your partners are interested in attending the training, please send the number of people and their agency to MaryAnn Mills.
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Integrated Work Plan Office Hours Transitioning to SNAPShot Office Hours
Date/time:
July 9th and July 23rd from 9 am - 11 am
Description:
The IWP Office Hours will now transition into the SNAPShot Office Hours. If you have any further questions regarding your IWP, please reach out to your county contact. Please continue to feel free to send us your IWP and SNAPShot questions which will be updated each Friday on the UC CalFresh Website under:
Administration >Program Administration> FFY20-22 Integrated Work Plan>
https://uccalfresh.ucdavis.edu/admin/program/FFY20-22IWP
Please note that the SNAPShot is due August 1st.
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Intergenerational Approaches to Physical Activity (PA): PA Promotion for All Ages
Date/time:
Thursday, August 15, 2019 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Registration or Application Information:
Registration link is below. For more information, please email Michele Byrnes.
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CA Meals for Kids Mobile Application to locate California Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs Sites
Organization:
California Department of Education (CDE)
Description:
School is out, and summer is here! The California Department of Education (CDE) has created the CA Meals for Kids mobile application that helps you find nearby California Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs Sites through your iOS, Android, or Microsoft devices. The app lets you find sites in California by physical location, custom map, county, city, zip code and partial site name!
Get informed and check out a list of valuable resources related to Summer Meals on the CDE webpage today.
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Eat Healthy, Be Active Community Workshops - Now Available in Spanish
Organization:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ODPHP
Description:
The Eat Healthy, Be Active Community (EHBA) Workshops are now available in Spanish. Each 1-hour workshop includes a lesson plan, talking points, hands-on activities, videos and handouts. They are designed to be delivered to adults in a variety of community settings as either a series or as individual lessons.
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Employment Opportunities
Community Education Specialist 1 or 2, UCCE Yolo
Classification/Title:
Community Education Specialist 1 or 2
Location:
Yolo
Notes:
Bilingual English and Spanish required
Closing Date:
June 25th, 2019
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Community Education Manager 1, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office
Classification/Title:
Community Education Manager 1
Description:
This position will serve as the Manager of the Program Unit.
Location:
Davis, CA
Closing Date:
July 5th, 2019
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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.
New review suggests research-proven ways to cut back on sugary drinks
Article Title:
Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages and their effects on health
Summary:
Systematic review assessing the effects of environmental interventions on the consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages and sugar‐sweetened milk, diet‐related anthropometric measures and health outcomes.
Researchers found moderate-to-low-certainty evidence supporting interventions that appeared to help people cut back on sugary drinks:
- labels that were easy to understand and that rated the healthfulness of beverages
- limits on availability of sugary sodas in schools
- price increases on sugary sodas in restaurants, stores, and leisure centers
- inclusions of healthier beverages in children’s menus
- promotion of healthier beverages in supermarkets.
Strategies that raise the price of sugar-sweetened drinks were also supported by moderate-quality evidence.
Follow the link, below, to read more.
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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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