CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
July 1, 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
"I have totally learned portion control, healthy habits, and not so healthy habits [to avoid]. The color of the vegetable is so important. Thank you for everything. The things I have learned will not only impact my way of living, eating, but will remain with me forever and ever!”
—Fresh from the Garden Participant, Fresno County
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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SNAPshot Updated Due Date and Office Hours
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Display of “And Justice for All” poster (vs AD-475-B)
Please display the “And Justice for All” poster (version AD-475-B) whenever and wherever SNAP-Ed services/education/interventions are provided. This is a UC CalFresh Program Directive No. 2018-05 and is articulated in the FFY2019 SNAP-Ed Guidance (pg 69).
Poster requirements statements are in:
You may recognize this poster as the ‘blue version’. If a site displays another version of the poster to meet other requirements, the AD-475-B version must be displayed concurrently to meet our SNAP-Ed requirement.
Note: Posters are to be displayed where SNAP-Ed services/ education/ interventions are provided - in schools, posters must be displayed in classrooms, within easy view of participants. A poster displayed only in the school office is not sufficient.
Please contact Ryan Keeler (crkeeler@ucdavis.edu) at the State Office for additional “And Justice For All” posters, if needed. If you have any questions, please contact your county lead.
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“And Justice for All” posters must be displayed in a specific size: 11” width x 17” height.
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Program Directive 2019-04 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) Automation
CDSS has implemented a new Budget Adjustment Automation Process that will replace the previous BAR process implemented by UC CalFresh in 2014 (PD 2014-01) - Program Directive 2019-04 Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) Automation (Amendment to PD 2014-01).
Beginning May 1, 2019, the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California (UC) State Office will require all CalFresh Healthy Living, UC county BAR submissions to be submitted through the BAR Automation Form located in the CDSS CalFresh Healthy Living SharePoint site. This includes BARs that require an approval from the State Office, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and/or United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA/FNS).
Please contact the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office at: (530) 754-7794 if you have any questions.
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Welcome New Staff
New staff are featured in the first newsletter of the month. To include your new staff member in next month's update, email a short bio and photo to Elizabeth Egelski.
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Chanelle Vincelli, Supervisor I, UCCE Shasta, Trinity, and Tehama Counties
Chanelle Vincelli has been a UC CalFresh Nutrition Educator in Shasta County for the past 5 years and will now take on a new role as Community Education Supervisor 1 for Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity Counties. As an educator, she has been involved with various projects that have strengthened nutrition education programming for the Shasta cluster. She is excited for this new role as it will allow her to support the amazing work happening in all 3 counties!
You can reach Chanelle at cnvincelli@ucanr.edu.
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Haley Wintsch, Community Education Specialist 1,
UCCE San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties welcomes Community Education Specialist 1 Haley Wintsch to their team for the summer! Haley is a 4th year Nutrition undergraduate at Cal Poly SLO with a minor in Psychology. She is originally from Roseville, California and has lived in San Luis Obispo for three years now. During her first year at Cal Poly, she started an internship with the CalFresh Outreach program at Cal Poly and became very interested in social justice and food insecurity. Now, she holds several roles including Outreach Coordinator for the CalFresh Outreach at Cal Poly, Peer Health Educator for Cal Poly Health and Wellbeing, Student Manager at Cal Poly Annual Giving's Phonathon, and Tour Guide for Cal Poly's Admissions Office. Haley was an intern for the CalFresh Healthy Living, San Luis Obispo County Public Health program for two quarters before starting her current position with UC. “I am so excited to have this opportunity to gain more experience in public health and SNAP Ed!”
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Willow Thorpe, Administrative Assistant, UCCE Central Sierra
The Central Sierra CalFresh Healthy Living program is excited to have Willow Thorpe as an Administrative Assistant! Willow was born and raised in Tuolumne County, left for college, and later moved back after living overseas in both Europe and Japan. She earned her Masters Degree in Psychology at CSU Stanislaus while raising her two children, both of whom are now finishing college themselves. In her free time, she enjoys photography, gardening, skiing, hiking, travelling, and spending time with friends, family and her many dogs and cats.
You can reach Willow at wrthorpe@ucanr.edu.
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Website Updates
Social Media Toolkit
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A CalFresh Healthy Living Social Media Toolkit is available on the Partners tab of CalFreshHealthyLiving.org. A CalFresh Healthy Living, UC-specific Social Media Toolkit will be available by the fall.
Please contact Miguel Galvan or Andra Nicoli with any questions.
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC in Action!
Diving into Summer School Nutrition Education, UCCE Tulare County
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Tulare City School District (TCSD) and Earlimart Elementary School joined efforts with UC CalFresh Healthy Living of Tulare County to make summer school a memorable learning experience for students.
Nutrition Educators, Maria and Marina educated K-7th grades, which included English Language Learners, students from the Migrant Program, and special needs students. The students learned about MyPlate and the benefits they gain from eating from all five food groups. Grades kindergarten through third grade were given puzzles of healthy meals and were challenged to complete it in three minutes! The students were very excited to complete the puzzle and expressed, “we have to work as a team and finish this together!” The older grades competed in Nutrition Trivia, where students split into two teams and had students alternate to answer the questions. This allowed the students to be competitive, work as a team, and put their knowledge to test!
As for Earlimart Elementary Preschool, the students learned from the curriculum “Go, Glow, Grow” facilitated by Nutrition Educator, Grilda. They learned about MyPlate and had a chance to build a food person using foods from all five food groups; such as, celery, raisins, beans, crackers, and string cheese. They were so excited to eat their food person and wanted more of their five food groups. They learned how to dance the MyPlate hokie pokie and had fun dancing at different speeds! Overall, summer school allowed children to create fun memories while learning about MyPlate!
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Students working as a team to complete their breakfast meal puzzle.
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Students learning about MyPlate!
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Earlimart Preschool show off their food person!
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Learning about all the great benefits from eating from MyPlate!
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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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Smart Body Manager Training: Ergonomic Injury Prevention
Date/time:
Register to attend a session closest to your work location:
August 6 - UC Riverside
August 12 - Davis
August 13 - Kearney REC
August 14 - Davis
August 15 - Redding
All sessions will occur from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Description:
Become a Smart Body Manager!
UC ANR Risk and Safety Services invites UC CalFresh and EFNEP employees to register for a special ergonomic injury prevention training session with Dr. Clyde Blackwelder, UC Riverside ergonomist.
In the Smart Body Manager training sessions, Dr. Blackwelder will review good body mechanics, posture, and strategies that anyone can use to feel better and prevent injury. These training sessions will be focused on job tasks and injury risks most common to EFNEP/UC CalFresh nutrition educators.
Each training session will consist of a brief lecture presentation followed by discussion and interactive activities where attendees will be invited to apply the Smart Body Management principles introduced in the course.
Attendees are encouraged to bring commonly used equipment with them to the training session (carts, food prep utensils) and to make note of any daily ergonomic challenges that may be useful to explore in training with others.
Contacts for more information:
Program: Malendia Maccree, Industrial Hygienist, UC ANR Risk and Safety Service
Logistics and Registration: ANR Program Support, Julia Kalika (530) 750-1380 or Shannon Martin (530) 750-1328.
Registration information:
Limited to employees in the CalFresh and EFNEP programs. Please check with your supervisor about using county travel funds to attend this training. Lunch will be provided!
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Child Feeding Community of Practice Webinar
Date/time:
Aug 29, 2019, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Description:
Dr. Lenna Ontai will discuss recent research about: 1) speaking to children in certain ways increased their consumption of healthy foods and 2) importance of children choosing foods for their school lunches or snacks.
Angela Asch will review the ‘Cooking With Kids’ lesson from Healthy, Happy Families.
Registration information:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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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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Shaping Healthy Choices Program Curriculum 3-Day Workshop
Date/time:
July 30th, July 31st, August 1, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference Center
2801 2nd Street
Davis, CA 95618
Description:
The Center for Nutrition in Schools is hosting a three-day, interactive workshop. Participants will learn about the Shaping Healthy Choices Program and experience several inquiry-based lessons from SHCP curricula, Discovering Healthy Choices, Cooking Up Healthy Choices, and Healthy Choices in Motion
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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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Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Paraprofessional Training Project Request for Proposals, USDA FNS
Organization:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Food Distribution Division
Description:
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Food Distribution Division is pleased to announce the release of our Request for Proposals (RFP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Paraprofessional Training Project.
The RFP solicits proposals from organizations interested in entering a cooperative agreement with USDA to provide nutrition paraprofessional training to staff working at local Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
A cooperative agreement will be awarded to an accredited public or private academic institute of higher learning, a research or training institution, a nonprofit organization, or other qualified organization by September 2019.
Deadline:
July 8, 2019, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Contacts for more information:
If you require additional assistance, contact the Grants.gov support team— visit their website or call the help hotline (1-800-518-4726). For general questions, contact: akua.white@usda.gov or janell.walker@usda.gov
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Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities are featured as they are announced and then again shortly prior to the deadline.
Community Education Specialist 2, UCCE Shasta
Classification/Title:
Community Education Specialist 2
Location:
Redding
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:
July 2nd, 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:
Extended to July 12th, 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 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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