CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
Active News Beet
August 25, 2020
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In this issue of the Active News Beet...
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Juicy Bites from the Field
“It helped me to be very careful with my salt & sugar. Very helpful. I really learned a lot about the different foods to eat.”
— Eat Smart, Live Strong Workshops
Adult Participant, Alameda County
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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What's Up Thursday
Date/time: August 27, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Zoom Information:
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COVID-19 Updates and Resources
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Farmers' Market Finder
Find farmer markets in your area with the Ecology Center's Farmers' Market Finder.
Source: Ecology Center
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Cooking at Home More During COVID-19? What to Know About Food Safety
As many people continue to adhere to shelter-in-place recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are experimenting with cooking meals at home. Becoming familiar with safe food preparation recommendations can help reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses while cooking during this unprecedented time. Read more.
Source: Healthline
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Back to School Resources
Action for Healthy Kids has created and collected resources to help families, educators, and school staff keep kids active and stay healthy while navigating a new school year amid uncertainty. Resources will be added continually, so check back often.
Source: Action for Healthy Kids
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UC Davis Health Begins Clinical Trial in Hopes of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Patients at UC Davis Health today became the first in Sacramento to receive a vaccine candidate for COVID-19, which is part of a major clinical trial involving 30,000 participants worldwide. Read more.
Source: UC Davis Health
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UC In Action!
Please send any content you would like to see included to Andra Nicoli & Miguel Galvan.
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CFHL, UCCE Shasta County Offers Services in Summer Camps
CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Shasta County continued to support the Redding Parks & Recreation Summer Camps this summer serving in total approximately 130 students. This is an annual summer camp program which CFHL, UCCE has been implementing for over 5 years. Typical delivery involves a mix of Physical Activity and Nutrition Lessons, as well as Garden Education with the FARM Camp. While following specific ANR and CDC safety guidelines and procedures, staff this year delivered successful CATCH PA lessons with students from four different summer camps. Students enrolled through Shasta Union High School District Farm received garden specific education. It was successful in both collaboration and programming despite COVID-19 restrictions.
“Careful planning and procedures were considered to bring this programming to fruition and make it safe. The families in our community most often include working parents, so in these times where essential workers were needed and childcare is unavailable, we were very happy we could come together and make summer camps still happen for the kids, as well as provide them with physical activity that was so desperately needed after months of a shelter-in-place order.”
-Shawnice Sellers, CFHL, UCCE Shasta County Community Education Supervisor II
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SNAC Continues Despite COVID-19 in SLO & Santa Barbara Counties
CFHL, UCCE San Luis Obispo (SLO) and Santa Barbara County Educators continued to work with 5th and 6th grade youth leaders at two school sites after school closures due to COVID-19. Starting in April, eighteen 5th and 6th grade youth continued their Student Nutrition Advisory Club (SNAC) meetings online for nine consecutive weeks. SNAC youth leaders engaged, on average, three additional family members in a weekly cooking, nutrition, or garden activity - completing a total of 117 lessons. Lesson topics reported by youth leaders include recipe demonstration and tastings, the benefits of eating from one or more of the MyPlate food groups, how to make healthy meals on a budget, and using seasonal produce.
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SNAC leader picking up lesson materials for the virtual SNAC meeting.
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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 Miguel Galvan.
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Tian Wang, CFHL, UCCE Yolo County, CES 1
Tian Wang has joined the CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE, Yolo team as a Community Education Specialist I. She graduated from UC Davis with a major in Nutrition Science. She previously assisted and led a small group through the Cooking Academy Program as an undergraduate intern. Tian enjoys teaching young children and promoting healthy lifestyles within the community. Exploring nature and watching documentaries about wildlife are what she loves to do in her free time. She hopes to bring happiness and inspiration into the UC ANR family! Tian can be reached at tlcwang@ucdavis.edu.
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Tian Wang, CFHL, UCCE Yolo County, CES 1
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Elizabeth Riggall, CFHL, UCCE Shasta Cluster Counties, CES 2
Elizabeth is the newest Nutrition Educator in the CalFresh Health Living, UCCE Shasta Cluster. She received a B.S. in Environmental Policy Analysis and Public Health from UC Davis. Elizabeth is passionate about promoting more balanced, sustainable, and intergenerational health behaviors. While at UC Davis, she worked with the CalEPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and this is where her love for health education began. She also worked at the UC Davis Student Farm and Farmers' Market, which shaped her appreciation for community supported agriculture and food sovereignty.
Elizabeth is very excited to work with the Trinity County community! During her free time she likes to cook nutritious food, swim, run along the Sacramento River, and explore the Trinity Alps.
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Elizabeth Riggall, CFHL, UCCE Shasta Cluster County, CES 2
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Health and Wellness Corner
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Focused Fitness Workout Videos on PhysEd TV
Description: New Focused Fitness workout video content is added every week for elementary, middle school and high school students.
Source: Focused Fitness
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15-Minute Home Workout - Muscular Strength & Endurance, The Cooper Institute
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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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How to Implement Physical Activity in ECE Settings While Physically Distancing
Date/Time: August 27, 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Description: The goal of this webinar training is to share ideas and successes on how to implement physical activity in ECE settings during COVID-19.
Registration Information:
https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/8844377384395521282
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Healthy Eating, Social Media, & Lower Income Communities - A Research Review
Date/Time: August 27, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description: Gain research insights on how various SNAP-eligible audiences use social media channels, particularly when it comes to health and healthy eating. Find out which platforms are preferred by different lower income populations to more effectively communicate healthy eating messages using social media.
Registration Information:
https://extension.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f3RA-6JDQLigppJ16UE-SA?timezone_id=America%2FLos_Angeles
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Make Every Day Healthy Snack Day!: Step-By-Step Guide to Hosting a Virtual Day of Action
Date/Time: September 2, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description: The CDPH, CFHL and Rescue Agency team will host a “Step-by-Step Guide to Hosting a Virtual Day of Action” Zoom webinar on September 2! This 60-minute Zoom webinar will cover:
- Tips on hosting a Healthy Snack Day and Rethink Your Drink Day as a Virtual Event
- How to Leverage Free Resources Available to help Plan, Promote and Implement Virtual Day of Action Events
- Tips on Reporting Virtual Day of Action Participation and Engagement
A question and answer segment will be open to participants at the end of the call. This webinar will be recorded.
Registration Information:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DlM7Rbi9Q6-2ZMghED-LEA
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Youth Engagement Leadership Call
Date/Time: September 3, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Topic: Strategies and Tools for Facilitating Cooking Academy and Teens as Teachers
Join us to learn about strategies and tools for remote delivery of Cooking Academy and how to access a variety of Teens as Teachers resources.
Zoom Information:
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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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Equitable Parks and Green Spaces in Small and Midsize Cities: Planning Grant: Call for Applications
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Description: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks an organization (or up to three collaborating organizations) to plan an initiative which, by influencing policy and systems change, rectifies the inequitable distribution of parks and green spaces in low-income communities and communities of color in urban regions, including small and midsize cities.
Deadline: September 9, 2020, 12:00 PM PT
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RWJF 2021 Culture of Health Prize: Call for Applications
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Description: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health Prize elevates the compelling stories of places where residents are working together to transform education, jobs, transportation, housing, and more so better health flourishes for all.
Deadline: October 15, 2020, 3:00 PM PT
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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.
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Effects of Walking on Self-assessed Health Status: Links Between Walking, Trip Purposes and Health
Author/Organization: Journal of Transportation Health
Summary: Positive effects of walking on health has led to a growing number of studies in the public health and transportation planning fields. These studies reveal associations between socio-economic factors, built environment, and health outcomes. However, the effects of walking for various trip purposes on health have often been glossed over. This article explores the effects of various trip purposes on individuals’ self-assessed health status with a focus on walking trips. Read more.
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A Qualitative Study to Understand Stakeholders’ Views About the Fruits & Veggies (FNV) Social Marketing Campaign
Author/Organization: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietics
Summary: Insights from this study can inform the strategic use of social marketing campaign elements to facilitate the effectiveness and sustainability of the FNV Campaign as it expands and is scaled up across markets nationwide. Read more.
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We want to hear from you!
Please email Editor Andra Nicoli & 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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