National Food Stamp Nutrition Education Conference: A Vision, A Journey, A Partnership

March 15-17, 2004, Hilton Columbus – Easton Town Center, Columbus Ohio

March 15, 2004 – Monday

GENERAL SESSION: FSNE Present and Future Directions

Welcome: Facilitator, Joyce McDowell, MS, Interim Assistant Director, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

Introductory Remarks: Setting the Stage: Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President, Agricultural Administration, Director, Ohio State University Extension, Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University; and Chair, Extension Committee on Organization and Policy, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

FSNE – Present and Future Directions: Alberta Frost, MS, Director, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture

March 16, 2004 – Tuesday

GENERAL SESSION: Education/Learning

Facilitator: Kathy Volanty, PhD, Associate Director, Human Sciences, Texas Cooperative Extension

FSNE: Finding the Proper Balance: Jane Voichick, PhD, Professor Emerita, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison, and President of the Society for Nutrition Education

Panel Presentation – Strategies that Work

• Paraprofessional Model
  Linda Melcher, MS, RD, Cent$ible Nutrition Program Director, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service
• Professional Model
  Susan Beeman, MS, RD, CD/N Family Nutrition Program Coordinator, University of Connecticut
• Families First: Nutrition Education and Wellness Systems (FFNEWS – an 1890 Institution Cooperative Endeavor)
  Gina Eubanks, PhD, FCS, Vice Chancellor for Extension, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
• Intertribal Council Model
  Cheri Nemec, RD, CD, Family Nutrition Program Director and WIC Project Nutritionist, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
• Nutrition Network Example
  Doris Montgomery, MS, RD, LD, Iowa Nutrition Network Coordinator
• Food Bank Example
  Ruth Stemler, MS, RD, LD, Director of Nutrition Services, Houston Food Bank

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Promising Practice

Partnerships

Facilitator: Wanda Lincoln, MEd, Eat Well Nutrition Education Program, State Coordinator, University of Maine , Cooperative Extension Facilitator 2: Kris Saunders, MS, FSNEP Coordinator, Utah State University

• Food Stamp Nutrition Education Partners with Aging & Adult Services to Provide Nutrition Education to High-Nutritional Risk Seniors
  Shelly Johnson, M.S., District 1 ENP Administrator, University of Idaho Extension
• Acquiring Local Food Resources to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Target Audiences
  R. Jeff Olson, Extension Specialist and Director, West Virginia Family Nutrition Program, West Virginia University

Social Marketing

Facilitator: Michelle Lombardo , DC , Wellness Incorporated, State Nutrition Network , Georgia
Facilitator: Leslie Beckstrom, MS, RD, Nutrition Network Coordinator, Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University

• “Give Me Five” Social Marketing Campaign
  Richard Poorbough, Coordinator, Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network
• Adopt a Food Stamp Office
  Melinda Johnson, M.S., R.D., Arizona Nutrition Network Partnership Development Specialist, Arizona Department of Health Services

Curricula/Educational Materials

Facilitator: Sondra Parmer, MS, Project Manager, Nutrition Education Program, Alabama Cooperative Education System
Facilitator: Jill Gromberg, MS, RD, LD, Program Coordinator, Nutrition Education Programs, FSNEP/EFNEP, University of Minnesota, College of Human Ecology

• Health by Design: A Dialogue Learning Curriculum
  Meredith Pearson, Ph.D., Food Stamp Nutrition Education Director, Maryland Cooperative Extension
• Eatsmart: A Multi-state Web-based Designed Certification Program for Nutrition Educators
  Annrose M. Guarino, Ph.D., R.D., Principal Investigator, Food Stamp Nutrition Education, Louisiana State University

Diverse Audiences

Facilitator: Amy Ressler, M.S., Program Director, Better Living for Texans, Texas Cooperative Extension
Facilitator: Teresa Pieper, RD, Extension Assistant – FNP, South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service

• The Connecticut Family Nutrition Program for Infants, Toddlers and Children: Why Research and Evaluation Matter
  Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Ph.D., University of Connecticut
• Use of Assistance Programs by Minority Families
  Karen Varco, Ph.D., Human Resource Program Leader, University of California

Evaluation

Facilitator: Nancy Fey-Yensan, PhD, RD, University of Rhode Island, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Facilitator: Nichole Burnett, MS, RD, Project Coordinator, Nutrition Education Program, University of Nebraska

• Cost-benefit analysis of the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program in Colorado
  Jennifer Anderson, PhD., R.D., Professor and Extension Specialist, Colorado State University
• CX3 – Communities of Excellence in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention: A New Way to Brand (and Administer) the Community Arm of Comprehensive, Diverse State Nutrition Campaigns
  Susan Foerster, M.P.H., R.D., Director of California Nutrition Network, California Department of Health Services

GENERAL SESSION: Applied Research and Evaluation

Facilitator: Kathleen Manenica, State Food $ense Coordinator, Program Development & Marketing, Washington State University, Cooperative Extension

Strengthening FSNE Outcomes: Linking Applied Research to Nutrition Education: Ann M. Ferris, PhD, RD, Professor, University of Connecticut and Co-Director, University of Connecticut Public Health Institute

Cooperator Identified Evaluation Needs: ** Cancelled** Debra Palmer-Keenan PhD, Director, New Jersey Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Economic Research Service (ERS) and Food Stamp Nutrition Education: Eileen S. Stommes, PhD, Senior Sociologist, Food and Rural Economics Division, Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Promising Practices

Partnerships

Facilitator: Peggy Gunter, MEd, FNP Business Manager, Office of Nutrition Education, Mississippi State University Extension
Facilitator: Linda Wells, MA, ICAN Nutrition Program Coordinator, Dept. of Extension Home Economics, New Mexico State University

• Food and Household Resource Management Program
  Sue Figaro Grace, Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe County, and Kathy Dischner, Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County, and Sandra Borrelli, New York State Food Stamp Nutrition Education Coordinator, Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
• Modeling Success: A Replicable Program for Combating Obesity in Low-income Schools
  Michelle A. Lombardo, D.C., Wellness Incorporated, Brent Fountain, Mississippi State University Extension Service, and John Alford, Executive Director, Mississippi Food Network, Inc.

Social Marketing

Facilitator: Sue Nicholson Butkus, PhD, RD, Extension Nutrition Specialist, Washington State University
Facilitator: Patti Landers, PhD, RD/LD, Oklahoma Nutrition Network Coordinator, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center

• Pick a Better Snack – A Social Marketing Campaign for Iowa
  Doris Montgomery, M.S., R.D., L.D., Iowa Nutrition Network Coordinator, and Carol Voss, M.Ed., R.D., L.D., Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Nutrition
• Take it from Me, Bobby B: Arizona Nutrition Network Social Marketing – Impact and Results
  Sharon Sass, R.D., Arizona Department of Health Services

Curricula/Educational Materials

Facilitator: Cindy Frederick, Project Coordinator – Cent$ible Nutrition Program, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Wyoming
Facilitator: Diane Murrell, FF-NEWS Coordinator, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Cooperative Extension Program

• Effective Regional Programming – A Win-Win Situation
  Marcia Scheideman, M.S., R.D., C.F.C.S., Regional Coordinator New York State Western Region, Cornell Cooperative Extension and Sandy Borrelli, New York State Food Stamp Nutrition Education Coordinator, Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
• Learning through Giving: A “Gifts from the Kitchen” Nutrition Curriculum
  Deilee Calvert-Minor, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County and Sandy Borrelli, New York State Food Stamp Nutrition Education Coordinator, Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
• Improving Efficiency through the Use of a Web Site for Online Data Collection and for Sharing Relevant Nutrition Materials
  Judy Gromis, Evaluation Associate, Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Program and Elise Gurgevich, Project Coordinator, Penn State Nutrition Links

Diverse Audiences

Facilitator: Mary Kershaw, PhD, Project Manager, Ohio Food Stamp Nutrition Education, Ohio State University Extension, The Ohio State University
Facilitator: Ruby Cox, PhD, RD, EFNEP/FSNEP Coordinator, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech

• Reaching Disabled Adults with Nutrition Education
  Leslie Beckstrom, M.S., R.D., Colorado Nutrition Network Coordinator, Colorado State University
• Enhancing and Expanding a Newsletter Targeted to Seniors
  Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D., R.D., Professor and Extension Specialist, Colorado State University

Evaluation

Facilitator: Lydia Medeiros, PhD, R.D., Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Human Nutrition, The Ohio State University
Facilitator: Phyllis M. Dennee, MS, CFCS, Nutrition Education Specialist / FSNE Principal Investigator, Montana State University Extension

• What Can We Learn Using the Stages of Change to Evaluate FNP?
  Jean Anliker, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N., Director, UMass Extension Nutrition Education Programs
• Evaluation Approaches, Methods, Measures and Outcomes in the “Outer Spheres of Influence” by State Social Marketing Networks: 2004 status report
  Susan Foerster, M.P.H., R.D., Director California Nutrition Network, California Department of Health Services

March 17, 2004 – Wednesday

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

Training

• CNE On- Line Reporting System
  Facilitator: Deborah M. Little, EdD, FNP Accountability Manager, Mississippi State University
  Facilitator: Bev Phillips, MS, WNEP Program Coordinator, University of Wisconsin Extension
  Stephen Green, M.S., FNP Technology Administrator, Mississippi State University

Facilitated Discussions

• Administrative/Management Issues
  Facilitator: Bonnie Tanner, PhD, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky

• State Food Stamp Representative Session
  Facilitator: Jody Cornwell, Assistant Deputy Director, Missouri Family Support Division, Missouri Department of Social Services, President, American Association of Food Stamp Directors
  State agency contacts to have opportunity to meet on items important to them

• Teaching Content (Promoting Healthy Diets and Active Lifestyles, Reducing Risks for Diet Related Diseases)
  Facilitator: Gayle Coleman, MS, RD, Interim State Leader, Family & Consumer Sciences, Michigan State University Extension

• Evaluation/Reporting
  Facilitator: Lisa Sullivan-Werner, MS, LDN, Family Nutrition Program Leader, University of Massachusetts , Extension

• Partnerships (Contractors and Implementers/Cooperators)
  Facilitator: John Frassinelli, MS, RD, Nutrition Consultant I, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health

• Targeting Food Stamp Audiences Outside the School Setting
  Facilitator: Beverly R. Howell, PhD, CFCS, State Program Leader – Family and Consumer Sciences, Mississippi State University Extension Service

• Social Marketing
  Facilitator: Jo Britt-Rankin, Ph. D, Associate Dean, Human Environmental Sciences (HES) Extension, Administrative Director , Family Nutrition Education Programs (FNEP), University of Missouri Extension

• Research and National Issues of Concern – ties to FSNE
  Facilitator: Lynda Harriman, PhD, Associate Dean/Assistant Director Cooperative Extension - Family & Consumer Sciences Oklahoma State University

GENERAL SESSION: Partnerships

Facilitator: Candance Gabel, MS, RD, Associate State Nutrition Specialist, University of Missouri – Outreach and Extension

Nutrition Education From a State Food Stamp Agency Perspective: Why the Investment: Jody Cornwell, Assistant Deputy Director, Missouri Family Support Division, Missouri Department of Social Services, President, American Association of Food Stamp Directors

Supporting State Food Stamp Program Goals Within a Community Context – Complementing, Reinforcing, Not Duplicating: Dianne Radigan, MS, RD, LD, Chief Operating Officer, Children's Hunger Alliance, Columbus, Ohio

Nutrition Education From a State Legislator's Perspective: Ray Miller, MA, State Senator, Ohio

Present and Future Directions: Mary M. Gray, PhD, Deputy Administrator, Families, 4-H, and Nutrition, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES), U.S. Department of Agriculture

Closing Remarks: Helen Chipman, PhD, RD, LN, National Coordinator, FSNE, CSREES/USDA

FSNE Poster Presentations

Curricula/Educational Materials

• Stretch Your Food Stamp Benefit – Look What $10 Can Buy!
  Sandra Borrelli, New York State FSNE Project Director, Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance and Kathy Dischner, R.D., FSNE Project Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Onondaga County

• The Thermy Campaign: Turning Up the Heat on Food Thermometer Use
  Julie Garden-Robinson and Barbara Holes-Dickson, FNP Coordinator, North Dakota State University Extension Service

• WV-FNP Newsletter: Enhancing Staff Profiles in Our Local Communities
  R. Jeff Olson, Extension Specialist and Director, West Virginia Family Nutrition Program, West Virginia University

• Grazin' the Food Guide Pyramid With Marty Moose
  Linda Melcher, M.S., R.D., Food and Nutrition Specialist/FSNE, and Cindy Frederick, B.S., Project Coordinator Senior/FSNE, University of Wyoming

• Shakin' and Bakin' with Silly Hat Sam
  Carrie Scharmach, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County and Marcia Scheideman, M.S., R.D., C.F.C.S., Regional Coordinator New York State Western Region, Cornell Cooperative Extension

• Eatsmart: A Multi-State Web Based Designed Certification Program For Nutrition Educators
  Annrose M. Guarino, Ph.D., R.D., Heli J. Roy, Ph.D., R.D., Catrinel E. Stanciu, M.S., Family Nutrition Program, Louisiana State University Ag Center Research and Extension

• The Pumpkin Post and Banana Beat: Innovative Newsletters for FNP Families
  Jean Anliker, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N., Director, University of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Programs
  [Authors: Anliker J, Thompson L, Hubbard C, Sullivan-Werner L, Curcija, L., and Miller W.]

• Youth are Cooking Up Fun!
  Patricia Thonney, M.S. and Carole Bisogni, Ph.D., Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, and Helen Howard, M.S., R.D., Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County

Social Marketing

• Family Fun with New Foods – Encouraging Low-Income Parents to Offer New Foods to their Preschool-aged Children
  Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D., R.D., Director Colorado Nutrition Network, Laura Bellows, M.P.H., R.D., Youth Initiatives Coordinator, and Kathleen Menkhaus, M.S., R.D. Colorado State University

Partnerships

• Food Friends – Partnering with other Federal Food Assistance Programs to Reach Colorado's Preschoolers
  Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D., R.D., Director Colorado Nutrition Network, Laura Bellows, M.P.H., R.D., Youth Initiatives Coordinator, and Leslie Beckstrom, M.S., R.D. Network Coordinator, Colorado State University

Evaluation

• Be Retrospective When Evaluating Behavior Changes
  Martha Raidl, Ph.D., R.D., Extension Nutrition Education Specialist, Shelly Johnson, M.S., Kali Gardiner, B.S., Kris Spain, R.D., Rhea Lanting, M.S., Cammie Jayo, B.S., Audrey Liddil, M.S., Karen Barron, B.S., Marty Denham, M.S., University of Idaho

• The Impact of the Better Living for Texans/Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program on Selected Food and Nutrition Behaviors Among Food Stamp and Food Stamp Eligible Audiences
  Jenna D. Anding, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Scott R. Cummings, Dr.P.H., Alice Kirk, M.P.H., Amy Ressler, M.S., Peggy Van Laanen, Ed.D., R.D., L.D., C.F.C.S., Texas Cooperative Extension

Diverse Audiences

• A Bi-Lingual Nutrition Education Calendar
  Patti S. Landers, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Oklahoma Nutrition Network Coordinator

• Optimizing Use of a Bilingual Interactive Multimedia Nutrition Education Program, La Cocina Saludable, by Persons with Limited Resources
  Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D., R.D., Director Colorado Nutrition Network, Karen Cox, M.S., R.D., Implementation Coordinator Alternative Strategies of Nutrition Education, and Susan Martin Gould, Ph.D., R.D., Coordinator Alternative Strategies of Nutrition Education, Colorado State University

Last Updated: 07/31/2007