Thursday, May 31st
Today was the final day of the course. It was a little bittersweet. I think we all got choked up a little. We went out to the park by the ridges and enjoyed a lovely locavore brunch. All the groups brought different dishes comprised of local ingredients, either something they were attempting to grow in their garden or something just purchased from a local vendor. My group brought a broccoli & bean salad and we also brought a traditional Chinese style soup dish. Everything was amazing and I definitely ate more than I should.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29th
Today we went out to Holter's Holstein farm and took a tour. I had never been on a dairy farm before so I thought it was really interesting. We got to see where the cows were milked, fed, inseminated etc. I learned that their cows got milked twice a day and were about to give roughly 50-60 lbs of milk/day. There was also a number of different interesting facts I learned that I would have never thought about on my own. I didn't realize that the cows food was electronically controlled and each cow got a specific diet. This prevented cows from over/under eating. I was also surprised by how clean the entire facility was. This makes me a little more confident about the milk I purchase because I know the Dairy standards are extremely high.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 25th
Today a RD from the American Dairy Council came and spoke to the class. Her role, as an RD, is to take part in community education seminars. She travels around the region and gives speeches on behalf of the council. She explained that the council is funding by the actual dairy farmers in the state. They pay a fee to have their milk checked. One fun fact I learned was that there are over 3,000 dairy farms in the state of Ohio and each has an average of 80 cows!!
Today a RD from the American Dairy Council came and spoke to the class. Her role, as an RD, is to take part in community education seminars. She travels around the region and gives speeches on behalf of the council. She explained that the council is funding by the actual dairy farmers in the state. They pay a fee to have their milk checked. One fun fact I learned was that there are over 3,000 dairy farms in the state of Ohio and each has an average of 80 cows!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Thursday, May 17th
Today we went to Good Earth Farms. It is a non-profit farm that grows produce for local food pantries. They grow different types of fruits and vegetables. They are in their 5th season of growing and are able to produce 100,000 pounds of food each season. They receive the majority of their money through grants or pay themselves.
Today we went to Good Earth Farms. It is a non-profit farm that grows produce for local food pantries. They grow different types of fruits and vegetables. They are in their 5th season of growing and are able to produce 100,000 pounds of food each season. They receive the majority of their money through grants or pay themselves.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Tuesday, May 15th
Name: Melissa Alfano, MS, RD, LD
Agency: Woman, Infants, and Children
Type of Program/Funding: Supplemental food and nutrition program
Who is eligible:
-pregnant women
-breastfeeding women
-infants
-children
-medicaid
--all must meet be at or below 185% of the U.S. poverty income guideline (before taxes) and have a "nutrition risk"
-Anemia, under/overweight, pregnancy complications or inappropriate nutrition practices.
Services:
Funding: In Ohio, WIC is 100% federally funded
Monitor/Evaluation:
Every 2 years an RD from the state evaluates each counties programs- mainly to make sure the information is accurate and all the paper work is being filled out properly.
Role of RD:
Fill out healthy history forms
Complete assessment
Create a nutrition care plan
Make referrals - high risk individuals and special formula needs
Name: Melissa Alfano, MS, RD, LD
Agency: Woman, Infants, and Children
Type of Program/Funding: Supplemental food and nutrition program
Who is eligible:
-pregnant women
-breastfeeding women
-infants
-children
-medicaid
--all must meet be at or below 185% of the U.S. poverty income guideline (before taxes) and have a "nutrition risk"
-Anemia, under/overweight, pregnancy complications or inappropriate nutrition practices.
Services:
- Nutrition education
- Breastfeeding education
- Supplemental foods
- Improves pregnancy outcomes
- Reduces infant mortality
- Provides infants and children with a healthy start
Funding: In Ohio, WIC is 100% federally funded
Monitor/Evaluation:
Every 2 years an RD from the state evaluates each counties programs- mainly to make sure the information is accurate and all the paper work is being filled out properly.
Role of RD:
Fill out healthy history forms
Complete assessment
Create a nutrition care plan
Make referrals - high risk individuals and special formula needs
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Tuesday, May 10th
Name: Office of Sustainability
Agency: Ohio University's composte facility and Ecohouse
Type of program/funding:
Funding
The majority of funding comes in the form of grant money.
Programs
They currently collect from 2 dining areas on campus (Central Food Facility and Shively Dining Hall). Both pre/post consumer waste is collected. In approximately 14 days OU converts the waste too Class II and Class IV composte. It is than used throughout campus for various landscaping projects and repair of the intramural fields,
Monitoring/Evaluation:
The composte is inspected for quality before the university uses it for any purpose.
Role of RD:
As an RD we maybe asked to help develop or expand a company or hospitals composting system. We need to have a strong understand of how composte is created and different options for how it can be recycled and reused.
Tuesday, May 8th
Name: Brittany Pangburn
Agency: Ohio State Extension Office - 4-H and civic engagement
Type of program/funding:
Funding
OSU and the county commission provides a percentage of funding, primarily for staffing. The 4-H(head, heart, health and hand) program also require a $5 fee which helps support the groups activities.
Programs
The program is divided into 3 branches: agriculture/natural resources, 4-H and family and consumer sciences. The 4-H program is involved in activities that promote growth and education. They perform community service projects and develop skills, like sewing, photography and public speaking.
Monitoring/Evaluation:
Many of there activities are monitored by professionals. For example, the livestock projects are monitored by a USDA quality control agent.
Role of RD:
RDs are needed with the develop of some of the projects run under the family and consumer sciences branch. Especially in the efforts of promoting community wellness.
Name: Brittany Pangburn
Agency: Ohio State Extension Office - 4-H and civic engagement
Type of program/funding:
Funding
OSU and the county commission provides a percentage of funding, primarily for staffing. The 4-H(head, heart, health and hand) program also require a $5 fee which helps support the groups activities.
Programs
The program is divided into 3 branches: agriculture/natural resources, 4-H and family and consumer sciences. The 4-H program is involved in activities that promote growth and education. They perform community service projects and develop skills, like sewing, photography and public speaking.
Monitoring/Evaluation:
Many of there activities are monitored by professionals. For example, the livestock projects are monitored by a USDA quality control agent.
Role of RD:
RDs are needed with the develop of some of the projects run under the family and consumer sciences branch. Especially in the efforts of promoting community wellness.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thursday, May 3rd
Name: Heidi Anderson
Agency: WellWorks
Type of program/funding:
Education and special events coordinator
-Health education for faculty, staff, and community members.
-Healthy Monday - themed articles related to health (ex. DIY laundry detergent)
Special events:
-Food Day participation - cooking demonstration at the farmers market.
-Winter gathering - local food partners exhibit their products.
-Walk for your cause
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) project
-Shade River Organic Farms - purchase a share of the farm and for 20 weeks you get a box of fresh vegetables
Funding
-Similar to WellWorks, membership fees pay for the majority of the events. There is also some funding from human resources.
Monitoring/Evaluation: Through written feedback by participants at events and through electronic surveys.
Name: Heidi Anderson
Agency: WellWorks
Type of program/funding:
Education and special events coordinator
-Health education for faculty, staff, and community members.
-Healthy Monday - themed articles related to health (ex. DIY laundry detergent)
Special events:
-Food Day participation - cooking demonstration at the farmers market.
-Winter gathering - local food partners exhibit their products.
-Walk for your cause
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) project
-Shade River Organic Farms - purchase a share of the farm and for 20 weeks you get a box of fresh vegetables
Funding
-Similar to WellWorks, membership fees pay for the majority of the events. There is also some funding from human resources.
Monitoring/Evaluation: Through written feedback by participants at events and through electronic surveys.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tuesday, May 2nd
Name: Janine Faber, Med, RD, LD
Agency: Meijer Healthy Living Program
Type of program/funding:
Community events - health fairs, expos, presentations, cooking demos
In-store events - disease management, taste of Meijer
Media - reoccurring radio and TV spots ($10 meals), social media
Publications - Healthy Living Naturally Magazine
Funded by sponsorships (different companies promote different products) under their marketing and promotion branch.
Purpose/mission: The goal of the Meijer Healthy Living program is to increase sales and promote customer loyalty by creating and communicating health solutions and product knowledge to shoppers.
Role of nutrition professional: There are a number of different registered dietitians on staff. They all bring a little different experience to the program. For example, one member has an exercise background so she is able to bring some of the physical fitness information. There is another member who has a history in grocery stores. They have created a team that is very well-rounded.
Name: Janine Faber, Med, RD, LD
Agency: Meijer Healthy Living Program
Type of program/funding:
Community events - health fairs, expos, presentations, cooking demos
In-store events - disease management, taste of Meijer
Media - reoccurring radio and TV spots ($10 meals), social media
Publications - Healthy Living Naturally Magazine
Funded by sponsorships (different companies promote different products) under their marketing and promotion branch.
Purpose/mission: The goal of the Meijer Healthy Living program is to increase sales and promote customer loyalty by creating and communicating health solutions and product knowledge to shoppers.
Role of nutrition professional: There are a number of different registered dietitians on staff. They all bring a little different experience to the program. For example, one member has an exercise background so she is able to bring some of the physical fitness information. There is another member who has a history in grocery stores. They have created a team that is very well-rounded.
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