scholarly journals SummerPalooza! Summits as a Strategy for Supporting Federal Summer Nutrition Programs (P04-027-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Soldavini ◽  
McCamy Holloway ◽  
Tamara Baker
Keyword(s):  
Food Service ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
The North ◽  
Nutrition Programs ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Snp Data ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Program Recognition ◽  
Public Instruction ◽  
Lunch Program

Abstract Objectives Federal Summer Nutrition Programs (SNP), including the Summer Food Service Program and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Seamless Summer Option, are highly underutilized compared with programs such as the NSLP. The North Carolina (NC) Department of Public Instruction and No Kid Hungry NC host annual SummerPalooza! Summits to support organizations and community partners in successfully operating and expanding the SNP. Summits include engaging presentations/activities, peer learning, and program recognition/celebration. In the fall of 2018, four regional summits were held. Our objective was to assess whether attendance at a 2018 SummerPalooza! Summit influenced participants’ intentions to engage in recommended SNP strategies. Methods We administered a retrospective pre/post evaluation questionnaire at the end of each summit. The questionnaire asked for level of agreement (completely agree to completely disagree) with information learned during the summits. Change in likelihood of engaging in recommended strategies was measured using a four-point Likert scale that ranged from very likely to very unlikely. We calculated frequencies and means and used paired t tests to assess change from before to after the summits. Results A total of 232 individuals attended a SummerPalooza! Summit and 205 evaluation questionnaires were completed. Ninety-eight % of participants completely or somewhat agreed that they learned about new resources, gained ideas for potential new partners, and gained ideas for potential new strategies to implement in future summers. There was a significant increase (P < .0001) from before to after the summits in intention to use the recommended strategies next summer for all strategies assessed, including reaching out to a new potential partner, talking with an elected official, offering enrichment activities, encouraging others to support the SNP, promoting the SNP to children and families, using NC SNP marketing materials and resources, and referring to/sharing County Profiles with SNP data. Conclusions The SummerPalooza! Summits were successful at helping participants learn about new ideas and increasing the likelihood that they use recommended strategies for successfully operating and expanding the SNP. Other states should consider using the SummerPalooza! Summit model for supporting the SNP. Funding Sources None.

Tracing Temperature Patterns of Cut Leafy Greens during Service in North Carolina School Food Service

2014 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 1495-1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELLEN M. THOMAS ◽  
BENJAMIN CHAPMAN ◽  
LEE-ANN JAYKUS ◽  
TREVOR PHISTER
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Food Service ◽  
School Lunch ◽  
School Food ◽  
Leafy Greens ◽  
School Food Service ◽  
The North ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
School Lunch Programs ◽  
Lunch Program

Contaminated fresh produce has been increasingly identified as a cause of foodborne illnesses. Because of concerns about pathogen growth on these food items at retail, the 2009 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Code established that cut leafy greens (lettuce, spinach, spring mix, cabbage, arugula, and kale) must have time and temperature controls for safety and hence should be kept at refrigerated temperatures (5°C or lower). The purpose of this study was to determine the temperature profiles of cut leafy greens in single-serving clamshell containers provided as part of the North Carolina School Lunch Program and to compare the two policies that North Carolina has in place to control the temperature of these products (the 3-day rule and time in lieu of temperature). Temperatures were recorded with data loggers in 24 schools during a 3-day period. In all cases, substantial temperature variability was found for these products, including temperatures above 5°C for at least 1 h on each of the 3 days. In some cases, temperatures reached above 5°C for more than 3 h throughout the serving time. The results demonstrate the importance of developing a protocol for continuous temperature monitoring of leafy greens served in school lunch programs.

scholarly journals Genome-wide SNPs redefines species boundaries and conservation units in the freshwater mussel genus Cyprogenia of North America

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Seok Kim ◽  
Kevin J. Roe
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Freshwater Mussel ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Genetic Structuring ◽  
The North ◽  
Snp Data ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Significant Difference

AbstractDetailed information on species delineation and population genetic structure is a prerequisite for designing effective restoration and conservation strategies for imperiled organisms. Phylogenomic and population genomic analyses based on genome-wide double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD-Seq) data has identified three allopatric lineages in the North American freshwater mussel genus Cyprogenia. Cyprogenia stegaria is restricted to the Eastern Highlands and displays little genetic structuring within this region. However, two allopatric lineages of C. aberti in the Ozark and Ouachita highlands exhibit substantial levels (mean uncorrected FST = 0.368) of genetic differentiation and each warrants recognition as a distinct evolutionary lineage. Lineages of Cyprogenia in the Ouachita and Ozark highlands are further subdivided reflecting structuring at the level of river systems. Species tree inference and species delimitation in a Bayesian framework using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) data supported results from phylogenetic analyses, and supports three species of Cyprogenia over the currently recognized two species. A comparison of SNPs generated from both destructively and non-destructively collected samples revealed no significant difference in the SNP error rate, quality and amount of ddRAD sequence reads, indicating that nondestructive or trace samples can be effectively utilized to generate SNP data for organisms for which destructive sampling is not permitted.

scholarly journals Genome-wide sequence-based genotyping supports a nonhybrid origin of Castanea alabamensis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Taylor Perkins ◽  
Tetyana Zhebentyayeva ◽  
Paul H. Sisco ◽  
J. Hill Craddock
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Distinct Group ◽  
Morphological Diversity ◽  
Hybrid Origin ◽  
Putative Hybrid ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
The North ◽  
Snp Data ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Conservation Concern

AbstractThe genus Castanea in North America contains multiple tree and shrub taxa of conservation concern. The two species within the group, American chestnut (Castanea dentata) and chinquapin (C. pumila sensu lato), display remarkable morphological diversity across their distributions in the eastern United States and southern Ontario. Previous investigators have hypothesized that hybridization between C. dentata and C. pumila has played an important role in generating morphological variation in wild populations. A putative hybrid taxon, Castanea alabamensis, was identified in northern Alabama in the early 20th century; however, the question of its hybridity has been unresolved. We tested the hypothesized hybrid origin of C. alabamensis using genome-wide sequence-based genotyping of C. alabamensis, all currently recognized North American Castanea taxa, and two Asian Castanea species at >100,000 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci. With these data, we generated a high-resolution phylogeny, tested for admixture among taxa, and analyzed population genetic structure of the study taxa. Bayesian clustering and principal components analysis provided no evidence of admixture between C. dentata and C. pumila in C. alabamensis genomes. Phylogenetic analysis of genome-wide SNP data indicated that C. alabamensis forms a distinct group within C. pumila sensu lato. Our results are consistent with the model of a nonhybrid origin for C. alabamensis. Our finding of C. alabamensis as a genetically and morphologically distinct group within the North American chinquapin complex provides further impetus for the study and conservation of the North American Castanea species.

Port Policies: Seaport Planning around the North Atlantic, 1850-1939

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis R. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Maritime Economy ◽  
The North ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Final Essay

This final essay explores the proposal of an integrated ports policy in the North Atlantic. It describes a proposed Canadian national ports policy, and attempts to explain why it never came to pass. It also looks to the developments of the rest of the North Atlantic in regard to ports policy, and asserts that in general, there has never been a true attempt to instate it. Author Lewis R. Fischer presents both sides of the argument for and against national ports policy, and concludes by suggesting that ports have traditionally been one of the most poorly governed sectors of the maritime economy, but that new ideas and new avenues of governance can significantly alter this.

An Evaluation of Elementary School Nutrition Practices and Policies in a Southern Illinois County

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Sherry
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Health ◽  
Food Service ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Southern Illinois ◽  
Nutrition Programs ◽  
School Health Program ◽  
Nutrition Practices ◽  
Food Service Managers ◽  
Service Managers

The purpose of this study is to assess elementary school nutrition programs in a rural county in southern Illinois. The researcher interviewed the food service managers of eight schools and completed the School Health Index (SHI) based on their responses. Eighty-seven percent of the schools did not have venues such as vending machines outside the cafeteria. Three food service managers stated that from 75% to 80% of the students in the district ate lunch in the cafeteria. The SHI corresponds to the eight components of a coordinated school health program; nutrition services are just one of the eight components. The SHI is a tool that can be used to identify strengths and weaknesses in the nutrition program. It covers items from healthy, low-fat choices to food preparation and cafeteria practices. School nurses can work with teachers and food service personnel to create nutrition programs and a curriculum related to healthy nutrition practices.

scholarly journals Nutrition in Practice: A Shift from Nutrition Education Alone to Incorporation Into Medical Students’ Food Choices

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 598-598
Author(s):  
JuliSu DiMucci-Ward ◽  
Demetri Tsiolkas ◽  
Elizabeth Zipprer,
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Purchasing Behavior ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Product Loss ◽  
Product Inventory

Abstract Objectives This study aims to show that if provided healthy food options in the on-campus canteen, medical students will develop healthier eating habits. Methods A mixed methods approach was utilized to conduct primary market research which look at the purchasing behavior of medical students, and faculty. The inventory offered in the school canteen, was tracked from 2016 through the first fifteen weeks of 2019. The data from the vendor listed the food items into 9 categories: bottled beverages, candy, general merchandise, ice cream, juice, large snacks, milk, non-carb beverage, and pastry. Of these categories, the top 10 sales for each year were obtained. This study included customer survey data, suggestion box data and product inventory data from the vendor. The customer input was summarized and shared with the vendor in the spring of 2018. The vendor accommodated the medical school customers in all the food and beverage options available for purchase beginning in the next stocking cycle. These changes were implemented over the following three months, despite early food service institutional barriers. Results Utilizing the vendor's product inventory excel spread sheets records of sales, product loss, and cost over a three-year period basic statistical analysis indicated that despite an initial drop in sales healthier foods began to trend in the highest sales categories. The foods and beverages that were suggested by students were shown to have been bought more abundantly and frequently after the changes to the canteen were made. Of the nine categories that were analyzed, the beverages showed the most dramatic changes from unhealthy to healthy choices; the sales of healthy beverages increased by 17% over the study period. Interestingly, there was an overall increase in the canteen's total profit in the last year of this study compared to the two previous years. Conclusions Students as active participants, when provided healthier food and beverage options demonstrated purchasing behavior indicating a desire to consume the healthier foods. This will be invaluable in the practice of medicine, as it is more efficacious to educate and motivate patients who need instruction regarding their nutritional needs if the providers are already living by that example. Funding Sources None

scholarly journals Baseline Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Purchases at Indiana Elementary Schools for Power up with Produce Team Nutrition Intervention Study (P04-140-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Isaacs ◽  
Jamie Simko ◽  
Elizabeth Foland ◽  
Olivia Houchin ◽  
Stephanie Dickinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Dark Green ◽  
Service Managers

Abstract Objectives To determine if student school meal item purchases at two groups of schools are equivalent at the beginning of a study designed to promote healthy fruit and vegetable attitudes and eating behaviors. Methods Pairs of rural Indiana elementary schools were recruited from each of 5 strata, created based on geographic locale and school size, and were assigned to control (CON) or intervention (INT) group in a cluster RCT in Fall 2018. Food service managers provided food production records that itemized quantities of student fruit and vegetable purchases for 19 days. Fruit, total vegetables, and vegetable subgroups purchases were compared after log transformation using hierarchical linear modeling (level 1 = meal day, level 2 = schools, α = 0.05) with SAS ver9.4. Results For breakfast, negligible amounts of vegetables were served and mean purchases of fruits were not different with 0.77 ± 0.30 cup/student/meal at INT schools and 0.62 ± 0.20 cup/student/meal at CON schools (P = 0.400). At lunch, fruit consumption was also not different with mean fruit at 0.49 ± 0.10 cup/student/meal at INT schools and 0.48 ± 0.16 cup/student/meal at INT schools. (P = 0.722). Total vegetables were different with 0.67 ± 0.25 and 0.37 ± 0.19 cup/student/meal, for INT and CON, respectively (P = 0.001). Vegetable subgroups were not different for dark green (0.12 ± 0.22, 0.07 ± 0.08 cup/student/meal, for INT and CON respectively, P = 0.540), red/orange (INT = 0.12 ± 0.23 and CON = 0.08 ± 0.09 cup/student/meal, P = 0.688) legumes (INT = 0.07 ± 0.19 and CON = 0.02 ± 0.06 cup/student/meal, P = 0.056), and “others” (INT = 0.09 ± 0.19 and CON = 0.08 ± 0.11 cup/student/meal, P = 0.336), but were different for the starchy subgroup (INT = 0.26 ± 0.29 and CON = 0.11 ± 0.18 cups/student/meal, P = 0.025). Conclusions Overall, at baseline, students did not purchase different amounts of fruits at breakfast or lunch, or vegetables at lunch, except in the case of the starchy subgroup at lunch, which were higher at the intervention schools. This increase in the starchy subgroup then significantly contributed to an increased total vegetables/student/lunch meal purchased at intervention schools. Funding Sources Supported by USDA TEAM Nutrition.

Pushing the Boundaries of the Merovingian World

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Bonnie Effros ◽  
Isabel Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Study ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Religious Texts ◽  
New Era ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
The North ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Church

Long overshadowed by historiographical traditions that dismissed these centuries as an era of decline, or transition, the Merovingian period has emerged as a field of study in its own right. At the intersection of many different fields of study including textual analysis, archaeology, environmental study, and insights drawn from new scientific techniques, we are able to see the inhabitants of Merovingian Gaul in new ways and in the context of a larger world of connections and influences—from Europe to Byzantium—and as a destination of trade routes from across the North Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. We see the contribution of new ideas from abroad, the diversity of peoples active in Merovingian Gaul, communication, administration, and the law. Archaeology allows us to discern the Merovingian-built environment, providing a better understanding of life in cities and in the countryside, and of connections to trade and supply. Excavations at religious sites provide context for the religious practices and spiritual environment enshrined in religious texts and devotional works, revealing the changing aesthetic environment. These perspectives enhance and refine traditional views about religious groups and the church, Christian practice, orthodoxy, spiritual life, death, and the afterlife. Far from viewing the period as one of decline or stagnation, new scholarly approaches are opening up the field of Merovingian studies to a new era of vitality.

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