Nutrition Mission--A Multimedia Educational Tool for Youth Grades 4 - 6

Nutrition Mission is a multimedia educational CD-ROM with an accompanying Web site designed to teach 4th - 6th grade students about making healthy food and activity choices. The CD-ROM incorporates a rich learning environment using graphics, audio, video, and interactive animations to excite students and make learning about nutrition fun. The CD includes lessons about the food guide pyramid, food labels, nutrient density, fast foods, snacking, physical activity, and food science experiments. Preliminary data indicates that the majority of youth acquire knowledge and skills related to foods, nutrition, and physical activity

Dietary Changes by Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Graduates Are Independent of Program Delivery Method

Dietary changes of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) graduates who participated in either individual or group education sessions were assessed. Paraprofessionals administered the Homemaker\u27s 24-Hour Food Recall to EFNEP graduates. EFNEP graduates significantly improved the number of servings consumed from the grains, vegetables, dairy, and meat and meat alternates food groups. Graduates also significantly increased total calories consumed, dietary fiber intake, as well as iron, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6 intake. These results were independent of method of nutrition education. Further research should determine the reasons why group instruction is as effective as individual instruction

Family and Consumer Sciences Focus on the Human Dimension: The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Example

The history of family and consumer sciences (FCS) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is discussed with an emphasis on the critical importance of the human dimension. EFNEP\u27s focus on people, education for change, accountability, strategic partnerships, and public value are highlighted as an example and model for Extension and FCS programs in general. Future FCS success and sustainability depends on ensuring continued attention to the human dimension, while also addressing workforce, societal, and technological developments.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/1251/thumbnail.jp

Program Development and Implementation for South Carolina Youth through Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

The Expanded Food Nutrition and Education Program (EFNEP) is a federally-funded program that aims at informing and educating limited-resource children, youth, and families in developing and maintaining a nutritionally sound diet, and a physically active lifestyle. Many of the intervention programs implemented through Youth EFNEP are created to be part of an existing school curriculum or as an after-school program. Currently, few programs exist that allow for easy transferability of these already existing curriculums to a summer camp setting.Therefore, the purpose of our Creative Inquiry was to develop the students\u27 abilities to design and implement a Nutrition Education program for youth audiences in a community setting. Students\u27 responsibilities comprised the analysis of lesson structure for grades K-12, development of lesson materials, implementation of the nutrition education lessons with youth audiences from surrounding community areas, and the application of Youth EFNEP evaluation tools.The 8-lesson curriculum is being pilot-tested during the fall of 2014 and spring of 2015 at Littlejohn Community Center in Clemson. The students have taken a leading role in the implementation of the nutrition education activities at the center, acquired the skills to work with low income audiences and have been actively providing the necessary feedback to improve the quality and content of the curriculum, so that one day it becomes a tool that can be used nationwide in summer camps by Youth EFNEP educators

Measuring Exercise Capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Physiotherap

Oral history interview with Vera Cason, 2008 Aug. 6

Vera M. Cason was born on December 18, 1898 in West Point, Indiana. Her father worked for the railroad out of Logansport, Indiana and she went to Hagerstown High School, before returning to West Point. She taught elementary school for twelve years in the Tippecanoe County Schools as well as at Morton School (now closed and the facility is a local Community Center). Cason is the widow of F. Lynn Cason, who served for twenty four years as the director of the University Placement Service (now the Center for Career Opportunities, CCO). She talks about her involvement with the University, from clubs such as the Purdue Womens Club and attendance at athletic events especially football and basketball. Their home was adjacent to Dean Potter and the two families shared many Purdue activities. When she celebrated her 100th birthday she was a guest at a home basketball game during Gene Keady's tenure as Head Coach. She sat behind the players and had a wonderful time

Patent Clustering Program and Business Strategies for an Ultrasonic Dissector in Taiwan

As minimally invasive surgery becomes increasingly popular for certain surgeries, the applicable tools have become more important and widespread. Our sponsor, Summed Taiwan, seeks to expand their global market share and increase the overall functional value of their ultrasonic dissector device, which they produce under their subsidiary Maxima. Our project researched the current market in South Korea and helped automate the process of grouping patents to aid Maxima’s R&D team. The team created a strategic matrix to facilitate Maxima’s expansion to South Korea, outlining a plan to solve the problems the company is currently facing, as well as a patent clustering algorithm capable of grouping thousands of patents to allow Summed to find related patents to a specific technology more efficiently

Dietary Changes by Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Graduates Are Independent of Program Delivery Method

Dietary changes of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) graduates who participated in either individual or group education sessions were assessed. Paraprofessionals administered the Homemaker\u27s 24-Hour Food Recall to EFNEP graduates. EFNEP graduates significantly improved the number of servings consumed from the grains, vegetables, dairy, and meat and meat alternates food groups. Graduates also significantly increased total calories consumed, dietary fiber intake, as well as iron, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6 intake. These results were independent of method of nutrition education. Further research should determine the reasons why group instruction is as effective as individual instruction