Public Policy Plenary Session

On behalf of the SNE Advisory Council for Public Policy Child Nutrition Reauthorization Subcommittee, we thank you for participanting in the Policy Plenary Session, Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2009—Nutrition Education & Promotion in Schools.  This informative session took place on Tuesday, July 14th from 3:30 to 5:00 pm at the Sheraton New Orleans during SNE’s 42 nd Annual Conference, Food Security: Local to Global!

Session Agenda

• Fern Gale Estrow will introduce the session and speakers (5-8 minutes)
• Margo Wooton will provide a brief background on the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization and discuss some of the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity’s (NANA) coalition building strategies (15 minutes)
• Fern will moderate a discussion between panelists: Margo, Tracy Fox, Marilyn Briggs, Reggie Felton, Isobel Contento, and Judy Schure. Participants will also be able to ask questions and provide feedback during this time. (~60 minutes)
• Tracy will conclude the session with action oriented steps for attendees to help advance nutrition education and promotion for children and adolescents (~ 8 minutes)

Thank you for your participation in the upcoming plenary session and in helping to advance nutrition education and promotion for children and adolescents!

SNE ACPP CNR Subcommittee

Marilyn Briggs, MS, RD

University of California , Davis

Fern Gale Estrow, MS, RD, CDN

The FGE Food & Nutrition Team

Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD

NIH-UNC Interdisciplinary Obesity Center

Loris Freier , MS , RD

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

Tracy Fox, MPH, RD

Food, Nutrition, & Policy Consultants, LLC

Geraldine Henchy

Food Research & Action Center

Jennifer Mosack

Michigan State University

Judy Schure, MS

CDE Nutrition Unit

Kat Soltanmorad, RD

Orange Unified School District

Session Materials

• Speaker Bios

• SNE Recommendations for CNR
• SNE Fact Sheet for CNR
• SNE State of Nutrition Education and Promotion 2009 Report and Executive Summary
• SNE State of Nutrition Education and Promotion 2009 Press Release
• CNR July 2009 Plenary Session Presentation

Other CNR materials can be found at the SNE in Action web page. Scan the list for CNR relevant materials and continue to visit the site for emerging materials.

NANA Recommendations and materials:

• http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/cnr_recommendations_2009.pdf
• http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/priority_nutritionprogram.html )
• NANA Advocacy Tips
• NANA Presentation at SNE Annual Conference
• Team Nutrition Letter of Support

Other Resources

• National School Board Association Efforts to Improve Child Nutrition
• National School Board Association Hierarchy of School District Hiring Priorities Model