SNEB Divisions
Divisions represent the special, focused interests of members and provide critical networking and educational opportunities for members. The specialized knowledge and opportunities can be seen in action through education sessions at the Annual Conference as well as throughout the year via SNEB's webinar program.
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Communications Division
Chairs: Joni Garcia, MS, RD;
The division of Communications promotes accurate and effective nutrition communication. Its goals are to link nutrition professionals from the many disciplines represented in SNEB with communication professionals to enhance the reach and effectiveness of nutrition educators, and to help establish SNEB as the premier authority on nutrition education and communication to the public. To reach these goals, the division works to enhance the visibility of SNEB, develop members' communications skills and expertise, and attract new members from among the media and others involved in communicating nutrition education.
Check out the Communications Division blog: Communicate Nutrition (and thanks to the University of Maryland College Park Dietetic Intership program for their contributions to the blog.)
Food and Nutrition Extension Education Division (FNEE)
Chair: Coleen Kaiser; Chair-elect: Julie Garden-Robinson
This division offers nutrition educators in the cooperative extension system the opportunity to share programming and research ideas, resources, and visions of the future. The members include extension professionals at the local, state, and national levels in the U.S. and Canada. The division presents a workshop at SNEB's Annual Conference that offers an opportunity to network with colleagues to improve program development, implementation, and evaluation skills. Division members support, encourage, and assist new extension professionals through a mentoring program. Check out the recording of our October webinar titled, "Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables."
Chair: Seung-Yeon Lee, PhD
The goal of this division is to provide a forum for SNEB members to network, stimulate research, and optimize nutrition-related quality of life for older adults through improved nutrition education and behavior and policy development.
The division strives to:
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Provide a forum for division members to share knowledge and resources to support nutrition educators interested in and/or working with aging populations; |
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Provide knowledge, skills and resources pertinent to healthy aging; |
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Provide a forum at the SNEB Annual Conference for professional development and discussion of issues related to older adults; |
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Promote SNEB's goals and strategic plan through division activities; |
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Foster policy development and leadership through SNEB's ACPP Subcommittee on Older Adults; |
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Determine the need for and develop and/or endorse position and policy papers supporting SNEB's direction for nutrition quality of life for older adults and nutrition education issues related to older adults; |
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Encourage publication of articles promoting healthy aging in JNEB; and |
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Establish partnerships with other agencies to promote nutrition quality of life for older adults. |
Healthy Aging Division Membership Brochure
Higher Education Division
Chair: Keiko Goto, PhD
The goal of the division is to provide individuals who teach nutrition in post-secondary settings the opportunity to network, share methodology, and research perspectives, and to stimulate research to improve the effectiveness of teaching. This goal is met through activities such as giving awards to students for outstanding research, sharing of curriculum ideas and materials, publishing a newsletter, and contributing to program ideas and speakers for the Annual Conference. Members represent a broad spectrum of programs that educate students, provide nutrition education services, and conduct nutrition education-related research.
SNEB Members - consider sharing your teaching resources or browse submitted resources for ideas.
International Nutrition Education Division (DINE)
Chair: Teresa Curtis; Chair-elect: Krisha Thiagarajah, MS, PhD
This division was created in response to an expressed need for a more international perspective and focus within the Society. A major mandate is the expansion of international membership and contribution of JNEB articles reflecting an international focus. Members are involved in nutrition communication, planning and program development, sustainable agriculture, food security, public health nutrition, community development, education and training, research, consumer advocacy, and public policy. Many work with ethnically diverse populations within their own countries and in a variety of settings around the world.
Click here to view the latest newsletter.
Click here to view the informational brochure on DINE
Nutrition Education for Children Division
Chair: Shadae Martin, BS; Chair-elect: Karla Shelnutt, PhD, RD
The division promotes communication, cooperation, and exchange of ideas among SNEB members interested in nutrition education for children and who provide and/or develop nutrition education materials and programs for children.
Click here to view the Nutrition Education for Children Division Best Practices.
Nutrition Education with Industry Division
Chair: Zena Edwards, MS, RD
This division includes SNEB members with broad-based educational and career experiences who promote excellence in nutrition education programs and projects sponsored by industry. Professionals working in academic, government, business, public relations, trade, and non-profit settings network, share research and resources and develop projects that fulfill SNEB's goals.
Public Health Nutrition Division
Chair: Kelly Morrison, RD, CSG,LDN; Chair-elect: Alicia Moag-Stahlberg, MS, RD
Individuals from a variety of settings, including community health organizations, schools of public health, universities, hospitals, government agencies, and others comprise this division. Members bring a mix of public health-related interests, including health communication, disease prevention, and health promotion, teaching, research and hunger. The division focuses on helping members exchange information, contribute to public policy issues relevant to all areas of public health nutrition, and seek opportunities with other partners to enhance nutrition education messages for the public.
Division Goals for 2011-2012
- Expand and sustain an active division that promotes public health practice and research.
- Sponsor session for 2012 SNEB Conference.
- Create Communications Committee for Division to assist with Newsletters and Webinar proposals.
- Sponsor at least one SNEB Webinar.
- Participate with ACPP in advocacy efforts to support policies that promote healthful public health systems.
- Promote research and community activities that promote public health.
- Provide educational opportunities for division members to grow and maintain professional knowledge and skills.
Click here for the latest newsletter.
Click here for a resource guide to Environmentally Based Nutrition Interventions [Provided by Public Health Nutrition (PHN) members Susanne Gregory and Angie Tagtow]
Social Marketing Division
Chair: Shailja Mathur; Chair-elect: Teresa Wagner, MS, RD, LD
This division was formed to promote social marketing principles to support improved food choices, physical activity, and opportunities for health. Social marketing is a research-based, audience-focused process designed to influence the behavior of the target audience to improve their health. A special emphasis is placed on people with limited financial resources. Division members come from a variety of disciplines committed to the nutritional health of people through the effective use of social marketing.
Click to download the Spring 2011 newsletter
Click here to download Using the 4Ps to Overcome Barriers to Behavior Change Case
The Social Marketing Division is hosted a webinar on Tuesday, December 6 "Listening to the Audience: Iowa Nutrition Network Social Marketing for 2012 and Beyond." Click for recording.
Sustainable Food Systems Division
Chair: Jacqueline Ehlert; Chair-elect: Julia Lapp, PhD, RD
The mission of this division is to promote food systems that are environmentally sound, socially just, economically viable and that produce quality food. The division supports leadership in advocacy, education and research through communications and networking among division members and with individuals and organizations in the public-at-large. Members receive newsletters and can participate in a listserv.
Click here to download our brochure.
Click here to download is the Guidelines to Increase the Use of Local Foods at Meetings brochure.
Weight Realities Division
Chair: Dawn Clifford; Chair-elect: Amy Ozier, PhD, RD
Mission: This division promotes the Health At Every Size® paradigm that advocates health and quality of life for individuals of all sizes and shapes.
Vision: Health professionals embrace a health-centered rather than a weight-centered approach to wellness.
More resources can be found in Nutrition Resources.
Click here to download a copy of the Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children position paper.
Click here to download the Weight Realities Division's Health At Every Size presentation.
Click here to download the Health At Every Size Pre- and Post- Understanding evaluation.
View the recorded webinar titled "Children and Weight: First Do No Harm" featuring Joanne Ikeda.
To become more involved in an SNEB division, visit www.sneb.org or call Andrea Roddy at 800.235.6690 or 317.328.4627..