Nutrition Education in Food Banks Webinar

Posted by on June 24, 2013

A Flavorful Pairing: Nutrition Education in Food Banks Webinar
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Register now for this 1-hour webinar; free to Academy members! The webinar is limited to the first 1000 participants.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
1:00 p.m. (Central)
11:00 a.m. (Pacific)

In this fifth webinar of a series, learn the value of nutrition education in food banks and the potential to change eating behaviors among participants. Understand the history of nutrition education in food banks and effective nutrition education plans for the future. Get ideas for how you can provide nutrition education in food banks.

Learning Objectives
Participants should be able to:

Describe the purpose of nutrition education in food banks.
Identify at least one effective nutrition education program in food banks.
Name one nutrition education program you can use in your local food bank.

Presenters

Michelle Berger Marshall, MS, RD, LD
Director of Nutrition
Feeding America
Michelle Berger Marshall oversees the FOF partnership with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the National Dairy Council and other nutrition projects and initiatives to increase healthy food access, raise awareness of food insecurity as a public health issue and support nutrition education throughout the Feeding America network.
Taryn Glidewell
Nutrition Services Manager
Harvesters—The Community Food Network
Taryn Glidewell is the manager of the Nutrition Department at Harvesters. She holds a degree in Family Development and Human Services from Kansas State University and has worked in the non-profit sector for 18 years.

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