Oct. 24, 2003Oct. 24, 2003
Programs
Missouri Foundation for Health
funds diabetes prevention grant
"Jump Into Action," a program to help prevent Type 2 diabetes in elementary school children, will reach 40,000 fifth-grade students in 25 counties during the next three years, thanks to a $690,699 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health.
Teams in 300 schools, consisting of the school nurses, physical education teachers and classroom teachers, will use a curriculum developed through the Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Department of Health Diabetes Council to improve children's knowledge and behaviors to prevent diabetes. Using a train-the-trainer approach, school teams will be trained by representatives of the UO/E Nutritional Sciences Department at UMC; the Department of Health and Senior Services' Missouri School Age Children's Health Services Program; and the Missouri Association for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Curriculum training will begin in February 2004. Counties where the project will be implemented: Audrain, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Franklin, Howard, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Scott and Washington.
Project funds will support 0.1 FTE of 10 regional nutrition specialists: Cindy Fauser, Maude Harris, Damaris Karanja, Judy Lueders, Kathy Lyons, Jennifer Mayfield, Vera Nichols, Linda Rellergert, Mary Schroepfer and Lynda Zimmerman. MU Extension associate nutrition specialist Ann Cohen is serving as project manager. Candy Gabel, MU Extension associate nutrition specialist, and Steve Ball, MU Extension nutrition specialist, are co-project managers.
Proposals are being sought for the CSREES CYFAR Conference, May 11-14, 2004, in Seattle. The deadline is Nov.12.
Conference organizers are seeking workshop, computer lab, poster presentation and share fair sessions for each of the eight focus areas to be addressed at the conference: technology application, sustainability strategies, institutionalization and organizational implications, evaluation strategies, sessions appropriate for teen participation, health programs, after-school programming and research data.
Individuals should provide a brief abstract on how the proposed session:
Proposals may be submitted online. Individuals will be notified of their acceptance by Dec. 16.
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