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Sugar In School Breakfasts: A School District's Perspective, Jennifer G. Lengyel Ms, Rdn, Ld, Nan Cramer Rdn, Ld, Amanda Oceguera Ms, Rdn, Ld, Lana Pigao Ma, Houston Independent School District, Nutrition Services Department Dec 2015

Sugar In School Breakfasts: A School District's Perspective, Jennifer G. Lengyel Ms, Rdn, Ld, Nan Cramer Rdn, Ld, Amanda Oceguera Ms, Rdn, Ld, Lana Pigao Ma, Houston Independent School District, Nutrition Services Department

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

A recent series of emails and phone calls from parents concerned about the sugar content of Houston Independent School District’s school breakfasts revealed that a new issue had risen to the surface. This prompted us to look closely at the sugar content of our breakfast items. School districts participating in the National School Breakfast Program follow a strict set of nutritional regulations set forth by the USDA under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 in response to the childhood obesity epidemic. HHFKA made significant changes to the breakfast meal pattern, but did not set standards for the …


Student Pharmacist Service-Learning In Western Kenya: The Implementation Of Electronic Prescription Entry, Aubrie Wnek, Gabrielle Schmitt, Jennifer Miller, Jessica Reiter, Jeremy Rife Aug 2015

Student Pharmacist Service-Learning In Western Kenya: The Implementation Of Electronic Prescription Entry, Aubrie Wnek, Gabrielle Schmitt, Jennifer Miller, Jessica Reiter, Jeremy Rife

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Purdue pharmacy students implemented a project incorporating electronic prescription entry in a rural HIV clinic pharmacy in Kitale, Kenya. Students evaluated the impact of electronic pharmacy inventory management as well as the effects on patient wait time for prescriptions. Primary outcomes included accuracy and efficiency of Kenyan pharmacy staff prescription entry. At the end of the project, students found a decrease in prescription errors as well as an increase in the speed of entry. The Kenyan pharmacy staff had few computer skills, yet after three months of using the system, the staff had improved overall patient care as well as …


The Legal Status Of Charter Schools In State Statutory Law, Preston C. Green Iii, Bruce D. Baker, Joseph O. Oluwole Jun 2015

The Legal Status Of Charter Schools In State Statutory Law, Preston C. Green Iii, Bruce D. Baker, Joseph O. Oluwole

University of Massachusetts Law Review

Given the recent increase in charter schools as an alternative to the traditional public education system, this Article explores the legal status and position of charter schools. Charter schools exhibit many characteristics of private schools, particularly in terms of management, but also retain many public school features. Thus, this Article explores areas of the law where charter schools were either classified as public or private in terms of state statutes or regulations, discussing recent and some pending litigation. First, this Article discusses whether charter schools, charter school boards and officials, or educational management organizations which manage charter schools are entitled …


Untitled, Tim Sharp Apr 2015

Untitled, Tim Sharp

The Echo

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Crossed, Laura Krueger Apr 2015

Crossed, Laura Krueger

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Exploring, Graham Browning Apr 2015

Exploring, Graham Browning

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Tiger Illustration, Iliana Taylor Apr 2015

Tiger Illustration, Iliana Taylor

The Echo

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Sight Unseen, Kathleen Faulkner Apr 2015

Sight Unseen, Kathleen Faulkner

The Echo

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Love On Loan, Aubrey Connors Apr 2015

Love On Loan, Aubrey Connors

The Echo

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Poetry From The Porcelain Throne, Raleigh Fowler Apr 2015

Poetry From The Porcelain Throne, Raleigh Fowler

The Echo

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Inquiry | Inquisition, Jake Crouse Apr 2015

Inquiry | Inquisition, Jake Crouse

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Apology From The Mind Of The Uncreative, Hayden Arrington Apr 2015

Apology From The Mind Of The Uncreative, Hayden Arrington

The Echo

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A Nice Cool Bath, Noah Zimmerman Apr 2015

A Nice Cool Bath, Noah Zimmerman

The Echo

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Masterpiece, Mary Shelton Hornsby Apr 2015

Masterpiece, Mary Shelton Hornsby

The Echo

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Would You Like To Have It?, Margaret Shelton Apr 2015

Would You Like To Have It?, Margaret Shelton

The Echo

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Dead House, Sabrina Boone Apr 2015

Dead House, Sabrina Boone

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Our Time, Cory Bailey Apr 2015

Our Time, Cory Bailey

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Blaze, Luke Christie Apr 2015

Blaze, Luke Christie

The Echo

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Finding Myself: Macchu Piccu, Victoria Ferrer Apr 2015

Finding Myself: Macchu Piccu, Victoria Ferrer

The Echo

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I Know Why The Caged Bird Dusts, Ivy White Apr 2015

I Know Why The Caged Bird Dusts, Ivy White

The Echo

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Space Jam, Kristen Murdaugh Apr 2015

Space Jam, Kristen Murdaugh

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Brooklyn Bridge, Zach Wong Apr 2015

Brooklyn Bridge, Zach Wong

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Stage View, Abigail Macdougall Apr 2015

Stage View, Abigail Macdougall

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Regard, Amy Poon Apr 2015

Regard, Amy Poon

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Emotion Study Ii, Aaron Blake Navarro Apr 2015

Emotion Study Ii, Aaron Blake Navarro

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Emotion Study I, Aaron Blake Navarro Apr 2015

Emotion Study I, Aaron Blake Navarro

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Neighborhood In Capetown, Cassie Wodecki Apr 2015

Neighborhood In Capetown, Cassie Wodecki

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Windy City, Eric Clammage Apr 2015

Windy City, Eric Clammage

The Echo

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Kiko, Allison Shoemaker Apr 2015

Kiko, Allison Shoemaker

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Mother Earth I, Aaron Blake Navarro Apr 2015

Mother Earth I, Aaron Blake Navarro

The Echo

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