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Ways To Healthier Teenage Years, David Troelsch

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This educational handout seeks to offer simple ways to improve an eating lifestyle. Through simple changes in lifestyle, like reading a nutrition label, a teenage girl can take control of her nutrition and have a healthy life. Another way to improve health easily is choosing a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. Again, a simple thing that any teenager can accomplish, this provides a better chance for the necessary vitamins and minerals to be consumed throughout the teenage years. All of these simple solutions will also help set teenagers up for a successful and healthy adult life as well, …

What Are The Effects Of Nutrition Counseling Intervention On The Renal Labs (Bun, Creatinine, Gfr) Among Mexican American Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3-4 At 1 Month, 3 Months And 6 Months?, Laura Rosales

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This is a quantitative quasi-experiment that will use purposive sampling to recruit the Mexican American adult patients diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Stages 1 and 2 and have not been diagnosed with Diabetes or received nutrition intervention for CKD^. The purpose of this research is to identify at what stage nutrition counseling has a significant result on renal labs from patients diagnosed with CKD. The data from this research would provide information needed for medical providers to use in their treatment course for their patients with CKD.

Nutrition Education For The Dental Hygienist: An Intervention Using An Online Curriculum, Lindsy Rhead

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This submission includes an abstract and poster for a proposed nutrition education intervention for dental hygiene students. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of an online applied nutrition course in improving nutrition knowledge and confidence levels in dental hygienists.

Jane’S Guide To Achieving A Healthy Weight, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout is a simple guide to assist a female teenager in reducing and maintaining a healthy weight for her age. It includes tips on how many calories to consume, how to make healthier nutrition choices, and also other non-nutrition related suggestions for increasing physical activity.

School Lunch Standard Adherence And The Effects On Body Mass Index For 3rd-5th Grade Elementary School Children, Cliff Coggins

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This submission is an IRB Protocol design to assess the effect of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in accordance with the Nation School Lunch Program on 3rd-5th grade children from two separate schools. The study will measure fruit and vegetable intake as well as the correlation with BMI z-score over the course of the SY 18-19.

Creating Success With Prediabetes: A Healthy Defaults Guide, Sarah E. Deitz

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This pamphlet helps to inform adult individuals who are pre-diabetic on how they can lower their risk for the future development of diabetes are included. Action steps, healthy defaults, and the risk factors for pre-diabetes/diabetes. It is not solely intended for those who are pre-diabetic; it could also be helpful for those who are overweight or obese with or without a family history of diabetes. The pamphlet's intended use would be for nutrition education in the outpatient, inpatient, or private setting.

Mexican Food And Culture Fact Sheet, Mallory Doolan

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This fact sheet informs the audience about Mexican food traditions, culture, and cuisine. Staple foods, significant holidays and dishes, and typical food customs are discussed. Traditional health beliefs and current food practices are also discussed.

Native American Food And Culture Fact Sheet, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout informs the audience about a variety of traditional eating patterns of Native Americans and how those have transitioned over time. Foods that were historically incorporated into common meals were discussed.

Immune-Boosting Nutritional Strategies For Collegiate Athlete: How-To Pamphlet, Lyndie Kelley

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This handout is designed to inform collegiate athletes about various nutritional strategies that can provide a positive boost to their immune system during their competitive season. Collegiate athletes are a population that tends to experience high levels of both acute and chronic illness, especially upper respiratory-related infections due to poor nutrition, poor rest and recovery and tendencies to over-train. The amount of high-intensity training sessions that occur in succession can lead to chronic immunosuppression in collegiate athletes. Chronic or acute Illness can lead to missed training or competitive opportunities and can negatively influence a student-athlete’s success and overall health.

The Food And Culture Of Haiti, Sarah E. Deitz

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This fact sheet allows the reader to learn about the staple foods and dishes of Haitian cuisine. Trends and health beliefs of the Haitian culture are briefly discussed and defined. The information is intended to help nutrition professionals have a better understanding of Haitian people by learning about their food and nutrition customs.

Corporate Balance Connection Nutrition Campaign, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This infographic informs the audience of the Corporate Balance Connection campaign and would be a tool utilized on the campaign website, social media platforms, and as a physical advertisement handout.

Nutrition Campaign, Brittany Taylor-Whitmer

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This infographic outlines the need for a campaign to educate the public (primarily 25-35 year old) on nutrition fear mongering and how to recognize it.

The Risks You Toss When Getting Lean, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout illustrates the risks associated with overweight and obesity as well as evidence for how losing weight can reduce these risks. This is meant to be a motivational handout for those looking to improve their health through weight loss. The information in this handout is completely evidence-based and cites the articles from which each fact came so as to provide additional reading materials for those looking to learn more about their health and the benefits of losing weight.

Cardiac Rehab: Heart Healthy Eating Made Easy, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout serves as an introduction to three main concepts of heart healthy eating. These concepts include increasing fiber intake, decreasing sodium consumption and considering following an evidence-based heart-healthy eating pattern.

Obesity With Change, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout depicts the top 10 tips for prevention and treatment of obesity in children and adolescents. There is information that can be useful for anyone to understand and use. Programs are available on an individuals’ need for their health and weight status. Nutrition is important for the body, as well as preventing increased health risk. Treatment options can range from programs, medications, therapy, and counseling. There are other options to use for treatment besides going for surgery; that is only the last option if the individual is severely obese. Exercising can also help children and adolescents know that it …

How To Be A Healthy You, Sean Cairns

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The handout identifies what being overweight or obese is, what a healthy weight looks like, steps to get to a healthy weight, and how to maintain that healthy weight. The handout also gives additional resources on food lists, food budgeting tips, food assistance programs, website/app that will help with grocery shopping, budgeting, recipes and cooking techniques.

Eating Right For A Healthy Smile!, K. Michelle Head

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This printable handout discusses easy-to-follow tips for mothers and their children to observe for healthy eating and drinking habits (aka “healthy defaults”) for good oral hygiene. The tri-fold also addresses the benefits good oral health has on whole-body wellness and the risks that are associated with poor diet on oral health. The handout is intended to provide mothers with quick and easy tips that feel effortless that will improve her own health, and her children.

Food And Culture; Views And Patterns Of Nutrition In Cuba, Elizabeth Westfeldt

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This fact sheet is designed to educate nutrition professionals about the nutrition and cultural identity of Cuba through food. Traditional Cuban foods, recipes and social patterns around eating. Present historical health beliefs and implications on health prospect. Assess growing health concerns in response to influx of processed foods and post Cuban Revolution rationing. Includes Cuban-American culture and health statistics. This fact sheet is designed to meet an eight-grade literacy level to serve as an educational tool for diverse populations.

Obesity, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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This handout gives general information about the basics of obesity, what it is and some treatment options that may be presented by a clinician or nutrition professional.

Jamaican Food And Culture Fact Sheet, Lauren Deipolyi

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This handout seeks to inform people about Jamaican food traditions. Different Jamaican dishes, cultural practices and health beliefs are explained.

Traditional Filipino Food: Food And Culture Fact Sheet, Shara Vickers

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A student-designed food and culture fact sheet.

This handout provides the reader with an overview of traditional and culturally significant food served in the Philippines. It also addresses Filipino immigration and the dietary habits of Filipino-Americans. It addresses staple foods, traditional and common dishes, cooking methods and health beliefs.

Food And Culture Fact Sheet: New Zealand, Une Applied Nutrition Program

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A student-designed food and culture fact sheet.

This Fact Sheet is a brief and concise introduction and outline of the traditional cuisine and culture of New Zealand intended to be a resource for the nutrition community about these subjects. Topics include: traditional food, cultural practices and beliefs, food economics, and eating patterns.

Traditional French Cuisine Food And Culture Fact Sheet, Rebecca Washuta

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A student-designed food and culture fact sheet.

This handout provides information about French cuisine and dietary habits. Traditional dishes, eating patterns, health beliefs, as well as current nutritional practices are discussed. This fact sheet highlights the importance of food in the French culture.