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Taking On Big Challenges, Sarah Schaier

UNH Today Archive

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Pediatric Mental Health Referrals: Guidance And Directory For Pediatric Primary Care Providers In New Hampshire, Institute For Health Policy And Practice

All Materials

This resource includes both a flyer and a limited directory of mental health services in New Hampshire to support pediatric primary care providers in offering successful referral options for their patients who may need mental health services.

The directory includes information such as practice name, address, phone number, website, towns served, Medicaid acceptance, and programs or types of services. The directory does not list the many individual private mental health providers practicing in New Hampshire due to the changing nature of practices, providers, and insurance. However, additional providers may be included in future versions.

New England Food Policy Councils: An Assessment Of Organizational Structure, Policy Priorities And Public Participation, Cathryn A. Porter, Catherine M. Ashcraft

Natural Resources & the Environment

Food policy councils (FPCs) are an increasingly common mechanism to improve participation in food system decision-making. Including individuals from under-represented groups can foster greater understanding of their needs and experiences with food system barriers and is an important part of food justice. However, engaging under-represented groups in food systems decision-making remains challenging for FPCs. This paper presents the results from a survey of FPCs and networks in New England to: (1) identify FPC policy priorities, (2) characterize FPCs engaged in policy initiatives based on attributes which, based on the literature, may impact effective public participation: geographic scale, organization type, capacity, …

Towards An Equity Competency Model For Sustainable Food Systems Education Programs, Will Valley, Molly Anderson, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, Eleanor Sterling, Erin Betley, Sharon Akabas, Pamela Koch, Colin Dring, Joanne D. Burke, Karen Spiller

The Sustainability Institute Publications

Addressing social inequities has been recognized as foundational to transforming food systems. Activists and scholars have critiqued food movements as lacking an orientation towards addressing issues of social justice. To address issues of inequity, sustainable food systems education (SFSE) programs will have to increase students’ equity-related capabilities. Our first objective in this paper is to determine the extent to which SFSE programs in the USA and Canada address equity. We identified 108 programs and reviewed their public facing documents for an explicit focus on equity. We found that roughly 80% of universities with SFSE programs do not provide evidence that …

Long-Time Unh Dairy Researcher Recognized By American Dairy Science Association, Sarah Scaier

UNH Today Archive

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New England Food Policy Council Survey Results, Cathryn A. Porter, Catherine M. Ashcraft

Natural Resources & the Environment

This document provides the results of a survey of 12 food policy councils (FPCs) in New England conducted during October – December 2017. The survey’s purpose is to understand New England FPCs’ policy priorities, identify recent policy and planning processes, and learn about how FPC’s incorporate public participation. This survey also incorporates results from another survey, the annual survey conducted by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), which surveys all FPCs in North America.

New England Food Policy Council Survey Instrument, Cathryn A. Porter, Catherine M. Ashcraft

Natural Resources & the Environment

This document is a survey instrument implemented with food policy councils (FPCs) in New England in October – December 2017. The survey’s purpose is to understand New England FPCs’ policy priorities, identify recent policy and planning processes, and learn about how FPC’s incorporate public participation.

Lumpfish Hold Potential For Managing Sea Lice Infestations At Fish Farms, Lori Tyler Gula

UNH Today Archive

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Unh Dairies Receive 2019 Quality Milk Award From Dairy One, Lori Wright

UNH Today Archive

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Heavy Metals In The Arctic: Distribution And Enrichment Of Five Metals In Alaskan Soils, Clarice R. Perryman, Jochen Wirsing, Kathryn A. Bennett, Owen Brennick, Apryl L. Perry, Nicole Williamson, Jessica G. Ernakovich

Faculty Publications

Metal contamination of food and water resources is a known public health issue in Arctic and sub-Arctic communities due to the proximity of many communities to mining and drilling sites. In addition, permafrost thaw may release heavy metals sequestered in previously frozen soils, potentially contaminating food and water resources by increasing the concentration of metals in freshwater, plants, and wildlife. Here we assess the enrichment of selected heavy metals in Alaskan soils by synthesizing publicly available data of soil metal concentrations. We analyzed data of soil concentrations of arsenic, chromium, mercury, nickel, and lead from over 1,000 samples available through …

Understanding The New Hampshire Birth Through Five System: A Needs Assessment, Nh Preschool Development Grant

Preschool Development Grant

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Fingerprinting Kiwiberries, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

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Playing Video Games Linked With Unhealthy Behaviors For College Men, Jeremy Gasowski

UNH Today Archive

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The Community Response To Medicaid Work And Community Engagement Requirements: Lessons From New Hampshire, Josephine B. Porter, Lucy C. Hodder, Lauren Larochelle

All Materials

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The Journey From Farm To Fork, Jody Record

UNH Today Archive

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New Unh Analysis Finds Innovation In Meeting Food-Related Covid-19 Needs, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Innovation In Food Access Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jess Carson

Carsey Publications

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered income losses and rising demand for food-related support, while social distancing requirements have complicated access to usual nutrition support sites. In response, government agencies, private retailers, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer networks are undertaking innovative efforts to ensure food access by vulnerable populations. By highlighting strategies that are unfolding in real time, this brief shares an array of potential approaches for private, public, and nonprofit stakeholders to use in deploying their resources.

Preservation And Utilization Of Wet Brewer's Grains In Diets Of Dairy Heifers, Eric Hatungimana

Doctoral Dissertations

ABSTRACT

PRESERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF WET BREWER’S GRAINS IN DIETS OF DAIRY HEIFERS

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Eric Hatungimana

University of New Hampshire, May 2020

Three experiments were conducted. The objective of Experiment 1 was 2-fold: 1) to evaluate the effect of storage of wet brewer’s grains (WBG) treated with salt or a commercial preservative (PRES) on yeast and mold growth and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) and 2) to evaluate in situ dry matter (DM) and protein digestibility of WBG treated with salt and PRES. Seven treatments were used for objective 1: control (0%), PRES (0.05%, 0.10%, 0.15%); or salt (1.4%, …

Perfect Match, Sarah Schaier

UNH Today Archive

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The Agroecosystem Project At The Organic Dairy Research Farm, University Of New Hampshire, John D. Aber, Matthew M. Smith, Allison M. Leach, William H. Mcdowell, Michelle Daley Shattuck, Nicole A. Williamson, Dena M. Hoffman, J. Matthew Davis

Faculty Publications

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Dairy Distinction, Sarah Schaier

UNH Today Archive

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Innovation Station, Krysten Godfrey Maddocks

UNH Today Archive

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Nutrition Students Take Top Honors In Poster Contest, Sarah Schaier

UNH Today Archive

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Campus Essentials, Kristin Waterfield Duisberg

UNH Today Archive

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Covid-19 Resources, Institute For Health Policy And Practice, Josephine B. Porter

All Materials

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Indolic Glucosinolate Pathway Provides Resistance To Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonization In A Non-Host Brassicaceae, Mark A. Anthony, J. L. Celenza, A. Armstrong, Serita D. Frey

Faculty Publications

Most terrestrial plants form mycorrhizas, but a number of agricultural plants, including the Brassicaceae, are non-mycorrhizal. Brassicaceae can still be colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), but species like Arabidopsis thaliana experience growth reductions following AMF colonization at similar magnitude to that of fungal pathogen infections and lack key genes necessary for nutrient exchange. Arabidopsis also produces specific secondary compounds via the modification of tryptophan, including indolic glucosinolates (IGs), which have anti-fungal properties and may therefore be involved in reducing AMF colonization. This study therefore addressed whether the ability to produce IGs facilitates resistance to AMF colonization and growth suppression. …

The Cost Of Surgical Site Infections: A Look At The Financial And Medical Impact On Patients And Hospitals, Amy Fournier

M.S. in Health Care Management

The aim of this project is to explore the financial and medical impact surgical site infections (SSI) have on the patients and Maine Medical Center. In the United States each year there are an estimated 15 million surgical procedures performed. Moreover, surgical site infections are the leading healthcare acquired infection and cost about $10 billion in direct and indirect costs each year. SSIs also increase morbidity and mortality. The strategy most often used is a bundle, or a group of measures aimed at a specific outcome. The bundle is used by the team to include the patient and all phases …

2019 Inquiry Journal: Abstracts, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal 2019

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10 Steps For Improving Diabetes Care In New Hampshire: A Practical Guide For Clinicians And Community Partners, Annie Averill, Corina Chao, Marcy Doyle, Rudolph Fedrizzi, Ruth James, Sally Minkow, Delitha Watts, Jo Porter, Susan Fischer, Marisa Lara

All Materials

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The Poverty-Reducing Effects Of The Eitc And Other Safety Nets For Young Adult Parents, Jess Carson

Carsey Publications

In this brief, Jess Carson explores the poverty-reducing effects of key federal safety net programs among 18-24 year old (“young adult”) parents. An estimated 2.5 million very young children live with a young adult parent, with low-income children especially likely to do so. The brief finds that more than four in five young adult parents, regardless of income, participate in at least one major safety net program. Of these, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the most widely used and the most effective at reducing poverty under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, and poverty would increase by 6.7 percentage points …