Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

AZ NRI  Geospatial study with children and physical activity.. DC " Presentation: Made presentation at AES Research Seminar at UDC (University of the District of Columbia) in October, 2009. This seminar was a seminar open to the public. The presentation includes two video clips that demonstrate, respectively, two software systems that were developed for this project. (For details of the software systems, please refer to the following) " Teaching: integrated this project into my graduate data mining class. A course project on fuzzy association rule mining was conducted on NHANES data. " Publication: An abstract of the MyHealth Journal Software system is being submitted by the student who developed the software to a conference for publication. " Developed Easy-Survey software system. which can be used for collecting research data. This system synchronize local database and online database so that survey or other electronic records of research participants entered on individual computers can be integrated into one centralized online database. " Developed MyHealth Journal software system. This software system is a journal software for personal health monitoring and control. The software can be used to record body weight, amount of exercise, water intake, medicine taken etc. A user can also customize the software according to his/her own needs by adding or deleting items on the interface. A secure online database is implemented which will help users back up their information and access it from everywhere which provides better protection of the data. This software system can be integrated with the Easy-Survey software system for collecting information for obesity and nutrition research. IL Extension adopted Strive for 5  a program to encourage families in low income nutrition programs to eat 5 family meals together each week. Will participate in Group 3 project. IN Obj 3: -participated in USDA NRI grant submission with Univ of Nevada (Mad) as a subcontractor to conduct some nutrition/fitness interventions in Head Start (decision is still pending) -in the process of conducting another pilot of the card sort technique and collect data about feeding styles of mothers of young children ages 3-10 years old in Indiana in the next few months; will also participate in the multistate pilot for Obj 3 in the spring of 2010 Obj 1: -participated in initial discussions of tools and techniques but decided to not participate in the testing of the tools and instead, will assist with implementing the final tool in Indiana when complete KY Healthy Weight Task Force, a collaborative team across disciplines has been formed to address the needs of Kentuckians. All Extension agents are using local, state, regional and national trends in regard to maintaining a healthy weight for their 4-year Plans of Work. A freshman seminar course on Food, Society and a Healthy Weight was delivered to 25 students. Three tenure-track faculty have been hired to address physical fitness, nutrition, and healthy weight. Weight the Reality Series resulted in 1/3rd of participants (in 51 counties) losing e5% of body weight. Successful losers measured and controlled portions, drank more water, and walked at least 30 minutes 5 days a week. MS Joined the W1005 multistate research project in September 2009 so direct contributions to the project are limited for this year. Attended and participated in the W1005 Annual Meeting, October 1516, 2009, Denver, Colorado. Assisted Group 2 with identifying specific assessment methods in the areas of physical activity/fitness, biochemical, and anthropometric/body composition. Participated in a conference call led by Madeleine Sigman-Grant on November 16, 2009. I agreed to assist Group 3 with collecting data in Mississippi targeted to begin spring 2010. Other Activities Peer-reviewed Poster Presentation: Presented a poster at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo on November 18, 2009, Title of Poster: Folate is inversely related to body fat in African-American Women Research Project: Investigators: Diane K. Tidwell, Chiquita A. Briley, Michael Hall, and Brian W. Trader Project: Curbing childhood obesity among preschoolers through increaseed awareness of gardening, vegetable and fruit consumption, nutrition and physical activities, January 2009  December 2009 Funding Source: (Internal) Mississippi Agriculture and Forrestry Experiment Station, NE Objective 1--Our group has developed and is refining an interview we will be conducting with Extension educators (both supervisors and frontline staff) during spring, 2010. The interview will explore the connection that educators see between the nutrition/health messages they deliver and overweight/obesity in children. I have recruited 26 Extension educators in Nebraska for participation. Objective 3--We are currently in the process of refining/modifying our previous card sort method with the expectation of having it ready to use with caregivers of at risk children in the spring of 2010. In Nebraska we will aim for 25 interviews with African American caregivers. Presentations: Scales, N.E., Stanek Krogstrand, K.L., Koszewski, W.M. and Lewis, N.M. Child-feeding behaviors of caregivers, the home environment, and the dietary quality of young African American children. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Denver, Colorado; October 20, 2009. Schake, M.N., Stanek Krogstrand, K.L., Mackedanz, C.E.A., Scales, N.E., Koszewski, W.M. and Lewis, N.M. A comparison of caregiver child feeding-behviors, family environment and dietary quality between young African American and white American children. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Denver, Colorado; October 20, 2009. Thesis completed under my direction: Schake, M.N 2009. A comparison of caregiver child feeding-behaviors, family environment and dietary quality between young African American and white American children. Undergraduate Creative and Research Experience (UCARE) (University of Nebraska): Sarah Kvien. 2008-2010. Dietary quality Without Supplements and Selected Foods of At Risk African American and White American Residing in Low Income Households. NV In addition to leading and participating in Groups 2 and 3, NV faculty have completed designing All 4 Kids, a nutrition and fitness program for preschoolers, their parents and their childcare providers, and conducting an evaluation of community-based obesity interventions and the built environment to support food intake and physical activity behavior change. Creation of CD/DVD for All 4 Kids  completed and available for distribution. Submitted journal article to JADA. Notification in December, 2009 of AFRI funding approval. OR Outputs: OUTPUTS: We have complied a report on various nutrition and physical activity assessment parameters to be used in our project to help determine how to identify children and families at risk for obesity. We have been working on these assessments and will be meeting in October to review all aspects of the project. At this time, we should have identified all the assessment parameters to be used in the project. Each assessment parameter will be defined and assessment criteria given for various populations and age groups. This document will also include when to use the assessment parameter, who to use the parameter with, how to use and interpret the parameter correctly, and what type of summary outputs should be given. The W1005 group has had two face-to-face meetings. We have also had conference calls, email exchanges and sharing of research updates. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. Research Grants 2008 (funded). Manore MM (PI), Widrick J, Iwaniec U, Maddalozzo G. 2008. Restoring menstrual dysfunction and muscle health in active women using a supplement. Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Project goals: To determine if a diet intervention program can reverse menstrual dysfunction in active females. Manore MM (PI), Widrick J, Iwaniec U, Turner R. Multidisciplinary Training in Nutrition and Physical Activity (2006-2010). USDA Food and Agriculture National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grant, $252,000. Project Goals: Train doctoral students in the areas of nutrition/exercise and energy balance and reduction of obesity. Going, SB (PI)  U of Arizona, Manore M (Consultant)- Diet Assessment. (2006-2010). Exercise and Bone Development in Young Girls. NIH (Neurological, Aging and Nusruloskeletal Epidemiology), $3,840,184 Research Presentations 2008 (Invited speaker). Manore MM. 2008. National ACSM Webinar, November. Invited Speaker: Small Steps- Big Rewards: Top 10 Nutrition Tips for People on the Go. Manore MM. 2008. University of Arizona, The Winning Edge: Sports Nutrition Workshop, October, Tucson, Arizona. Invited Speaker: Weight Loss Supplements: Where is the Evidence? Manore MM. 2008. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, June, Indianapolis, IN. Session Chair and Speaker: Working with Active Women: Nutrition, Exercise and Health Issues. Manore MM. 2008. Northwest American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Feb, Seattle, WA. Invited Speaker: Female Athlete Triad: Whats New? Manore MM. 2008 Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Annual Meeting. OSU, Corvallis, OR. December, 2008. Invited presentation: Nutrition and the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: Small Steps - Big Rewards! Interviews with Media for 2008. August, 2008. SupplementsChat.org, Gill Kreiter, Writer. Interview about Hcy, B-vitamins and exercise and how these are linked to heart disease. September, 2008. Youth Sports Magazine, Zacker Marker, Writer. What should active kids eat? What should parents of active kids provide for their children before, during and after exercise? November, 2008. Fitness Magazine, Janis Graham, Health & Nutrition Journalist. Micronutrient requirements of active women. Do they need a supplement? Who should supplement? (The circulation is 1,600,000. The publisher (Meredith) calculates that the audience is actually larger, over 6 million, due to pass along.) November, 2008. Health Magazine, Sarah Klein, Journalist for Health.com, the website for Health Magazine for Time, Inc. Frequently asked questions about weight loss and dieting. NY Development and testing of curriculum: Healthy Children, Healthy Families: Parents Making a Difference. (Parent Workshop Series Curriculum, Collaboration for Health, Activity, and Nutrition in Childrens Environments). Food and Nutrition Education in Communities, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, 2009. On-going field-test of this curricula in several EFNEP sites throughout NY. New research support: Nutrition and Parenting Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Translating Knowledge into Action in Low-income Families (2009-10-214) USDA 10/1/09-9/30/12 (Jamie Dollahite and Katherine Dickin, Co-PIs) Application of the Trials of Improved Practices method to assess the acceptability and feasibility of parenting and nutrition practices to prevent childhood obesity in low-income families. SC As part of objective 2, South Carolina has finished review of assessment of biochemical parameters: blood lipids, blood pressure and anemia of children, 3-10 years of age. I am processing IRB permission for objective 1& 3 activities. I attended ADA09 annual meeting in October. I recently participated in a workshop on nutritional genomics: Impact of dietary regulation of gene function on human disease, organized by California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA. I have participated in a Web seminar on Harnessing Nutritional Genetics in Clinical Practice to improve Weight Management and Nutritional Goals yesterday. All of them emphasized on the importance of intervention early in life. Behavioral aspect of human life is still a major critical factor to the problem of overweight and obesity management. W1005 has targeted this aspect of human life/nature which I believe will be an important contribution to solve part of the puzzle. UT Completed data collection and summaries for families with silhouettes and working on manuscript. WA Chairs group 1. Continued progress on the cognitive pretesting of our Interview Guide: I have a supervisor and staff member lined up for interviews. Finalizing the IG towards completing our bank of multi-state interviews as planned.