Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

Dialogue Now - Tisch Food Center Recent Research and New Directions

Monday, July 23 | 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Greenway AJ

Dialogue Now with Seafood Nutrition Partnership

Sunday, July 22 | 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Greenway AJ

Dialogue Now - A Conversation with Altarum

Sunday, July 22 | 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Greenway AJ

SNAP-Ed Programming and Evaluation – Join Altarum for facilitated networking on SNAP-Ed programming and evaluation.

Determine Impact and Maximize It!

Tuesday, July 24 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Nicollet D

Speakers: Karen Plawecki, PhD, RD, LDN, Nutrition, Benedictine University; Catherine Stein Arnold, MS EdD, RD, LDN, Nutrition, Benedictine University

Using behavioral theories as a foundation to measure program outcomes sounds logical, but is often not incorporated!

Measuring behavior change can be challenging, so it is critical to learn effective survey tool design methods for measuring learning success as well as program effectiveness. Intentional measurement of behavior change can also identify possible areas of participant resistance or agreement.

Learn about incorporating behavioral theory constructs into your regular program evaluation and survey development processes, including identification of survey tools and how to effectively modify tools to fit your program.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss various behavioral theories and constructs for different populations and scenarios.
2. Effectively critique survey tools.
3. Apply principles of survey tool design to effectively adapt or design tools for use with target population.

Conversations with USDA and Funding Opportunities

Monday, July 23 | 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm | Greenway A-E

This session will provide an overview of USDA nutrition research and programs to SNEB conference participants. USDA will share information on research and programs. This session will help attendees identify the differences between USDA research and programs of the AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems, AFRI Function and Efficacy of Nutrients, Community Food Projects, Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive, Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program, AFRI Critical Agriculture Research & Extension, and AFRI Training & Fellowships.  Following the speakers’ presentations an interactive discussion will provide an opportunity to share knowledge with SNEB conference participants and strengthen collaboration with USDA partners.

Child, Clan and Culture: Effective Communication Methods for Obesity Prevention

Moderator: Jennifer Savage Williams, MR, Pennsylvania State University

Speakers: Holly Brophy-Herb, Michigan State University; Alison Gustafson, PhD, University of Kentucky; Margarita Teran-Garcia, MD PhD, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

To reduce the risk of childhood obesity this session will accomplish the following:

1. Describe the formative-evaluation process of developing effective healthy messages for a variety of sup-populations;
2. Examine how to evaluate impact (effectiveness) of various type of messaging among those receiving the messages;
3. Explain other elements of the evaluation process to further elucidate key constructs and next steps in messaging development.

The remainder of the session will focus on diverse cultural applications of simple messages currently available to nutrition educators in various geographic areas within the United States.

Learning Objectives:

1. List 3 concepts of formative-evaluation when developing obesity prevention messages.
2. Understand different methods of delivery for obesity prevention messages.
3. View 3 examples of applications that bring “research to practice” in different cultural environments of valid prevention strategies and outcomes of delivering obesity prevention messages.

Annual Business Meeting

Monday, July 23 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Nicollet A-C

Join us for an update on the projects and initiatives of the Society and recognizing the volunteers serving in SNEB leadership positions on committees and divisions. Be sure to use the card in your conference bag to pose a question during the town hall section of the agenda.

George M. Briggs Nutrition Science Symposium - Toward Sustainable Diets: Current Evidence and Future Challenges

Sunday, July 22 | 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Nicollet A

Speakers: Gregory Miller, PhD, MACN, Dairy Management, Inc.; Michael W. Hamm, PhD, University of Michigan 

The relationship among issues related to food, food systems, and sustainability continues to evolve.  This session will explore the current state-of-the-art with respect to the complexity of defining dietary patterns and sustainability and the research on these.  There is a great deal of science backing what we know and a great deal more research that yet needs to be done. The science behind sustainability from the standpoint of climate change, water use, land use, health, and livelihoods both with respect to what we know and uncertainties moving forward will be explored. This session will also describe the kinds of research and programs that food group producers need to pursue to address environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability and examine how some choices may have unintended consequences. Finally, the session will explore policy implications of the current state of the science for dietary guidance and sustainability of food systems.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Understand the complexities of defining food system sustainability and sustainable diets
2. Recognize the science supporting sustainable nutrition and future research needs and priorities.
3. Discuss the kinds of research and programs that food group producers need to pursue to address the environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability, using dairy as an example, and understand how some choices may have unintended consequences.
4. Describe the implications of current state of the science for policies with respect to dietary guidance and enhancing the sustainability of food systems.

Session sponsored by the SNEB Foundation.

Bee Marks Communication Symposium - Toward Sustainable Diets: Communicating the Evidence, Addressing the Challenges

Tuesday, July 24 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Nicollet A

Moderator: Roberta Duyff, MS, RDN, FADA, CFCS, Duyff Associates

Speaker: Mark Richards, KRC Research

Addressing complex often confusing issues of food, food systems and sustainability are challenging, even for food and nutrition experts. As a reality-based context for communicating evidence about sustainability, this session will explore public perceptions, along with barriers and misinformation that impact consumer decisions in their attempts to eat sustainably and support sustainable food systems.

The session will provide ways that nutrition educators can translate the science of food sustainability into balanced, actionable and compelling initiatives that promote sustainable food decisions among the public.

Session sponsored by the SNEB Foundation.

Journal Club 1: Daily and Seasonal Influences on Dietary Self-monitoring Using a Smartphone Application

The presentation will discuss factors that influence dietary self-monitoring on a smartphone application. Specifically, time-varying factors including time in the study, day of the week, and month of the year will be reviewed from data obtained from the ENGAGED study, a 6 month weight loss intervention. Lastly, conclusions from the results as well as implications for future studies and clinical practice will be discussed.