Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences back issues from April 2005:
Correction
Apr 01, 2005; ... Geraldine Ray, PhD, Associate Professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, co-authored the article ...
AAFCS Members Respond Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services announced the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 on January 12. These updated guidelines, designed to "promote health and reduce risk of chronic diseases through nutrition and physical activity," emphasize reducing calorie ...
The School Board, the Key Work, and the Whole Child
Apr 01, 2005; ... A recent headline trumpeted the news: "Vocational teachers fight cuts." The accompanying article described the plight of a school district in which middle school students needed additional time for reading instruction. One proposed solution would have reduced time for instruction in family and ...
Inside AAFCS
Apr 01, 2005; ... Headquarters to Remain in DC Area At a special AAFCS Board of Directors meeting in January, the Board voted to remain in the DC metro area with the intent to explore the purchase of office space costing no more than $3M. AAFCS appreciates your continued support, feedback, wisdom, ...
An Action Plan for FCS: Putting the Family Perspective into Healthcare
Apr 01, 2005; ... Family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals often are called upon to work with groups that are seeking to create healthier communities. This article offers an expanded perspective on what it means to include a family focus in these discussions and it answers the question, How does a family ...
Study Finds Positive Financial Behaviors Increased: Credit Counseling, Debt Management Effective
Apr 01, 2005; ... Many Americans who experience difficulty repaying what they owe seek assistance from nonprofit credit counseling agencies to help manage their debts. This study examined the effects of credit counseling and debt management on financial management behaviors and financially stressful events ....
Working with Families to Prevent Obesity: A Community-Campus Partnership
Apr 01, 2005; ... University faculty and community agencies collaborated to design and implement Healthy Weigh/El camino saludable, a family-focused obesity prevention and intervention program in a low-income, urban community at high risk for obesity and related chronic disease. Hispanic and African American ...
Healthy Schools Coalition Sees Positive Results: Rhode Island Promotes Nutrition, Physical Activity
Apr 01, 2005; ... Action for Healthy Kids(TM) The rate of childhood obesity and overweight children in America has skyrocketed in the last two decades. In 2002, The Journal of the American Medical Association stated that in the past 20 years the number of overweight children had doubled, and the number of ...
A Study in Iowa: Teaching Food Safety in Secondary FCS Classes
Apr 01, 2005; ... Food safety is a significant issue in the United States and yet minimal research has been done on the inclusion of food safety in secondary school curricula.This study examined the feasibility of including food safety in Iowa FCS middle and secondary classes.Teachers reported food safety was ...
Mississippi Extension Gets Kids Moving
Apr 01, 2005; ... The epidemic of pediatric overweight has serious health implications for children now and in the future. Many factors play a role in shaping the dietary and fitness habits of our youth. Parental modeling of appropriate physical activity and nutrition (PAN) behaviors is critical for children's ...
Studies Determine Where Prevalence is High: California Tackles Increase in Diabetes
Apr 01, 2005; ... According to the 2001 California Health Survey, more than 1.4 million adults (5.9% of adults over age 18) in the state had a diagnosis of diabetes (Diamant, Babey, Brown, & Chawla, 2003). One third of all individuals with diabetes are undiagnosed, but the diabetes prevalence rate in ...
From Healthcare to Obesity: Finding AAFCS's Voice in Public Policy
Apr 01, 2005; ... Engaging in public work, and especially public policy, is part of the heritage of family-focused professionals. The early history of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is filled with evidence of engagement in federal, state, and local policymaking (Pundt, 1980) ....
Food Safety Education in the UAE: A Training Partnership
Apr 01, 2005; ... International food trade and foreign travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are increasing, bringing important social and economic benefits. This increased trade creates new food safety challenges and requires that the local food control agencies identify specific training needs. The first UAE ...
In Memory of Marilyn Horn Bohmont
Apr 01, 2005; ... Dr. Horn, professor emeritus of the University of Nevada died December 15, 2004. She received degrees from Pratt and Cornell University and also studied at Columbia and New York Universities. She was a successful writer on the sociopsychology and historical aspects of clothing and was highly ...
Preprofessional/Graduate Student News
Apr 01, 2005; ... Preprofessional/Graduate Student Section Lisa Ranae Honn, Chair University of Idaho lisa_ranae@hotmail.com Tiffani Calmes, CFCS Chair-Elect University of Minnesota calme004@umn.edu Megan Whitworth 1st Vice ...
96TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO SIZING UP AMERICA: OBESITY CAUSES, EFFECTS, AND SOLUTIONS
Apr 01, 2005; ... JUNE 23-26, 2005 HILTON MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2005 Opening General Session: 2:oopm - 4:30pm OPENING GENERAL SESSION SPEAKER ZONYA FOCO, RD, CSP Author of the best-selling cookbook Lickety-Sftlit Meals ...
Preventive Health: Lifetime Choices
Apr 01, 2005; ... One of the new TV advertisements strikes a cord with issues facing society today. A family is sitting around a table and one of the youth wonders why they have all come together. An adult woman enters with a fried fast food product and announces they are having a meal together. At a ...
Prevention: What Does It Mean for AAFCS Today?
Apr 01, 2005; ... Prevention is a fundamental principle in family and consumer sciences as well as several other professions including Healthcare. We know from experience that it is far easier to take preventative steps than to cure a disease or even to recover from a short-term illness or accident that could ...
President Bush's High School Reform: Proposed Funding Misses the Mark
Apr 01, 2005; ... President Bush's new high school initiative promotes the laudable goal of high school reform. In proposing the consolidation of existing programs to fund high school reform in his FY 2006 budget proposal, the President seeks to eliminate good programs that meet students' serious and ongoing ...
The Crisis of Trust
Apr 01, 2005; ... Last December I heard Philip Lader, former ambassador to the Court of St. James and White House Deputy Chief of Staff, talk about the "crisis of trust" that exists in society today. As he discussed the difficulty of finding an authentic steak and kidney pie, my mind wandered to Lily Tomlin's ...
The Role of FCS in the Obesity Epidemic: Supporting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Apr 01, 2005; ... Individuals are bombarded every day with data on obesity and its health consequences, with information on weight loss treatments and their successes and failures, and with tips on how to reduce caloric intake and increase physical activity. Obesity has become a global epidemic, termed globesity ...
Using Both Head and Heart for Effective Leadership
Apr 01, 2005; ... Leadership is a dynamic process of relationship building between individuals and groups. Leadership theory can guide practice, and, integrating theory with thoughtful practice has always been critical to family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals in working with individuals, families, and ...
An Ecological Approach: A Community-School Strategy for Health Promotion
Apr 01, 2005; ... Using an ecological conceptual framework, this article describes a health promotion pilot project designed for children, their families, and other community members. The program was based in a full-service community school that evolved from a university-community collaboration. Efforts to ...
Study Finds Consumer Food Safety Knowledge Lacking
Apr 01, 2005; ... Proper cooling of foods is known to reduce spoilage and help prevent food-borne illnesses. Nonetheless, little is known about consumers' awareness of guidelines regarding appropriate refrigeration of food or their actual refrigeration practices. Focus groups of consumers of common ethnic ...
Building Nutrition Skills with the Breakfast Café Webquest
Apr 01, 2005; ... The nutrition component of a Home and Career Skills curriculum at Hommocks Middle School includes the Breakfast Café Webquest, which encourages 7th graders to increase the amounts of fruits and vegetables in their diets as well as reduce serving sizes. On the first day of class, the ...
Now is the Time to Act: FCS Core Standards in Public Education Policy and Funding
Apr 01, 2005; ... Current education reform initiatives give little support to family and consumer sciences (FCS) programs. However, there is evidence suggesting a critical need for such preventive education that is focused on nurturing human development. Despite rhetoric of public officials concerning "prevention ...
Smart Bodies: Louisiana Responds to Youth Overweight
Apr 01, 2005; ... Despite increased awareness of the health consequences associated with becoming overweight or obese, the number of overweight children continues to increase (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2004a; Mokdad et al, 2003). In the past 20 years, the prevalence of overweight has ...
Reducing Bullying Through Prevention
Apr 01, 2005; ... A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt inside: "I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One is vengeful, angry and violent. The other is loving and compassionate. " The grandson asked, "Which wolf will win ...
Low-Carb Food Choices: The Net Effect
Apr 01, 2005; ... Interest in low-carbohydrate foods has surged during the past 5 years. Statistics indicate that approximately 50% of adult women and about 25% of adult men are dieting on a typical day and 32 million dieters are following a low-carbohydrate diet (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2005; Whitney & ...
Extension Family Life Educators Address Midlife Issues
Apr 01, 2005; ... A multi-state Extension collaboration identified a need for educational programs for midlife individuals between the ages of 40 and 64 that focus on alleviating the negative outcomes of aging. Members of the collaboration designed and implemented a midlife conference and Web site targeted to ...
In Memory of Louise A. Young
Apr 01, 2005; ... Louise A. Young, AAFCS life member, passed away on February 15, 2005. Young earned a B.S. degree in home economics education from the University of Illinois and an M.A. degree in family and consumer economics from the University of Missouri. For more than 30 years, she worked in extension at the ...
Reflections
Apr 01, 2005; ... Linking AAFCS Certification and Program Assessment Eyes lit up as students read their letters from AAFCS informing them of the results of their certification exams. There were sighs of relief and smiles as they read, "Congratulations on the successful completion of the National Family ...