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Annual Conference

WSFNC sponsors a conference each Fall. Information about this year's conference is below. Information from past conferences is also included on this website.

'007: The Year of Eating Dangerously

WSFNC Annual Conference
Friday, September 28, 2007, 8 am - 5 pm
Highline Community College

 

Thank you to Ricardo Rabago and OrganicallySpeaking for his expertise in arranging the podcasts. The entire conference is available online.

 

2007 Conference
8:30 – 9:00

CHAIRPERSON'S WELCOME AND CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

9:00– 10:00

CHALLENGES TO HEALTHY EATING: A POLICY PERSPECTIVE FROM DR. NO
Margo Wootan, DSc, Director of Nutrition, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington DC

10:00 – 10:45

TOMORROW NEVER DIES: THE STATE OF WASHINGTON'S CHILDREN
Louise Carter, PhD, Director of Communications, Human Services Policy Center, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle

11:15 – 11:45

LIVE AND GET BY: THE HIGH COST OF HEALTHY EATING
Pablo Monisvais, PhD, Research Fellow, Exploratory Center for Obesity Research, University of Washington, Seattle

11:45 – 12:30

FEAR OF FRESH: FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS AND FRESH PRODUCE
Janet Anderberg, RS, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia

12:30- 1:15 Lunch - Physical Activity

1:15 - 2:00

PYRAMIDS ARE FOREVER: TEACHING AUDIENCES WITH LIMITED RESOURCES

Kathleen Manenica, MS, CN, WSU Food Sense Program, Puyallup

2:00– 3:15

FROM YOUR EYES ONLY: A PANEL OF LOCAL SUCCESS STORIES

  • WIC - Cathy Franklin, WA DOH, Olympia
    View Powerpoint
  • Schools - Gaye Lynn MacDonald, MacDonald Consulting, Bellingham
    View Powerpoint
    Download Handout: School Wellness Policy Resources
  • Food Banks and Trucking - David Bobanick, Rotary First Harvest, Seattle
  • Farmers' Markets - Chris Curtis, Neighborhood Farmers' Market Alliance, Seattle

3:30– 4:30

CASINO LOCALE: A RAUCOUS YEAR OF EATING LOCALLY
JB MacKinnon and Alisa Smith, authors of the book "Plenty," Vancouver British Columbia

4:30- 5:00

SUMMARY - WRAP-UP - RAFFLE - EVALUATIONS

 

 

 

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