1. Nutrition Professionals in the Education System

2. Nutrition Professionals in Education Elem & High Schools In Canada -- mostly teacher training NOT directly in classrooms Depts of Health & Education in curriculum development –Curriculum documents health education

3. Home Economics Education? Common in past Loss of meal planning and food preparation skills  need for skill development across age groups Move towards rebirth of Family Studies Job vacancies exist and will grow Need for teachers trained in FS topics

4. Nutrition Professionals in Education Give examples of Post-Secondary Education settings in which a nutrition professional may work. Industry-based education Worksite nutrition education

5. Curriculum Integration School most significant social institutions to develop knowledge and skills to promote health and prevent disease What is Curriculum Integration? –brings 2 or more disciplines together to create 1 curriculum reflecting qualities of all disciplines and maximizing benefits

6. Curriculum Integration Benefits –Understand themselves & world in which they live –Students search for, obtain, and apply knowledge in context of real-life issues –View knowledge in context of real-life –Increase opportunity for school & personal achievement –Broader range of content in meaningful way

7. Curriculum Integration Activities which integrate mathematics concepts (numeracy skills) with nutrition concepts –Fractions, decimals, & measurement taught using servings, serving sizes and food prep –Percentages taught using food labels What other subjects could be integrated with nutrition?

8. Curriculum Integration School gardens and academic instruction –Teach nutrition, life skills, & other subjects (i.e. science, environmental studies) –Develop curriculum materials & lesson plans to enhance nutrition integration –Need to link to school meal programs & local food systems

9. Nutrition Professionals in Education Career Path –Bachelor of Science Foods & Nutrition –Bachelor of Science Family Studies –Bachelor of Education following first degree Elementary or secondary streams Requirements for credits in teachable areas

10. Nutrition Professionals in Education Resources –Our Healthy Schools - http://ourhealthyschools.cdha.nshealth.ca http://ourhealthyschools.cdha.nshealth.ca –Food for Thought: Schools & Nutrition - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/child- enfant/food_thought_schools- reflection_aliments_ecole_e.html http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/child- enfant/food_thought_schools- reflection_aliments_ecole_e.html –Journal of School Health –Journal of School Nursing –Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior –Journal of Health Education

11. Nutrition Professionals in Education Post-Secondary Education settings –Technical colleges, universities, allied health professions Industry-based education Worksite nutrition education

12. School Gardens What reasons were given for having school gardens? Into which subject areas were gardens integrated? What supports for school gardening are needed? What possible areas for expansion of school gardening exist?

13. School Food Policy in NS Why was a school food policy implemented in NS? What are the basic Food and Beverage Standards of the policy? What barriers to implementation of the policy exist? –How might these be overcome?

14. Required Readings Leibman, 1998. Supersize foods, supersize people Wadsworth, & Thompson, 2005. Media literacy Neumark-Sztainer, Sherwood, Coller, & Hannan, 2000. Primary preveiont of disordered eating among preadolescent girls.