2002 Lecture Series Videos

The Following Videotapes are from the year 2002 Brown Bag Lecture Series

Videos are loaned for a two-week period. Up to two videos may be loaned at one time. Click on a video title for more information on individual lectures or speakers. To request a video, contact Stephanie Frank . If you'd like to receive e-mail announcements of these lectures, send a message to the Center .


2002 Lecture Series Videos:

Experiences Disseminating a Research-based Physical Activity Promotion Program into Diverse Community Settings: Translating Research into Practice
  Anita L. Stewart, Ph.D
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Salad Bar Program in Los Angeles Unified School District
  Wendy Slusser, MD, MS
Can Farmers' Markets Succeed in low-income communities?
  Gail Feenstra
HIV Prevention in the African American Community
  Nigretta Bradley, MPH and Staci Syas
Farmers' Market: A Channel for Nutrition Education of Children
  Ofelia Dirige, DrPH, RD
"GotMilk?" campaign
  Jeff Manning
1% milk Campaign: A community-based social marketing approach
  Patty Minami
Promoting 5 a Day to school food service directors
  Amy Myrdal, Dole Food Company
Community Based Social Marketing in California
  Paula Benedict, Karen Black, California Project Lean

Experiences Disseminating a Research-based Physical Activity Promotion Program into Diverse Community Settings: Translating Research into Practice

Anita L. Stewart, Ph.D

Dr. Stewart describes her experiences diffusing a successful research-based program to increase physical activity of older adults into community sites serving low-income and minority elders. Implications for the design of research to test the effectiveness of health promotion programs are discussed, as well as ideas for improved diffusion models.

Dr. Stewart is a social psychologist whose research currently includes promotion of healthy aging, community-based exercise promotion for older adults, and health disparities studies.




Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Salad Bar Program in Los Angeles Unified School District *
 

Wendy Slusser, MD, MS

This presentation describes the study conducted in the Los Angeles Unified School District in which a salad bar was introduced as a lunch option in the United States Department of Agriculture reimbursable lunch program. Results indicate that the frequency and number of grams of fruit and vegetable consumed by children in 2nd to 5th grades who live in low- income households increased significantly.

* Sorry - No video available of this presentation.
A downloadable file of the presentation is available in PDF format here
A downloadable file on how to implement a salad bar program in your school's lunch menu program is available in PDF format here


Wendy Slusser, MD, MS is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of California, Los Angeles, Director of the UCLA Breastfeeding Resource Program and Co-director of the Community Health and Advocacy Pediatric Residency Training Program. Dr Slusser joined the UCLA faculty in 1995 and for the past 6 years has been involved in community, school and family based policy and program evaluation research.

 



Can Farmers' Markets Succeed in low-income communities?

Gail Feenstra

Farmers' markets have managed to flourish in low-income communities throughout the state. Although these farmers' markets face particular challenges, they can also take advantage of unique opportunities. Using data from the California farmers' market managers' and vendors' surveys, we have identified: market characteristics, financial characteristics, entrepreneurial opportunities and impacts on communities for successful farmers' markets in low-income communities.

Gail Feenstra is the food systems analyst at the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP). She coordinates SAREP's Community Development and Public Policy program and does outreach and education with academic and community-based groups to enhance their capacity and leadership skills in building sustainable community food systems. Gail has been working on a farmers' market study for the last three years along with her collaborators at Iowa State and Cornell University.




HIV Prevention in the African American Community
 


Nigretta Bradley, MPH and Staci Syas

This presentation describes the steps in designing a social marketing campaign using the current campaign as a case study. The speakers give a brief overview of the campaign, discuss evaluation methodology, project outcomes, project barriers, lessons learned, and the utilization of a community advisory body.

Nigretta Bradley, MPH is a graduate of University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health. She is currently a Health Educator with the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Program. She has worked for the County over two years conducting a variety of health education projects, including spearheading a Social Marketing Campaign for African Americans and Latinos and developing a youth advisory council for the Health Education Unit. In addition, Nigretta has had extensive experience with and a particular passion for working youth audiences.

Staci Syas, MPH is Human Services Program Planner for the HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Program of the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services. She develops and implements prevention efforts targeting the African-American community and other people of color, including social marketing campaigns and outreach to churches and ministries. A speaker at the National AIDS Update Conference and American Public Health Association annual conference, she also serves on the California Department of Health Services Office of AIDS Multicultural Liaison Board.

 



Farmers' Market: A Channel for Nutrition Education of Children
 


Ofelia Dirige, DrPH, RD

Farmers' markets have been used by various agencies as a site for nutrition education of children and their families. This seminar will highlight key findings from an evaluation study of a farmers' market nutrition program and provide recommendations on how to increase one's effectiveness in conducting nutrition campaigns in farmers' markets.

Dr Dirige is Vice_President of Kalusugan Community Services and Executive Director of the Filipino American Wellness Center; and Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies and Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University. She was the Project Director of the 5 A Day power Play! Campaign in San Diego.



"GotMilk?" campaign
 


Jeff Manning

GOT MILK? started life as a tag line for a California campaign and transformed into a part of the American vernacular and pop culture. It also helped curb the rapid decline in milk sales, won zillions of awards and spawned innumerable rip-offs. Please join us as Mr. Manning presents highlights from the past decade of the GOT MILK? Campaign.

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Jeff is the executive director of the California Milk Processor Board, where he has been for the past 8 years. He has over 25 years of experience with advertising agencies and has worked on a broad range of branded and generic foods such as: Hunt-Wesson, Pillsbury, Safeway, Eggs, Beef, Potatoes, Raisins and of course, Milk. Mr Manning has authored the book GOT MILK?, as well as over 50 articles related to food and beverage marketing.



1% milk Campaign: A community-based social marketing approach
 


Patty Minami

This lecture describes a social marketing approach used by the Central Valley LEAN coalition to research, develop, and implement a successful 1% milk campaign in Fresno.

Patty Minami is the nutrition social marketing program manager at University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno. She manages and coordinates the efforts of Project LEAN, California Nutrition Network, 5 a day Power Play, and Latino 5 a Day contracts for the Central Valley Region.



Promoting 5 a Day to school food service directors
 


Amy Myrdal

Find out how Dole convinces elementary school teachers to include nutrition education in their curriculum. Since 1992 Dole Food Company has distributed free nutrition education materials to more than 100,000 teachers working in more than 34,000 elementary schools in the United States.

Amy Myrdal is the Senior Manager of Dole Food Company's 5 A Day Program. Amy is a 1994 graduate of UC Davis. After completing a dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota, Amy completed a master's in nutrition communication at Tufts University and went on to pursue a career in nutrition marketing and education.




Community Based Social Marketing in California
 


Paula Benedict, Karen Black, California Project Lean

This lecture describes how community based social marketing (CBSM) -- a social change process, applying marketing theories and techniques to health promotion and disease prevention programs by blending community organization principles, behavioral theories and marketing concepts -- is being utilized in California. Using California Project LEAN's regional infrastructure, 10 CBSM plans were developed and implemented in an effort to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables or low-fat milk among low-income Californians.

Paula Benedict is a Public Health Nutrition Consultant with California Project LEAN in Sacramento. She oversees the social marketing activities and other workplan activities of six Project LEAN regions in California.

Karen Black is an Evaluation Specialist with California Project LEAN in Sacramento where she provides technical assistance related to evaluation of regional CBSM projects and oversees evaluation related to the California Bone Health Campaign.


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