Policy Week 2

Policy – Week 2 Journal

Dates of rotation: October 16-17, 2017 and October 25-27, 2017

Location: CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute

 Activities & Assignments:

  • Looked at the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute website and determine if it is easy to navigate, if the posts are clear, etc.
  • Collected information on directors/chairs/deans for each of the nutrition/dietetics/food service programs listed on our website.
  • Sent solicitation letter to members of the CUNY Food Collaboratory Group (152 people)
  • Input data collected from solicitations to the CUNY Food Collaboratory list regarding updates they’d like to share with the larger group as the replies come in.
  • Helped set-up for CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum: Food System Issues and Challenges in the US and China in the Trump & Xi Jinping Era.
    • Distributed flyers
    • Greeted participants
    • Reconciled event sign-in to the RSVP list.
  • Started the Policy blog entry.  Topic will be the Food Systems talk
  • Attended CUNY Food Collaboratory meeting about Immigration & Food in NYC
    • This workgroup will explore the evolving concerns around food for immigrant communities in NYC in the age of Trump, and how CUNY faculty and students can partner to explore issues related to acculturation, access to and enrollment in food assistance programs, and reducing food insecurity and diet-related disease.
  • NEMS for Mid Bronx and NSA, input data in spreadsheet, and put together food outlet count.
  • Attended litigation workshop meeting and took notes
  • Inputted NEMS surveys
  • Put together Food outlet count for NSA and Mid-Bronx
  • Check collaboratory group email responses
  • Finished Food Policy Blog about the Food Systems forum

Comments / Thoughts / Challenges:

  • Looking for convenience stores to conduct NEMS survey in the Mid-Bronx was difficult because many store owners did not want to participate.
  • It was interesting to look at the preliminary results of the NEMS survey to match whether or not the number and quality of supermarkets and corner stores matched the assumption that neighborhoods with lower income will have supermarkets that served lower quality products.
  • Writing the Food Policy Blog was interesting because it allowed me to do more research regarding the topic as well as think critically regarding the issue of food systems.
  • Collecting information about directors of school programs proved to be challenging because the school websites were difficult to navigate.

Learning Objectives Met:

CRDN 1.3: Justify programs, products, services and care using appropriate evidence or data.

CRDN 1.4: Evaluate emerging research for application in nutrition and dietetics practice.

CRDN 1.6: Incorporate critical thinking skills in overall practice.

CRDN 2.2: Demonstrate professional writing skills in preparing professional communications.

CRDN 2.7: Apply leadership skills to achieve desired outcomes.

CRDN 2.8: Demonstrate negotiation skills.

CRDN 2.9: Participate in professional and community organizations.

CRDN 2.14: Demonstrate advocacy on local, state or national legislative and regulatory issues or policies impacting the nutrition and dietetics profession.

CRDN 3.3: Demonstrate effective communications skills for clinical and customer services in a variety of formats and settings.

CRDN 3.8: Deliver respectful, science-based answers to client questions concerning emerging trends.

Program Specific Competency 1: Assess results of research and evaluation used in nutritional sciences, and evaluate nutrition claims and popular literature for accuracy, reliability and practical implications.

Total Clock Hours: 40 hours

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