This position serves as manager of an evaluation program and is responsible for overall management and supervision of evaluation activities. As a senior level evaluator, the individual in this role performs supervisory and advanced professional analytical work in surveillance, needs assessment, program evaluation, management reporting, and modeling data to assess impact of potential program changes.

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This position is responsible for increasing awareness and acceptance of weight-inclusive (meaning health and well-being are multi-faceted) approaches within public health prevention programs as well as the private health sector.

Primary responsibilities include grant management of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) and School Health Profiles, lead for BNPA Arizona Health Improvement Plan (AzHIP) deliverables and workgroup, management of the public health rotation for the dietetic internship rotation at ADHS, participation on the State Nutrition Action Committee, and providing technical assistance on the Editorial Style Guide. This position will also serve as a supervisor.

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This is a part-time position (18 hours per week).

Performs managerial tasks of moderate difficulty in the implementation, development and continuation of the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program.

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The 2020 USDA Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA) is now open. With additional funding made available through the FY 2018 Omnibus Bill, the Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS) seeks to award approximately $10 million in FY 2020 funding. Grants ranging in size from $20,000 to $100,000 will be available to schools, nonprofits, State and local agencies, agricultural producers, and Indian tribal organizations to plan and implement farm to school activities. Applications are due Dec. 13, 2019.

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The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to research on nutrition, food marketing and health disparities. Responsibilities include nutritional analyses, quantitative and qualitative data collection, data analyses, literature reviews, grant writing and writing scientific papers. Additional duties include supervising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, including dietetics interns’ research rotation. This position is full time, annually renewable position starting January 1, 2020 (flexible start date) with a maximum duration of 2 years.

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The Readiness Associate will provide organizing, travel, logistical, and organizing support to the Mission: Readiness team. The role will primarily be responsible for organizing media and community events across the United States in 2019 and 2020 focused on the critical role that nutrition plays in preparing young Americans for success.

Organize press and community events across the United States including but not limited to venue selection, participants, and member and staff travel; manage internal coordination supporting materials independently and effectively; draft accurate and detailed logistical and background memoranda for senior retired military leaders and staff; provide on the ground support to retired military leaders and colleagues; coordinate trainings and disseminate materials to member Speakers Bureau; seek and review speaking requests and arrange member and staff travel; complete administrative tasks as assigned including but not limited to database input, material assembly, and transfer.

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The Department of Nutrition and Food Studies seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in Nutrition and Dietetics to join the NYU Steinhardt Department of Nutrition and Food Studies starting September 2020. We seek candidates with teaching, practice, and research experience in nutrition and dietetics to support our accredited didactic program in dietetics, dietetic internship, Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition, and PhD in Nutrition and Dietetics. The ideal candidate will have practice and research experience in community nutrition or nutrition/behavioral education and interventions in the areas of maternal and child nutrition, nutrition during other stages of the life cycle, obesity and chronic disease, and nutrition needs of multicultural and underserved populations. Prior experience should complement existing faculty in nutrition and food studies and expand interdisciplinary collaboration in the Steinhardt School and the larger NYU community.

All candidates with at least one nutrition doctorate, specializing in any area of nutrition or a related field, are welcome to apply. Click here to learn more.

The National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health’s John Milner Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research Practicum will take place March 16-20, 2020, in Rockville, MD and is now accepting applications – deadline is November 29, 2019.

This one-week intense learning session provides specialized instruction in the role of diet and bioactive food components as modifiers of cancer incidence and tumor behavior, and engages participants through didactic and interactive experiences. The practicum is not intended to enhance patient education or clinical practice, rather, it is research based and best suited for those interested in expanding their research.

The ASPHN MCH Nutrition Council Steering Committee meets the 3rd Monday of every month at noon ET to plan and support council activities, including those specified in the ASPHN / MCHB Contract.

Join us on Monday, November 18. Dial in on 1-800-750-4065; 969656#

For more information and to receive the agenda prior to the call, please contact Sandy Perkins at sandy@asphn.org

Join us on Thursday, November 21 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST for this Council networking call. This informal networking opportunity is open to all Council members.

Join the call using GoToMeeting link:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/797475725

or dial in to (571) 317-3122 with access code 797-475-725#