Produce Prescription Project: Ventura County WIC

Introduction: Limited access to sustainable and affordable sources of fresh fruits and vegetables hinders families? ability to grow and thrive in Ventura County (VC). VC's has a thriving agricultural economy, yet 1 in 6 families report being food insecure. While the percentage of families living below the federal poverty limit is 5.5% - about half of the value nationally - 69% of these families are families with children. Purpose: The purpose...

Food Insecurity and Mental Health: A Closer Look at SNAP and WIC participant

OBJECTIVE: Using data from the National Health Interview Survey (2011-2014), this project will examine 1) the association between mental health and food insecurity among SNAP and WIC participants; 2) if participation in SNAP and WIC mediates or moderates the relationship between mental health status and food insecurity among persons eligible for SNAP and WIC. Beginning in 2011, the National Health Interview Survey (NH...

Leadership Training in MCH Nutrition

The overall purpose of the proposed Leadership Training Program in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nutrition is to improve the quality and appropriateness of services, particularly in the Western states, consistent with the nutrition and MCH objectives in Healthy People 2020 and the rapidly changing needs of the population in this part of the country.This program develops leadership, advances scholarship and promotes partnerships to achieve this purpose throu...

Is MyPlate.gov approach to helping overweight patients lose weight more patient-centered?

Habitat assessments in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

CGS to provide support to GIC for NHD mapping of the CA Delta region.

Choose Health LA

This project intends to develop and submit a Jurisdiction Agreement with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH). Agreement will outline the communities and cities to be served within the assigned SPA. Hire and train one (1) full-time Initiative Coordinator and two (2) full-time program staff, ensuring that at least one of the full-time staff has at least a Master?s degree and content expertise in nutrition, to implement the initiative. a) Develop duty statemen...

Dietary effects on the functional diversity of the gut microbiome in children

The human gut is home to trillions of microbial cells whose functions are essential for normal human physiology. However, little information exists on the quantitative relationships between diet and gut microbial community composition and function, particularly in multi-ethnic populations of children. To address this knowledge gap, we will link dietary features of children with the functional diversity of gut microbial...