Nutrition Education in the K-12 Curriculum: The Role of National Standards: Workshop Summary (2013)
Chapter: Front Matter
NUTRITION EDUCATION
IN THE K-12 CURRICULUM
THE ROLE OF NATIONAL STANDARDS
Workshop Summary
Steve Olson and Sheila Moats, Rapporteurs
Food and Nutrition Board
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
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NOTICE: The workshop that is the subject of this workshop summary was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
This activity was supported by Contract No. AG-3198-C-12-0023 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The views presented in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the activity.
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL NUTRITION EDUCATION CURRICULUM STANDARDS1
KAREN WEBER CULLEN (Chair), Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
KAREN CHAPMAN-NOVAKOFSKI, Professor, Nutrition and Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana
PATRICIA CRAWFORD, Adjunct Professor and Director, Atkins Center for Weight & Health, University of California, Berkeley
ROBERT CROSNOE, Professor, Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
CARLETTE KYSER PEGRAM, Education Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
KARLA P. SHELNUTT, Assistant Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville
IOM Staff
SHEILA MOATS, Program Officer
KAREN CAMPION, Research Assistant
ALLISON BERGER, Senior Program Assistant
FAYE HILLMAN, Financial Associate
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
LINDA D. MEYERS, Director, Food and Nutrition Board
KIMBER BOGARD, Director, Board on Children, Youth, and Families
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1 Institute of Medicine planning committees are solely responsible for organizing the workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for the published workshop summary rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.
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Reviewers
This workshop summary has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published workshop summary as sound as possible and to ensure that the workshop summary meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this workshop summary:
Sharon L. Contreras, The Syracuse City School District
Tracy Fox, Food, Nutrition, and Policy Consultants, LLC
Brian J. Griffith, Maryland State Department of Education
Pam Koch, Teachers College, Columbia University
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the workshop summary before its release. The review of this workshop summary was overseen by Melvin Worth. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this workshop summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this workshop summary rests entirely with the rapporteurs and the institution.
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Contents
1 Introduction and Themes of the Workshop
4 Lessons Learned from Federal Programs
5 Lessons Learned from State and Local Experiences
7 Teacher Preparation and Training
8 Developing and Implementing K-12 National Nutrition Education Curriculum Standards
A Statement of Task and Workshop Agenda
