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The HEN Post Newsletter

HEN Post Spring 2019

Within this issue, learn more about our newest HEN member in the spotlight, Sara Elnakib, RD, MP, CHES, who won the 2018 HEN Excellence Award in Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. Also in this issue, Shannon Pierson, MS, RDN describes strategies for how HEN members can help move food pantries toward healthier food options. Learn how student member Dimitra Kristina Thomopolous gives athletes tips about “Eating Healthy on a Budget.” Plus more, inside this issue.

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HEN Post Summer 2018

Learn about palm oil and sustainability, Farm Bill and advocacy, GMO controversy, and much more!

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HEN Post Spring 2018

In this issue learn more about drivers in the food system, tackling college food insecurity, helminth infections, a review of the legislative process and much more!

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HEN Post Fall/Winter 2018

This issue highlights the school to farm scholarship recipients, closing the knowledge gap on hunger, the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative, and much more.

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HEN DPG Webinars

Jun 13, 2019

Pilinaha: an indigenous framework for understanding community health

Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services (KKV) was founded in 1972 with the mission to work toward healing, reconciliation, and the alleviation of suffering in Kalihi Valley, an urban neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, by serving communities, families, and individuals through strong relationships that honor culture and foster health and harmony. KKV aims to support positive outcomes for all we come in contact with through Pilinaha, or the Four Connections--an indigenous framework for understanding health.

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May 29, 2019

Addressing malnutrition through home gardening: overcoming challenges in rural Guatemala

In this webinar, licensed nutritionist Andrea Guzman and registered dietitian nutritionist Stephen Alajajian will talk about their work in Guatemala designing and implementing a home gardening program for children with chronic malnutrition.

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Jun 28, 2018

Combining Colonization, Climate Change, and Sugar: A Not So Sweet Recipe

Learn some of the key historical moments that gave rise to our current addiction to sugar and come away with new ways of looking at this familiar – but not so sweet – substance.

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Oct 21, 2018

12th Annual HEN Film Festival

Oct 20, 2018

HEN Urban Farm and Food System Tour

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