Past Events

NYCNEN is very proud of the wide variety of events it has hosted in the past such as networking nights, presentations, workshops, skill-builders, and even movie nights. We strive to offer events on a broad range of topics, as requested by members and meeting attendees.

2017-2018 Meetings

• ​September 27, 2017 - NYCNEN Kickoff Event 
• November 3, 2017 - Design with Intent: Building Environments that Shape Healthy Behavior
• January 19, 2018 - Setting the Table for Equity and Food Justice: Talking to Your Local Officials
• March 2, 2018 - Pulses from Around the World: Nutritious Food for a Sustainable Diet
• April 20, 2018 - Why Weight? Shifting the Focus from Dieting and Weight Loss to Body Acceptance

2016-2017 Meetings

• ​September 21, 2016 - NYCNEN Kickoff Event 
• December 9, 2016 - Save the Food! From Kitchen to Congress
• January 27, 2017 - Microbiome: Nourishing Your Gut 
• March 3, 2017 - Building Your Brand: Social Media and Beyond
• April 28, 2017 - The Global Kitchen: Engaging Different Cultures

2015-2016 Meetings

• ​September 29, 2015 - NYCNEN Networking Night
• November 13th, 2015 - Make Real Change: Nutrition Educators As Advocates
• January 29 , 2016 - Not Your Mom’s Genes: Epigenetics as a Tool in Nutrition Counseling 
• February 26, 2016 - Nutrition in the Culinary World
• April 8, 2016 - Sustainable Food Systems and Public Health

2014-2015 Meetings

• ​September 30, 2014 - NYCNEN Networking Night
• November 7th, 2014 - The Social Ecological Model: Bridge to Behavior Change
• December 5, 2014 - Worksite Wellness: Helping Employees Walk the Talk 
• February 20, 2015 - Nutrition Counseling Toolkit: Best Practices for Successful Behavior Change
• April 24, 2015 - Let's Get Physical: Promoting Active Lifestyles in the Concrete Jungle
• June 23, 2015 - Screening of Grazers: A Grass-Fed Beef Cooperation Story 

2013-2014 Meetings

• ​October 4, 2013 - Promoting Healthy Eating Patterns in School-Aged Children:  Does Nutrition Education Really Work?
• November 22, 2013 - Intuitive Eating: A Workshop
• February 7, 2014 - Skill-builder: How to Be an Effective Nutrition Educator
• April 4, 2014 - Got Fruits and Vegetables? Improving Access to Healthy Food for All New Yorkers
• May 6, 2014 - NYCNEN 15 Year Celebration & Networking Event

2012-2013 Meetings

• ​October 16, 2012 - Networking Night
• November 30, 2012 - Social Media 101: Using Technology to Communicate Nutrition Messages Effectively
• February 1, 2013 - Promoting Public Health: Exploring the Role of Food Policy Interventions
• March 15, 2013 - Exploring the Food Supply Spectrum: From Fresh to Processed
• May 10, 2013 - Developing Partnerships for a Healthier NYC: A Workshop Exploring Resource Mapping and Cultural Sensitivity

2011-2012 Meetings

• November 18, 2011 - Make MyPlate Your PLate: A New Approach to Communication the Dietary Guidelines
• January 20, 2012 - Mixed Messages: Finding the Balance Between Weight and Health
• March 29, 2012 - Sustainability Efforts: Big and Small
• May 22, 2012 - Making Small Environmental Changes for a Big Impact

2010-2011 Meetings @ The New School

• ​November 19, 2010 -  From the White House to the Big Apple: National and Local Movements to Fight Childhood Obesity
• January 20, 2011 - Why Aren't You Listening? Promoting Behavior Change in Individuals, Groups and Organizatons
• March 16, 2011 - GIS Mapping to Support Community Nutrition Programs
• April 5, 2011 - Food Stamped Film Screening
• May 25, 2011 - Changing Our Environment: A Look At How Nutrition Policies Can Affect Our Environment and Behavior

2009-2010 Meetings @ Children's Health Fund

•     November 11, 2009 - Healthy Children, Healthy Communities

 - Healthy Schools, Healthy Families - Melissa Phlugh
- CHALK - Stephanie Pitsirilos-Boquin
- Hip4Kids - Christopher Daly
- Project Health - Chinwe Onyekere

•   January 26, 2010 - Urban Food Production

 - New York State Agriculture and Markets - Chris Grace
- Added Value Farm - Kristen Schafenacker
- Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger - Reverand Melony Samuels

•   March 18, 2010 - SchoolFood and How You Can Influence It

- SchoolFood - Stephen O'Brien
- Food Bank for New York City - Roxanne Henry
- Hunter College - Jan Poppendieck
- Community Food Advocates - Kathy Goldman

•   May 19, 2010 - Senior Nutrition - What's Happening in New York City  - 

- Urban Health Plan - Elisa Munroe
- The Council of Senior Centers and Services - Bobbie Sackman
- City Harvest - Maggie Meehan

2008-2009 Meetings @ Gay Men's Health Crisis

•   November 19,2008 - Food Justice and the Rising Cost of Food

- New York Children’s Health Project - Laura Kaiser, Nutritionist
- Neighbors Together - Ed Fowler, Director
- World Hunger Year - Christina Schiavoni, International Coordinator

•   January 22, 2009 - Child Nutrition Authorization and the New WIC Package

- The FGE Food and Nutrition Team - Fern Gale Estrow, Nutritionist
- Public Health Solutions - Leigh Miller, Director

•   March 18, 2009 - Local Produce for Your Community: Local, Safe, Sustainable and Available

- Cornell Univesity Cooperative Extension NYC - Erica Ichinose Pijai, Coordinator of Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
- NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Brooklyn District Public Health Office - Kim Bylander, Coordinator of Fitness and Nutrition        Initatives
- Just Food - Paula Lukats, CSA in NYC Program Manager

•   May 19, 2009 - Multicultural and Proactive Nutrition Education in DM Prevention and Care  

- Hispanic/Latino Educator/Specialist - Lorena Drago, Nutritionist and Author
- Institute for Family Health - Christina Persaud, Diabetes Educator and Nutritionist
- NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program - Rosa Rosen, Assistant Director

2007-2008 Meetings @ City Harvest

• October 11, 2007 - Success in Nutrition Education: What does it mean?

- Teachers College, Columbia University - Isobel Contento, Mary Rose Swartz Professor of Nutrition and Education
- NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Physical Activity and Nutrition Program - Sabrina Baronberg, Deputy Director
- City Harvest - Elizabeth Vukovic Gartlan, Senior Manager of Nutrition Education
- FoodChange - Jeannie Cullen Fournier, CHES, Senior Program Officer, CookShop®

•   December 11, 2007 - Media Literacy

- Columbia Missouri Tribune - Melinda Hemmelgarn, Nutritionist and Columnist of “Food Sleuth”
- Teachers College, Columbia University - Pamela Koch, Executive Director, Center for Food and the Environment

• February 14, 2008 - Food Access, Policy, Advocacy and Nutrition Education

- Community Food Security Coalition - Thomas Forster, Policy Advisor
- Senate - Liz Krueger, Senator
- Just Food - Molly Norton, Food Justice Coordinator
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension of NYC - Carol Parker-Duncanson,
- Hunter College - Nicholas Freudenberg, Professor of Urban Public Health
- Teachers College, Columbia University - Kathleen Porter, Doctoral Student, Linking Food and the Environment

•   April 9, 2008 - Early Childhood Nutrition/Head Start  

- Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)/ Head Start - Risa Jaslow, Nutrition Coordinator
- New York State Department of Health Child and Adult Care Food Program - Cynthia Lewis, Public Health Nutritionist
- NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene - Liz Solomon, Nutrition Program Manager
- Educational Alliance - Peter Metralexis, Health and Partnership Coordinator
- Child Center of New York - Kathleen Green, Head Chef for Head Start Program
- Sunset Park Family Daycare - Joan Reid, Program Director
- NYC Food and Fitness Partnership - Monica Chierici
- New York University - Beth Dixon, Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health
- New York University - Tope Erinosho, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health