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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

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