Regional Priority Obesity Health and Wellness

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    Obesity, Health and Wellness

    Priority from the Southern Region

    Description:

    Possible CoP Members from the Southern Region

    Potential Leaders of CoP

    • (LA) Ellen Murphy (emurphy@agctr.lsu.edu) - Dr. Murphy is leading a major statewide public/private funded obesity prevention initiative called Smart Bodies. This has been a multi-state initiative (MS, LA, and AR)that has been very effective, especially targeting youth audiences in the school setting.
    • (NC) Carolyn Dunn, Professor, Nutrition – NC State; phone (919) 515-9142; fax (919) 515-3483; email: Carolyn_dunn@ncsu.edu ; Mailing address: NCSU Campus Box 7606, Raleigh, NC 27695-7606
    • (MS) Jane Clary- 662-325-5014; email: jclary@ext.msstate.edu. Jane is a dynamic and diverse individual who has a broad background in health and wellness as a RN and CHES specialist as well.
    • (GA) Connie Crawley; email: ccrawley@uga.edu ; Connie is a leading Extension expert at the University of Georgia in the areas of general nutrition, health, chronic disease prevention and eating disorders.


    Potential Key Participants

    • AL
      • Kathleen Tajeu; ktajeu@aces.edu
      • Evelyn F. Crayton, Ed.D, RD, LD, Assistant Director--Family and Consumer Sciences; Professor, Foods and Nutrition,107A Duncan Hall, ACES, Auburn University, AL 36849; email: craytef@auburn.edu; phone: 334 844-2224
      • Kajuandra Harris - Huntley, Auburn University, 107A Duncan Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849; email: leetorh@auburn.edu; phone: 334-727-0340
      • Torhonda Lee, Auburn University, 104 Duncan Hall, Auburn University, AL, 36849, email:leetorh@auburn.edu; phone: 205-367-8148
      • Jean Weese, Auburn University, 104 Duncan Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849 email:weesesj@auburn.edu; phone: 334-844-3269
    • AR
      • Rosemary Rodibaugh; Professor – Nutrition; University of AR Division of Agriculture, 2301 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204; Phone: 501-671-2111; Fax: 501-671-2294; email: rrodibaugh@uaex.edu
      • Easter Tuck, Arkansas University, 2301 S. University Avenue, P.O. Box 391, Little Rock, AR 72203; email: etucker@uaex.edu; phone: 501-671-2099
    • FL
    • GA
      • Connie Crawley, FCS Health Specialist (ccrawley@uga.edu)
      • Gail Hanula, FCS EFNEP Coordinator
      • Mandy Marable, 4-H Specialist
    • LA
    • MS
    • NC
    • OK
    • SC
      • Katherine L. Cason, PhD, RD; Professor, State EFNEP Coordinator; State Program Leader for Food Safety and Nutrition; 207 Poole Agricultural Center, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0316; Phone: 864-656-0539; Fax: 864-656-0775; Email:kcason@clemson.edu
      • Joel E. Williams, MPH, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Clemson University, Department of Public Health Sciences, 511 R.C. Edwards Hall, P.O. Box 340745, Clemson, SC 29634-0745; Phone: (864) 656-1017, Fax: (864) 656-6227
    • TN
      • Betty Greer, Professor, University of Tennessee Extension; Family and Consumer Sciences Department; Specialty – Food and Nutrition (EFNEP); 119 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-4501; Phone (865) 974-7402; email: bgreer@tennessee.edu
      • Janie Burney, Professor, University of Tennessee Extension; Family and Consumer Sciences; Specialty – Food Safety and Nutrition; 119 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-4501; Phone (865) 974-7402; email: jburney@tennessee.edu
    • TX
      • Alice Kirk, Extension Program Specialist, Child Health & Wellness, Texas Cooperative Extension, 111 Research Pky., Suite 126, College Station, TX 77843-2251 Ph: 979-458-2098 Fax: 979-845-6496
      • Carolyn Perkins, Health Coordinator, Prairie View Cooperative Extension Program, 6436 Fannin St., Suite 927, Houston, TX 77030 Ph: 713-797-7032 Fax: 713-797-7052
      • Courtney Dodd, Extension Program Specialist – 4-H, 7607 Eastmark Drive, Ste. 101, College Station, TX 77843-2473, CFDodd@ag.tamu.edu
    • VA
      • Elena Serrano, Virginia Tech, Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise, 201 Wallace Annex (0430), Blacksburg, VA 24061, (540) 231-3464, serrano@vt.edu
      • Joan Wages, Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, 110 Hutcheson Hall (0437), Blacksburg, VA 24061, (540) 231-1435, jwages@vt.edu

    Possible CoP Members from the 1890 Region

    Minority Health Issues (Childhood Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension)

    • Dr. Carol Geisecke, Delaware State University
    • Deborah Caples, Alcorn State University
    • Krystal Smith, West Virginia State University
    • Monica Fields, South Carolina State University
    • Carolyn Perkins, Health Coordinator, Prairie View Cooperative Extension Program, 6436 Fannin St., Suite 927, Houston, TX 77030 Ph: 713-797-7032 Fax: 713-797-7052
    • Mrs. Patrice Hertzock-Barnes, M.S.,Extension Agent, 4-H/Youth Development, 3355 Cherry Ridge Dr. #212, San Antonio, TX. 78230; Office: 210-467-6575 FAX: 210-930-1753 E-mail: p-hertzock@tamu.edu
    • Mrs. Sheryl Crawford-Austin, R.D., Extension Agent, FCS, 1605 North Main Belton, TX. 76513 Office: 254-933-5305 FAX: 254-933-5312 E-mail: sl-crawford@tamu.edu
    • D'Shoin York-Friendship, Southern University
    • Fatemeh Malekian, Southern University, AShford O. Williams Hall, PO Box 10010 
    Baton, Rouge, LA 70813; email: fatemeh_malekian@suagcenter.com; phone: 225-771-2262
    • Kate Bird, West Virginia State University, Gus R. Douglas Institute 503 Curtis Complex, Phone: 1-800-987-2112 Ext 4282, email: alieke@wvstate.edu
    • Eunice Bonsi, Tuskegee University, 203 Vocational Blvd., Tuskegee University, AL 36088; email: ebonsi@tuckegee.edu; Phone: 334-727-8816

    Possible CoP Members from the North Central Region

    Possible CoP Members from the North East Region

    Virtual Healthy Communities was the #2 priority from the NE Region

    Description:

    • To establish the Internet as a method of delivery for Extension Education on

    health information related to health and obesity for the Northeast states

    • Provide reliable, valid information for consumers and professionals related to

    health and obesity.

    Three key concepts were identified:

    • Concept 1- The application of health promotion/disease prevention principles as a basis for improving youth/adult obesity and physical inactivity, reducing risk of disease and increasing appropriate nutrition and physical activity behaviors.
    • Concept 2- The application of a Virtual Health Community that organizes and integrates evidencebased information and other reliable resources for the Northeast citizens and professionals interested in health promotion.
    • Concept 3- Partnerships, alliances, collaborative approaches and community/consumer connections in working toward healthy Northeast citizens.

    Strategy and Method

    • Extension educators and other health professionals can use the Internet to promote community health. Utilizing the wiki format to create a bottom-up knowledge base of what works and how it works, a sort of “wikihealth,” whereby a community of users would contribute to a body of community health knowledge and have complete access to that body of knowledge. The focus of “wikihealth” would be on community participation, with community members posting information about successful strategies that may not be well covered by professional publications. “Wikihealth” could fill a void in information about local efforts to overcome childhood obesity by serving as a respository of information concerning how obesity is addressed in schools, rural communities, urban communities, and ethnic communities. Entries could have links to relevant research articles.
    • A second strategy to use the Internet to promote community health is to use blogs to exchange information. Blogs (short for web logs), on which people can post unfiltered information and opinions, are transforming the way that people talk with each other and share ideas. Blogs can stand along or function as part of the application listed above. Community health practitioners could use blogs to share information about what works and what doesn’t work.

    Potential CoP Members

    • (DE) Sue Snider
    • (MA) Jean Anliker
    • (MD) Dr. Mira Mehta, Director of EFNEP & Extension Specialist FCS; Mailing Address: Nutrition & Food Science (NFSC),0112 Skinner Building,University of Maryland,College Park, MD 20742-7521; Phone: 301 405-1006; Alternate: 908 303-7399; Fax: 301 314-6640; EMail: mmehta@umd.edu
    • (MD) Ms. Denise Benoit-Moctezuma;EFNEP Coordinator and EFNEP childhood obesity prevention programs; email: dbenoitm@umd.edu; phone:301-405-0751
    • (NH) Val Long
    • (NJ) Kathleen Morgan
    • (NJ) Nurgul Fitzgerald
    • (NY) Christina Stark
    • (UVM) Linda Berlin
    • (WV) Elaine Bowen

    Possible CoP Members from the Western Region

    CSREES Program Leaders (Liaison)

    Potential Administrative Advisor(s)

    Dr. Shirley Hastings, Associate Dean and Professor, University of Tennessee Extension, 2621 Morgan Circle, 121 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-4530; Phone: 865-974-7384; FAX: 865-974-1068; E-mail: hastings@utk.edu

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