 
The
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) - Safety, Health and Nutrition is
excited to offer Smarter Lunchroom training as part of the Minnesota Team
Nutrition grant.
The
registration link for the webinar is below. Details on in-person trainings are below in the next section.
This
presentation will provide an introduction to behavioral economics – the
practice of altering the physical environment in order to affect purchasing and
consumption behavior – which lies at the heart of the Smarter Lunchrooms
Movement. This presentation gives participants a solid foundation in the theory
behind Smarter Lunchroom interventions, explains why traditional methods of
influencing eating behavior (such as choice restriction and financial
subsidies) have failed and why Smarter Lunchrooms’ Six Principles have proven
to be so much more successful.
Session information page to
register.
This workshop will introduce the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement,
Behavioral Economics and provide materials and systematic methods
for attendees to apply in their local school lunchrooms.
The course is broken into six sessions:
- Theory of Behavioral Economics and the Smarter Lunchroom Makeover.
- Smarter Lunchroom case studies & Lunch Line Redesign.
- Putting Thought into Action: Diagnose, Prescribe, Implement, Evaulate.
- Generating Buy-In.
- Spreading the Word: How to Work with Adult Learners.
- Research Module/Data Management.
Oct 9 –
Bemidji Register
Nov
5 – St. Cloud Register
Nov
6 – Marshall Register
Dec
2– Roseville Register
This presentation will provide an introduction to behavioral
economics – the practice of altering the physical environment in order to
affect purchasing and consumption behavior – which lies at the heart of the
Smarter Lunchrooms Movement. This presentation gives participants a solid
foundation in the theory behind Smarter Lunchroom interventions, explains why
traditional methods of influencing eating behavior (such as choice restriction
and financial subsidies) have failed and why Smarter Lunchrooms’ 6 Principles
have proven to be so much more successful.
Webinar
for Child Care Centers
Oct 16, 1:30-2:30p
Session
information page to register.
Who should attend the
webinar and/or in-person sessions: Child and Adult Care Food Program center
directors, child care center personnel and health professionals that deliver
training to child care centers.
Webinar for
Family Day Care Homes
Nov 20, 1:30-2:30p
Session
information page to register.
This webinar is intended for Family
Day Care Home sponsors, compliance monitors and public health staff that
deliver training to family child care homes.
As a follow-up to
the October webinar Introduction to Behavioral Economics for Child Care
Centers, the Minnesota Department of Education is offering an in-person Smarter
Lunchroom training in 2 locations.
Background: The
mission of the Smarter
Lunchrooms Movement is to equip those working in food environments
with children with evidence-based tools that improve child eating behaviors and
thus improve the health of children. Learn how to apply the Smarter Lunchroom
concepts and strategies in child care centers.
Smarter
Lunchrooms demonstrate core values including:
- Low
cost/no-cost solutions.
- Mealtime
environment focus.
- Promotion of
healthful eating behaviors.
- Sustainability.
Who should attend
the training session: Child and Adult Care Food Program center directors, child
care center personnel and health professionals that deliver training to child
care centers.
In-Person
Training: Smarter
Mealtimes: Cues that Drive Behavior and Influence Choice in the Child Care
Setting
Nov 4
– St. Cloud Register | Dec 3– Roseville Register
The
Department of Transportation is seeking input from the public and
transportation stakeholders on potential projects for FY 2015 funding. MnDOT is
focusing the FY 2015 funding on projects that either enhance the mobility of
interregional corridors, or are projects that preserve and/or improve freight
movement along the state highway system. Preconstruction activities, such as
environmental work and right-of-way acquisition, are eligible.
If you would like to suggest
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"Propose a Project." If your project is already listed in the
"Stakeholder Recommendations" tab, you do not have to re-submit the
project. The deadline for suggesting a project is Sept 17.
MnDOT has added new resources to their website, check them out.
- 3 new solicitations opening in October
(infrastructure, mini-grants, bike fleets and trailers)
- Evaluation info for grants
- New webinars, helpful links and more on the
resources page
- Information about Walk to School Day on Oct.
8, 2014
-
Information about two new statewide projects
beginning this fall- a statewide implementation plan and a Minnesota SRTS
Resource Center
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