UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

UW Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and FSNH Clinical Instructor Judy Simon highlights the nutritional benefits of the sweet potato in this recent New York Times article. Simon says, "Unlike a sugary beverage, sweet potatoes are relatively high in dietary fiber (about four grams per potato). Fiber is a lot of work for the body to digest, which slows down the breakdown of sugar. High-fiber foods, including sweet potatoes, can even boost the body’s production of GLP-1, the hormone that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy mimic," said Simon. Read the article to learn more: https://bit.ly/496DNZj

Miki Suarez-Thai (MPH/GCPD) knew they wanted to work in public health nutrition after being involved in soda tax research during their undergrad at UC Berkeley. ?The MPH-Nutrition degree program in the University of Washington School of Public Health offered them the combination of education, experience, and connections to work in that setting. In the future, Suarez-Thai wants to work with communities and developing and implementing programs to support food access and health. "Nutrition is a key part in the prevention and management of chronic diseases which make up some of the leading causes of death in the United States such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease. I believe there has been a lot of work done in medicine for the treatment of these diseases, and I hope that more work will be done in public health nutrition for their prevention. That involves focusing on communities with a higher burden of nutrition-related chronic diseases and ensuring our public health initiatives are culturally relevant, collaborative, and sustainable."? ? ?Read the full Q&A at: https://lnkd.in/g5Zir7zj Reminder: Apply by Dec. 1 for 2025 entry into our graduate programs

Today's NUTR 400/500 seminar welcomes Bridget Igoe from the City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment who will outline strategies and actions the city is taking to strengthen our local food system while advancing interrelated goals of racial and social justice, food security and access, health, environmental sustainability, economic development, and more. All UW students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend. Kane Hall 120 at 12:30 p.m. More details at: https://bit.ly/4eJjhyW University of Washington School of Public Health

Mariam Kayali is a second year UW student in the MPH-Nutrition and GCPD programs in UW Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health. Mariam has discovered a deep interest in pediatric nutrition, clinical practice, and helping families improve chronic health conditions. "When I started this program," said Kayali,"I was set on working on a policy or systems scale. While that’s still a strong interest of mine, my coursework has really highlighted my enjoyment of clinical practice. I’ve discovered a deep interest in pediatric nutrition because I’ve come to appreciate early life as a critical intervention point for both nutritional security, overall health, and in equity building."?? Read more of our Q&A? with Mariam: https://lnkd.in/gh_NFRCN

Join our vibrant and growing faculty team at the University of Washington's Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health program in the University of Washington School of Public Health. ? We’re looking for an assistant teaching professor, a full-time, 12-month faculty position for a passionate leader ready to inspire and guide change in food systems, nutrition, and health. Within this position, you will help build curricular capacity by teaching existing undergraduate food systems, nutrition, and health courses, develop new courses, mentor experiential learning projects, and play an active role in program, department, and school governance. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to food policy, food systems, food justice and equitable food systems, food systems modeling, entrepreneurship, nutrition, population health, and promoting food systems that support environmentally sustainable and healthy food choices. Review of applications will begin January 5, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. For more information and to apply: https://lnkd.in/gzEsgnHx ?

Lee Qi from UW's School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences joins us for our NUTR400/500 Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Seminar. UW community is welcome to attend. Details at: https://lnkd.in/gE-jpVpT

Some highlights from our NUTR 302 Harvest to Health lab at The UW Farm this week! Students did some harvesting for the UW Food Pantry and for Seattle's Colored Girls Garden Club, and prepping the farm for winter. Beans, potatoes, and collard greens. Smiles, wheelbarrows, and marsupial totes! Thanks again to Perry Acworth and team at the farm! Learn more about our undergrad major: https://lnkd.in/gwEGHHNQ

Listen to a new episode of the UW College of the Environment's FieldSound podcast featuring an interview with FSNH core faculty member Eli Wheat discussing his passion working with students at The UW Farm, sustainable farming, and our relationship as humans with the land and food we consume. Wheat brings a unique perspective as both a farmer and a scholar and is helping bridge the gap between academia and agriculture, inspiring the next generation to care for our planet. “I think it’s a really, really impressive thing that the students at UW are able to have this opportunity to work with the landscape of UW and help it be productive,” Wheat said. Listen to the episode: https://lnkd.in/g_VJbVxE

A big congratulations to graduate students in the University of Washington Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health program completing the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science (MS) in 2024. Many of these students also completed the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) which will allow them to sit for the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) exam in the coming weeks. View more photo highlights from our year-end celebration held last Friday: https://lnkd.in/gfHMyweJ

Congrats to UW Husky Logan Ullrich who earned a silver medal in the Men’s 4- event in rowing at the Paris Olympics! Ullrich is a UW alum (‘23) who majored in Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health and is one of 11 rowers from UW to earn medals this year, an all-time program record for University of Washington Rowing. Ullrich competed for Team New Zealand. https://lnkd.in/ekVh_vJw