Research: PLAN - Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington

Activities:

Building Capacity for Quality Nutrition Information in Seattle Public Schools
Principal Investigator	Barbara Bruemmer, PhD, RD
Partners	Cathy McLeod - Seattle Public Schools, Library Media Services Jill Lewis, RN, MN - Seattle Public Schools, Supervisor, Health Services Pamela Hillard - Seattle Public Schools, Health Education Program Manager
Project Dates	January 2007 - January 2008
Project Summary	Schools play an important role in promoting awareness about the link between nutrition, lifelong health, and student learning, This requires key school staff to have information about and access to high quality and accurate information. The purpose of this project is to provide targeted training on access to quality nutrition information for health professionals, librarians, and health educators in the Seattle Public Schools (SPS). The Center for Public Health Nutrition (CPHN) at the UW will work closely with the school district staff to assess needs and to design and deliver workshops that will increase the capacity and capability of staff to access resources from the National Library of Medicine. The trainings will focus on competency in the evaluation of quality nutrition information, accessing downloadable information for student clinics, libraries, and classrooms, and methods for dissemination of skills to students, teachers, and staff.
Funding	National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region