The Department of Nutrition at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications to fill two 9-month (academic year) tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor levels. One position will be at the level of Assistant Professor, with a specialty area in either nutritional epidemiology or systems-level interventions. The other position will be at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor, with a specialty area in either nutritional epidemiology or systems-level interventions.

Required Qualifications: Candidates for these positions must have an earned doctorate in nutrition or closely related area (e.g., Community Nutrition or Public Health) and at least one graduate degree in nutrition. They must have relevant research experience in systems-level interventions (i.e., interventions aimed at community or broader-level targets) or nutritional epidemiology (especially dietary assessment). Individuals should demonstrate evidence of successful research and have a background in public health nutrition.

For the rank of Associate Professor, the candidate demonstrates clear evidence for a successful, independent research program, with a history of externally funded grants, and the potential for securing federally funded grants, with a preference for individuals with such funding. An appropriate publication record and evidence of quality teaching are expected.

Desired Qualifications: The candidates should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be active in professional organizations, and have an affinity for student advising and mentoring. Post-doctoral experience is desirable and individuals who are Registered Dietitians are highly desirable. For the rank of Associate Professor, previous mentoring of student or trainees, and collaborative experiences working with community members is desired. Previous administrative and program management leadership, and demonstrated leadership in the field, is highly desirable.

Duties/Responsibilities: Primary research responsibilities will be to develop an independent research program with the expectation to obtain federally funded grants and to establish research collaborations with other faculty in Public Health Nutrition and faculty in other departments as appropriate. Teaching expectations include undergraduate and graduate nutrition courses with an emphasis in public health nutrition and/or community nutrition and nutrition through the life course. Responsibilities include advising undergraduate and graduate students, directing student research, with active participation in professional organizations.

Salary: Competitive salary and start-up benefits are commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Position available: August 1, 2011

Application Process: Interested applicants should submit letters detailing research and teaching background, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of four references by October 15, 2010 (at which time the evaluation and review process will begin). The positions will be open until suitable candidates are identified and the positions are filled. Application materials should be sent electronically to Katie Kavanagh, PhD, RD, Chair of the Search Committee, Department of Nutrition, e-mail: kkavanag@utk.edu and copied to Marylenna Honeycutt, e-mail: mhoneycu@utk.edu, Administrative Assistant. (Note: Dr. Katie Kavanagh can also be reached at: University of Tennessee, Department of Nutrition, 1215 Cumberland Ave., 229 JHB, Knoxville, TN 37996-1920, Tel: 865-974-6250, Fax: 865-974-3491).

The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

Protecting the food supply from bioterrorism is the topic of a web course recently posted on the MCHB training website. Food Protection and Defense consists of 7 modules including: Threat/Vulnerability Assessment, Preparedness, and Response. Key learning objectives for the course are to determine likely targets for potential attacks on the food supply and to recognize the role of agencies in preparing for and responding to attacks. Each 5-8 minute module includes additional reading and a quiz.

The course is intended for public health nutritionists and other public health professionals and is appropriate for professional continuing education. Authors are November McGarvey, MPH; Maria Anne Propp, BS; Gail Harrison, PhD; and Marion Taylor Baer, PhD,RD. Funding was provided by the UCLA Partners in Excellence for Leadership in MCH Nutrition through a grant from MCHB. Additional support was provided by the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters with assistance from Randal Miller and the Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida.

To access this course visit http://elearning.mchtraining.net/course/category.php?id=7.

The Maternal and Child Health Library released a new knowledge path, Nutrition: Children and Adolescents. The knowledge path offers a guide to recent resources that analyze data, describe public-awareness campaigns and other health-promotion programs, and report on research aimed at identifying promising strategies for improving nutrition and eating behaviors within families, schools, and communities. Separate sections identify resources for professionals, resources for families, and resources on specific aspects of child and adolescent nutrition. Topics include child care and early childhood education, food marketing to children, food safety, food-security and nutrition-assistance programs, and school-based nutrition education and food services. View the path online at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_childnutr.html. Knowledge paths on other maternal and child health topics are available at http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html.

The Curricula Enhancement Module Series was developed by the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) to increase the capacity of DRTE-funded programs to incorporate principles and practices of cultural and linguistic competence into all aspects of their leadership training.  Key content areas are:  Cultural Awareness, Cultural Self-Assessment, Process of Inquiry -- Communicating in a Multicultural Environment, and Public Health in a Multicultural Environment. 

Each Module offers:
    Section A:  Overview and Purpose of the Modules
    Section B:  Cultural and Linguistic Competence:  Rationale, Conceptual Frameworks, and Values
    Section C:  Key Content
    Section D:  Teaching Tools, Strategies, and Resources including case studies, vignettes, and self-discovery exercises

The module series is supported by the NCCC web site, with regularly updated content, including an online searchable Resource Database, Promising Practices, Research and the Evidence, the Cultural Broker portal, the Spanish Language portal, Frequently Asked Questions in Language Access and a wide range of publications and tools.

To access the modules, click here (the link should be to http://NCCCcurricula.info).

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new evidence report on breastfeeding and health outcomes.  The report found evidence that breastfeeding decreases infants's and mothers's risk of having many short-term and chronic diseases.

There is good evidence that breastfeeding reduced infants's risk of ear infections by up to 50 percent, serious lower respiratory tract infections by 72 percent, and a skin rash similar to eczema by 42 percent. Children with a family history of asthma who had been breastfed were 40 percent less likely to have asthma, and children who were not prone to asthma had a 27 percent reduced risk compared to those children who were not breastfed. The risk of developing type 1 diabetes was reduced by about 20 percent. These benefits were seen in infants who were breastfed for three or more months. Breastfeeding also reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 39 percent compared to those who were not breastfed.

The report also found that breastfeeding was associated with fewer episodes of diarrhea during infancy, decreased incidence of childhood leukemia, and decreased deaths from sudden infant death syndrome. The report found no clear relationship between breastfeeding and improvement in IQ. In premature infants, breastfeeding decreased the occurrence of necrotizing enterocolitis, a serious gastrointestinal infection that often results in death.  

For health outcomes in mothers, there is good evidence that women who breastfed their infants had up to a 12 percent reduced risk of type 2 diabetes for each year they breastfed. Breastfeeding decreased the risk of ovarian cancer by up to 21 percent. Breastfeeding also decreased the risk of breast cancer by up to 28 percent in those whose lifetime duration of breastfeeding was 12 months or longer. Women who did not breastfeed their infants were more likely to have postpartum depression, but unmeasured factors-Msuch as depression that was undiagnosed prior to giving birth-Mmay have increased the rate of depression seen in this group. Breastfeeding did not increase the risk of fractures due to osteoporosis. The effect of breastfeeding on a woman'9s weight could not be determined based on the available studies.

The report was nominated and funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's Office on Women's Health and prepared by Stanley Ip, M.D., Joseph Lau, M.D., and colleagues at AHRQ's Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
AHRQ'9s EPCs develop evidence reports and technology assessments on topics relevant to clinical, social science/behavioral, economic, and other health care organization and delivery issues-Mspecifically those that are common, expensive, and/or significant for the Medicare and Medicaid populations.  

To access Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Developed Countries, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/brfouttp.htm

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Public Health & Community Nutrition
Department of Community Health Sciences - School of Public Health
University of California at Los Angeles
Web Site: www.ph.ucla.edu/chs

The Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health seeks to fill a faculty position in public health nutrition. Candidates must have a doctoral degree and demonstrated substantial independent research in public health/community nutrition, hold current national or international-level grant funding, and have a record of peer-reviewed publications. The successful candidate is expected to develop extramurally-funded research programs and contribute to the department's teaching mission. This position is in the "in-residence" series which carries all faculty rights but which requires the incumbent to secure future outside funding. Salary support is available for up to two years, depending on initial level of appointment.

We are a multidisciplinary faculty with a strong history of ongoing research and graduate education in domestic and international settings (M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H., Ph.D.). Collaborative projects involve faculty from Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Services, the Jonsson Cancer Center, School of Medicine, area studies programs, and many other campus centers and departments.

Send curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and contact information for at least three references to the address below. Review of applicants will commence in January 2007 and continue until the position is filled.

Steven P. Wallace, Ph.D.
Chair, Nutrition Search Committee
Department of Community Health Sciences
UCLA School of Public Health
UCLA Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1772

phone 310-794-0910

UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff.

The Nutrition and Physical Activity Communication Team (NuPAC) from DNPA/CDC would like to announce two new social marketing resources!

1.  A series of social marketing case studies has been developed and is available online at www.cdc.gov/dnpa/socialmarketing.  One of the questions NuPAC is asked a lot is "how have other states done social marketing?"  These case studies are our attempt to help answer that question for you.  They describe the process used in five different states to plan and develop nutrition and physical activity interventions.  They are real-life, concrete examples of how to incorporate social marketing into the intervention planning process.

Informational boxes are included that highlight:

• Ways to apply social marketing to intervention planning
• Lessons learned
• Challenges faced
• Creative ideas
• Potential areas for saving money
  

Finally, a summary table is included at the end of each case study that includes a contact person as a resource for additional information.

If you have questions about the cases, or ideas for social marketing projects in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, or obesity, please contact:

Jenny Miller:
Becky Payne:
Lori Schmoyer:

2. Turning Point has announced a new version of CDCynergy-Social Marketing Edition.  This interactive CD-ROM provides step-by-step support for developing a social marketing program.  The new version includes additional guidance at every phase.  To purchase a (low cost!) copy of the CD-ROM, please visit:  www.tangibledata.com/cdcynergy-soc  Several trainings for using the new CD-ROM will be offered in the fall, including a training in conjunction with APHA.  To find dates and registration information, please visit: www.turningpointprogram.org/Pages/socialmkt.html.

Please send a Curriculum vitae and a statement of
research and teaching interests to:

Dr. Cecilie Goodrich, Chair, Search
Committee for Division of Nutrition and Food Science Candidate, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 

Medicaid Reimbursement for Medical Nutrition Products and Nutrition Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Washington State Case Studies Report

The Children with Special Health Care Needs Program in Washington State recently produced a report to document the costs and health/nutrition outcomes of providing medical nutrition products and nutrition services by a certified dietitian to children with special health care needs covered by the Washington Medicaid program. The report recommends supporting a reimbursement system for medical nutrition products and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for children with special health care needs. Seventeen case studies are included. To download a copy of this publication, go to:  

http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/documents/Nutr_case_studies_web.pdf

or

www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/publications.htm