Leaping into the Future with

Web-NEERS

Stephanie Blake, USDA-NIFA Gail Hanula, University of Georgia

Jason Eichelberger, Clemson University

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EFNEP Behavior Checklist Review Committee

Committee Members

Audrey Adler, Rutgers, Co-Chair Nutrition & Physical Activity Lorelei Jones, North Carolina State, Co-Chair Nutrition & Physical Activity Beverly Phillips, University of Wisconsin, Chair, Food Resource Mgt. Janie Burney, University of Tennessee, Co-Chair, Food Safety Sue Snider, University of Delaware, Co-Chair, Food Safety Jung Sun Lee, University of Georgia, Co-Chair, Food Security Tarana Kahn, Clemson University Virginie Zoumenou, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Linda Gossett, University of Idaho Kathy Orchen, Rutgers Kate Dicken, Cornell Justine Hoover, Iowa State Peggy Martin, Iowa State Susan Baker, Colorado State University Katie McGirr, Colorado State University Sandra May, Louisiana State University

Food Resource Management

1. How often do you plan meals ahead of time?

2. How often do you compare prices before you buy food?

3. How often do you run out of food before the end of the month?

4. How often do you shop with a grocery list?

Beverly Phillips, Chair Susan Baker, Katie McGirr, Sandra May

Food Security

How often do you run out of food before the end of the month?

Jung Sun Lee and Gail Hanula, Co-Chairs

Food Safety

5. This question is about meat and dairy foods. How often do you let these foods sit out for more than two hours?

6. How often do you thaw frozen foods at room temperature?

Janie Burney and Sue Snider, Co-Chairs

Nutrition & Physical Activity

7. When deciding what to feed your family, how often do you

think about healthy food choices? 8. How often have you prepared foods without adding salt? 9. How often do you use the “Nutrition Facts” on the food

label to make food choices? 10. How often do your children eat something in the morning

within two hours of waking up?

Audrey Adler and Lorelei Jones, Co-Chairs Tarana Kahn, Kathy Orchen, Kate Dicken, Virginie Zoumenou, Justine Hoover

Physical Activity

Activity Level:

Less than 30 minutes

30‐60 minutes

More than 60 minutes

Timeline

June 1, 2011 Identified subcommittees

Identified subcommittee members

Identified subcommittee chairs

Held initial meeting to review objectives

Timeline, continued

December 1, 2011: Subcommittees will

complete literature review

Subcommittees will identify critical components of each domain

Use of existing optional questions will be reviewed

Timeline, continued

May 1, 2012: Committee will make

recommendations to USDA NIFA for a new potential core set of questions

Validity and reliability testing were not part of the charge to this committee – NC1169 research potential

Comments, Suggestions, Questions?

Gail Hanula

ghanula@uga.edu

Mary Kay Wardlaw

wardlaw@uwyo.edu