Coordinating General Nutrition

1. Q: I've just been told I am high cholesterol and borderline diabetes. Can you help me with a diet I can eat? A: I told her she needs to talk with her doctor or his nurse and have them check to see if her insurance will pay for a dietitian. I told her about our Your Health and You newsletter and our Diabetes Lifelines newsletter.
2. Q: I want to prepare a meal for a friend who is on a low sodium diet. What does that mean? I'm thinking of meatloaf or grilled chicken with a vegetable dish. A: A low sodium diet is generally 2gm sodium, which means 2000 mg/ day. Need to look for each item to be < 200 mg sodium.
3. Westminster Village... Judging for their "Mock County Fair Activity". I judged 4-H Brownies & Rice Krispie Treats the seniors has entered into the competition. I even used the 4-H judging sheets!
4. Nutrition's Effect on the Sense of Well Being in the Elderly presentation to the Aging Coalition.
5. Helped Summer 4-H staff, Jen, with Tasty Holiday Mixes recipes for a cookie in the jar recipe.

Coordinating Food Safety

1. Q: Saw something in the paper about you shouldn't freeze asparagus. Is that correct?
2. Q: We are under a boil order. Can we use our ice cubes from our ice maker?
3. Q: Unplugged freezer for 13 hours. What food is still safe? I sent them my fact sheet on power outages.
4. Q: How can I preserve a bridal bouquet?
5. Q: I just opened a package of dried apricots I have had for almost a year. The apricots are very dark and taste a little sour. Are they ok to eat? A: I asked her to look for a date on the package or a customer service #. She found the date.
6. Q: . I put a partially thawed roast in a roaster & forgot to turn it on for an hour. I turned it on Is it still safe?
7. Q: My youth group is having a bake sale. What foods am I allowed to have for sale? A: I gave them my fact sheet prepared in coordination with Extension and the McLean County Health Dept.
8. Q: Could I have a fact sheet with letterhead on the "Safely Thawing of Meats" to take home to my wife?
9. Worked with 4-H summer staff, Jen, on Glo Germ/Handwashing/ Jelly Bean Activities...06/07
10. Q: etc.

Coordination of Healthy Relationships Programming

1. Planning Young at Heart Day for Seniors at the fair
2. Continued mentoring of a former Job Partners mentee. Office meetings and writing letters of reference while she attends and finishes ISU.
3. YAH... Young at Heart / Senior Day at the Fair coordination.
4. YAH... Mailed 2,600 Young at Heart Flyers with newsletter mailings.
5. YAH...Organized list for name badges.
6. YAH...Organized June meeting.
7. Responded to Family Community Resource Center about Illinois Extension's Hispanic/Latino programs
8. Finished H.C.E. distribution list for e-mailing
9. WEB...updated June KIOSK...Calendar of EVents for Families with Young Children
10. Q: Stored baby clothes in suitcases. How do I get the mildew smell out?

1. GRG... Grandparents Raising Grandchildren conference coordination. Made notes of to-do list after meeting. a) brochures mailing b) contact Kate Arthur at Pantagraph c) mediating plans for guiding the panel discussion d) June 11th teleconference of committee @ 11:30 a.m.- 12:00p.m. e)will meet at 2pm wed. June 27th @ St. Pats f) Will also be preping on Thurs the 28th and Friday the 29th g)Master G's...table favors for Conference?
2. GRG...Mailed 200 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference brochures.
3. GRG...Conference Call for planning conference
4. GRG...Contacted Pantagraph for coverage
5. Caregivers Day Out planning has begun for November. Vicki Hightower from YWCA and Kathryn Johnson from PATH will help plan.

Various Professional Development

1. State Nutrition Team face to face 2 days at Allerton Park

................Discussed Current Topics Inservice Telenets for next year. System will be changing in future so the world can access online. Pod-cast? Possible partnering with Purdue in this endeavor.

...............Also discussedthe Good Samaritan acts for Food Pantries

..............Arthritis and Senior Wellness Exercise training. Cheryl Reidenaurer and Lynnette can train us.

..............Evaluations of FNP programs

..............Women's Heart Health... #1 killer for women. The NEXT day Martin Luther King Jr's daughter, Yolanda, died at age 51 of possible heart disease!

..............4-H level 1 manuals will not be in publication form anymore. Notebook &/or DVD so can be easily updated. > Skill-a-thons discussed too.

2. EC IEAFCS meeting in Urbana. I volunteered to be secretary for next year. Excellent Tour and time spent at the Family Resiliency Center ---Doris Christopher Hall...June 8, 2007

3. Computer Training on Outlook and Access...June 13 & 14