SNF in partnership with USDA to host 3 webinars on understanding and addressing food allergies in schools
The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) in partnership with USDA will be offering a series of three FREE webinars on food allergy management in schools. The series will be moderated by Jeannie Sneed. Attendees are encouraged to participate in all three webinars as a sequential series. The content will be independent and attendees may opt to participate in some or all parts of the series. All webinars will be available as recorded archives after the live event. The dates and titles of each webinar are as follows.
SNF and USDA have also partnered to offer an 8 hour pre-conference workshop on managing food allergies in schools on Sunday, June 28 at SNA’s Annual National Conference in Las Vegas! To register, visit www.schoolnutrition.org/anc2009 !
FAQs for Accessing Webinars
Managing Food Allergies in Schools: Understanding the Fundamentals
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Time: 2:30 PM EDT/1:30 PM CDT/12:30 PM MDT/11:30 AM PDT
Duration: 75 minutes (approximately)
View/Download Webinar Recording
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/678831511
Webinar Documents
Presenters/Speakers:
Jeannie Sneed, PhD, RD, CP-FS, SNS
Food Safety Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Emergency Management and Food Safety, Alexandria, VA
Role/Perspective: Facilitator
Melissa Rothstein, MPA
Program Analyst, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Child Nutrition Division, Alexandria, VA
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist, USDA Regulations and Guidance
Mara McElmurray
Program Analyst, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Child Nutrition Division, Alexandria, VA
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist, USDA Regulations and Guidance
Cindy Hormel, MM, RD, LD, SNS
Child Nutrition Director, Liberty School District, Kansas City, MO
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist, School Nutrition Operator
Managing Food Allergies in Schools: Developing Policy
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time: 2:30 PM EDT/1:30 PM CDT/12:30 PM MDT/11:30 AM PDT
Duration: 75 minutes (approximately)
View/Download Webinar Recording
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/730590106
Webinar Documents
Webinar Resources
Presenters/Speakers:
Jeannie Sneed, PhD, RD, CP-FS, SNS
Food Safety Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Emergency Management and Food Safety, Alexandria, VA
Role/Perspective: Moderator
Brenda Greene
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist
Katie Millett
Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Boston, MA
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist, State Agency Perspective
Elizabeth Bugden, MS
Consultant, Rhode Island Department of Education and Kids First
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist, Food Allergy Training and Policy Development
Cheryl Peil,
Child Nutrition Director, Elmbrook Schools, Brookfield, WI
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist, School Nutrition Operator
registration
Please click here to register for Part 2, Managing Food Allergies in Schools: Developing Policies. A registration confirmation, including joining instructions, will be emailed to you once you have registered.
Please note: if you are unable to participate in the live event, an archived version will be available at the website listed above one to two business days after the live event.
Managing Food Allergies in Schools: Implementing Policy
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Time: 2:30 PM EDT/1:30 PM CDT/12:30 PM MDT/11:30 AM PDT
Duration: 75 minutes (approximately)
View/Download Webinar REcording
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/238057962
Webinar Documents
Webinar Resources
Webinar Resources
Presenters/Speakers:
Jeannie Sneed, PhD, RD, CP-FS, SNS
Food Safety Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Emergency Management and Food Safety, Alexandria, VA
Role/Perspective: Moderator
Deb Scherrer
Vice President of Educational Programs, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, Fairfax, VA
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist
Marilyn Healy, RN, NCSN
Specialist, Office of Health Services, Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore, MD
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist
Amy Harkey, MS, RD, LDN
Assistant Director, Charlotte-Mecklenberg Public Schools, Charlotte, NC
Role/Perspective: Expert Panelist, School Nutrition Operator
Registration
Please click here to register for Part 3, Managing Food Allergies in Schools: Implementing Policy. A registration confirmation, including joining instructions, will be emailed to you once you have registered.
Please note: if you are unable to participate in the live event, an archived version will be available at the website listed above one to two business days after the live event.
SNA CEU Credit
SNA members may earn 1 continuing education unit (CEU) for participating in the webinar. As this webinar is NOT an SNA-sponsored event, but rather is sponsored by the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF), CEU’s will NOT be automatically recorded in the SNA database. According to the SNA CEU Guidelines, for non-SNA-sponsored events individuals are required to maintain their own documentation of credits earned. Please see SNA’s CEU Guidelines at http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=9764 for further information.
Proof of Attendance
A proof of attendance form will be available for all participants immediately following the live webinar. Please print this "Proof of Attendance" document and save it for your records as it will serve as verification in the event you are asked to provide CEU documentation for an SNA Certification Audit. Certificates of Completion will NOT be issued for these webinars.
If more than one person viewed the webinar at your computer, please print a separate copy of this document for each individual interested in earning SNA CEU credit for their participation in the webinar. For further information, please refer to the section entitled "SNA CEU Credit" above.
What is a Webinar?
Webinars are really simple - all you need is a computer with internet access and working speakers.
For questions regarding this webinar please contact SNA’s Service Center at servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org
SNF’s Webinar Wednesday Series
This webinar is the fifth in SNF’s “Wednesday Webinars” series and will be offered at no charge. Stay tuned to www.schoolnutrition.org/webinars for information on upcoming Wednesday Webinars throughout the 2008-2009 school year.