Schuylkill River: Environmental Analysis

I was exposed to a variety of different diets and food modifications and assisting residents that have difficulty swallowing with puréed foods. I further honed my clinical skills and developed new ones throughout my entire college career by volunteering in multiple areas of dietetics. One highlight in my journey was developing and leading food demonstrations and nutrition education for the needy. The Food Pantry is a ministry program of the Wesley Foundation, which offers a bag of groceries once a month to the needy in the local community. My task was to implement food demonstration and pamphlets on how to make use of the foods in the monthly grocery bags. My focus was to teach easy to cook meals utilizing many of the ingredients in a simple manner. It resulted in successful cooking demonstrations, which engaged the public in nutrition

School lunches are often unsung heroes of many modern American households. Frequently overlooked and disregarded because of their stigma, school lunches are a key ingredient that may help make the world a better place. Unknowingly, great numbers of individuals in our communities deal with food insecurities every day of their lives. It baffles me that in an advanced society many people do not have the resources to provide food for themselves or their families. Until it affected me personally, I was unaware nor passionate about the struggles of food insecurity. My passion for solving food insecurity in my local community has led me to gain both experience and leadership through understanding and advocating for those around me.

Located near Cowan, Pennsylvania, Conley Run is a tributary of Buffalo Creek that has experienced severe degradation due to agricultural activity. Specifically, the deposition of large amounts of animal wastes, pesticides, and fertilizers has resulted in significant eutrophication throughout the stream. Furthermore, bank degradation associated with the movement of livestock has caused the displacement of foreign sediments into stream habitats. These factors, among many others, have caused the lake to be considered “impaired” by PA-DEP. In response, the Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance, the the Union County Conservation District, and the Department of Environmental Protection and Fish and Boat Commision have partnered in an effort to restore stream habitat and create a riparian buffer to protect the stream.

As Pastor of the Ethnan Temple SDA Church, I am writing to support Dr. Willa Doswell’s proposal to seek additional funding to promote healthy eating activities under our church Health Ministry program (Stacey Lewis, Director). The “Kids Can Cook” and the “Young Girl’s Book Club are integral programs at our church that were originated by Dr. Doswell and her staff in conjunction with partial funding of our Children’s Ministry program (Marcia Lewis, Director).

The St. Johns River is suffering from a significant environmental disaster because of toxic substances from municipal and industrial wastewater, fertilizer runoff, failing septic tanks, and stormwater. Consequently, over 55% of the river miles, 80.4% of acres of large water bodies, 59.4 % of estuaries, and 31.4% of coastline miles do not meet water quality standards in Florida (Florida Department of Environmental Protection 119). For that matter, studying those pollution problems that the river faces is vital since one can use this information to salvage the natural resource which is at the brink of destruction.

Everyone from the campus board members, teachers, students and community members are completely unaware of the goal we have set and the means it will take to accomplish them. Our food system is something that most people choose to overlook, due to how personal it can get when dealing with our daily food choices. This mindset needs to change altogether and it can be hard, especially dealing with college students, parent’s money and school cafeterias. We need to continue to raise awareness about this issue and what we can do to change it, by using stickers, posters, word of mouth, events or other means of

A healthy, delicious, lunch is what many schools strive for, however many don’t follow suit in the best way possible. I am writing to you, Mr. Dawson, to address the fact that Ronald E. McNair High School fails to provide their students with wholesome meals. As you may know, the Lodi Unified School District has food services that “promotes and brings attention to our freshly prepared school meals made from California grown products” (School Nutrition And Fitness). To promote even “healthier” eating, McNair actively participates in the USDA case study, inviting mobile carts to bring lunch closer to the students (School Nutrition And Fitness). Even with additional efforts put forth, students still find the lunches unappetizing (due to low-grade food quality) and prefer to eat other alternatives.

The most effective way to resolve the problem surrounding health disparities and nutrition is through education. This is the only option that would be cost effective and yield results. We would not be able to receive enough funding to build a grocery store, or enough to provide each family with personal food deliveries. Sessions will be split up between the parents and the children. This is done for two reasons. The first, has to do with the scheduling of the sessions and the availability of the participants. Parents will not be available when their children are. Similarly, the children will not always be available at the same time as the adults. The children will be educated during assemblies or special presentations during the school day. These presentations will be led by volunteers or employees.

Bushwick Cooks’ objective is to offer programs that bridge the gap of healthy eating to families with

Three readings in this week are all about the water issues and human intentional control activities in the region of the Mississippi Delta. In 'The Scale of Nature: Modeling the Mississippi River', the author begins from the problem of sea level rise in the Ohio River. People attempt to prevent the flood problem with the Flood Control Act of 1928. However, the engineers didn't misunderstand the river as a single, simple threat. Then, as the Flood Control Act of 1936 was passed, an engineer named Reybold comes up with a large scale physical model, which was built by lots of German and Italian POWs in the area of undeveloped land in Clinton. This model is a replica of the Mississippi Basin, which allowed engineers to observe and predict the effects of weather and climate on the river and proposed control method. As a result, this model makes the Mississippi River Basin become "a manageable site".

It is important for children and adults to have access to healthy affordable foods and know how to cook these healthy

One of the world’s oldest rivers and also one of America’s most polluted, the Susquehanna River is facing an escalating environmental threat. The 464 mile long river runs through four states, eventually into the Chesapeake Bay and then the Atlantic Ocean and provides drinking water for over 6 million people. Pennsylvania contains much of the country’s most fertile farm lands and holds 21,000 of the 27,000 square miles of the river’s watershed area. The agriculture industry is the largest contributor to the pollution issue that has been steadily on the rise for the past decade. A major concern for environmental agencies is the aquatic life that is being affected by the toxins in the river. As scientists collect increasing amounts of data

As a way to fight childhood obesity, it is essential to know the motivations, barriers, and obstacles that work towards weight loss success for children. Whether it’s an unhealthy household environment, lack of health service resources, or food insecurity all of these potential barriers must be faced. Within my hometown of East Hollywood, California, I have participated with East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market in the development of a nutritional education program for the market. I created the 8-week theme lesson plans for the program that is currently being processed and turned into reality. I have also volunteered at the market to inform customers about the Market Match program, which increases the food budget for low-income households

It seems that the importance of this connection, as well as the skills and knowledge of how to incorporate a healthy diet, is not taught well enough, or demonstrated well enough, in the public schools and communities of poor urban communities. Current education practices appear to concentrate more on developing careers to 'bring home the bacon', than what the bacon is actually doing to us in the first place. Food and dietary habits take a back seat to other perceived pressing educational issues at both a scholarly level and in practice at the lunch lines in public schools in poor neighborhoods across this country. The people and parents of these communities need to let their voices be heard in PTA meetings, at school boards, and at local government forums and hearings. Their representatives and elected leaders need to also be contacted about healthy foods and diets being offered and taught about within public jurisdictions. In addition, health care professionals and health advocates could be solicited to also help fill the role of

As a health educator, my responsibilities included implementing research-based prevention and youth development programs. While studying at New Jersey City University, I was afforded many opportunities to display my knowledge as a health educator. NJCU’s annual Cooking Matter program allowed me to provide education, strategies, and implement plans on how to decrease hunger for youth in Jersey City. My supervisor relied on my ability to plan, organize and assess the program. I found that my organizational skills along with my ability to multi task in fast pace settings allowed me to assist in the Cooking Matter program’s success.