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SNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTED The Board of Directors of the Society for Nutri- tion Education is pleased to an- nounce the ap- pointment of Dar- lene Lansing, MPH, RD as Ex- ecutive Director, effective November 1, 1990. Born and raised in North Dakota, Dar- lene received a BS in Foods and Nutri- tion from North Dakota State University, completed a dietetic internship at the Bronx VA Medical Center and an MPH FROM SNE in Public Health Nutrition from the Uni- versity of Minnesota. She has enjoyed a variety of challeng- ing positions in administrative and clin- ical dietetics, corporate health promo- tion, community nutrition education, collaborative nutrition intervention, and educational program development for nutrition professionals and the public. A respected consultant, Darlene has served as an advisor to the American Heart Association, government and in- dustry. Her record of grants, contracts, publications and invited presentations at- tests to her expertise in administration, marketing, writing, teaching, public speaking, and building community part- nerships. Darlene's unique combination of per- sonal qualities and professional expertise will serve the Society well as we strive to achieve the mission and goals outlined in our strategic plan. Under Darlene's capable leadership, the Society will be relocating to the Min- neapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota, ef- fective January 7, 1991. Gwyneth Don- chin will continue as our Managing Director through January, at which time she will be retiring from SNE. SN E' s Board of Directors looks for- ward to establishing a new SNE head- quarters in the mid-west and to the new opportunities that the relocation will bring. Nancy Schwartz, PhD, RD President FRC)M THE GUEST EDITORS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS The role played by good nutrition in the successful aging of older adults has long been recognized; however, it is time for nutrition issues in the gerontological literature to evolve beyond their current, modest profile and to become a corner- stone in the building of strategies for im- proving the quality oflife for older adults. We applaud the editorial leadership of the Journal of Nutrition Education and the leadership of the Society for Nutri- tion Education for their decision to de- vote a special issue of JNE to Improving the Quality of Nutrition Education for Older Adults. The Call for Papers for the special issue asked for articles that described the mul- tiple influences acting on the eating be- haviors of older adults, as well as articles that described the development and evaluation of innovative nutrition edu- cation programs. In an initial discussion among the guest editors, the quality of the nutrition education being offered sur- faced as a major concern, cutting across all the content areas. And, indeed, the need for improving the quality of nutri- tion education was also an important con- clusion drawn by the authors of the dif- ferent projects reported on in this special issue. The component themes of the issue were identified as: 1) Programs for Older Adults in Nutri- tion and Health Education, 2) Influences on the Eating Habits of Older Adults, and 3) Development and Evaluation of In- novative Nutrition and Health Edu- cation Programs. The areas of concern common to these three main themes were cultural diver- sity, multiple settings, behavioral con- siderations, multidisciplinary program- ming, health promotion, fragmentation in agencies serving the population, and the need for policy and program reform. The need for careful screening and as- sessment as part of the foundation for establishing a successful program was also emphasized. Weick defined a small win as "a con- crete, complete, implemented outcume of moderate impurtance"; adding that "small wins are controllable opportuni- ties that produce visible results ... they preserve gains, they cannot unravel and they heighten interest in attempting a 261 second win" (1). The series of victories, large and small, represented by the work presented in this special issue will ensure continued positive outcomes in quality nutrition education programs for the older adult. The body ofliterature dealing with the concerns of older adults has been en- riched by the work of the nutrition ed- lIcators, scientists, academicians and cli- nicians who have participated in the production of this special issue of JNE. In addition to the many people who have been involved in the creation of this special issue, the Editors would like to dedicate this work to our parents and our grandparents, both biological and in our extended families. Polly A. Fitz Carol Lammi-Keefe, Ph.D. Guest Co-Editors Jean Ann Anliker, Ph.D. Ann Ferris, Ph.D. Associate Guest Editors University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Weick, K. E. Small wins: Rectifying the scale of social problems. American Psychologist 39(1):40-49, 1984.
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SNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORAPPOINTED
The Board ofDirectors of theSociety for Nutrition Education ispleased to announce the appointment of Darlene Lansing,MPH, RD as Executive Director, effective November 1,1990.
Born and raised in North Dakota, Darlene received a BS in Foods and Nutrition from North Dakota State University,completed a dietetic internship at theBronx VA Medical Center and an MPH
FROM SNE
in Public Health Nutrition from the University of Minnesota.
She has enjoyed a variety of challenging positions in administrative and clinical dietetics, corporate health promotion, community nutrition education,collaborative nutrition intervention, andeducational program development fornutrition professionals and the public.
A respected consultant, Darlene hasserved as an advisor to the AmericanHeart Association, government and industry. Her record of grants, contracts,publications and invited presentations attests to her expertise in administration,marketing, writing, teaching, publicspeaking, and building community partnerships.
Darlene's unique combination of per-
sonal qualities and professional expertisewill serve the Society well as we striveto achieve the mission and goals outlinedin our strategic plan.
Under Darlene's capable leadership,the Society will be relocating to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota, effective January 7, 1991. Gwyneth Donchin will continue as our ManagingDirector through January, at which timeshe will be retiring from SNE.
SNE's Board of Directors looks forward to establishing a new SNE headquarters in the mid-west and to the newopportunities that the relocation willbring.
Nancy Schwartz, PhD, RDPresident
FRC)M THE GUEST EDITORS
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF NUTRITIONEDUCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS
The role played by good nutrition inthe successful aging of older adults haslong been recognized; however, it is timefor nutrition issues in the gerontologicalliterature to evolve beyond their current,modest profile and to become a cornerstone in the building of strategies for improving the quality oflife for older adults.We applaud the editorial leadership ofthe Journal of Nutrition Education andthe leadership of the Society for Nutrition Education for their decision to devote a special issue ofJNE to Improvingthe Quality of Nutrition Education forOlder Adults.
The Call for Papers for the special issueasked for articles that described the multiple influences acting on the eating behaviors of older adults, as well as articlesthat described the development andevaluation of innovative nutrition education programs. In an initial discussionamong the guest editors, the quality ofthe nutrition education being offered surfaced as a major concern, cutting acrossall the content areas. And, indeed, theneed for improving the quality of nutrition education was also an important conclusion drawn by the authors of the dif-
ferent projects reported on in this specialissue.
The component themes of the issuewere identified as:1) Programs for Older Adults in Nutri
tion and Health Education,2) Influences on the Eating Habits of
Older Adults, and3) Development and Evaluation of In
novative Nutrition and Health Education Programs.
The areas of concern common to thesethree main themes were cultural diversity, multiple settings, behavioral considerations, multidisciplinary programming, health promotion, fragmentationin agencies serving the population, andthe need for policy and program reform.The need for careful screening and assessment as part of the foundation forestablishing a successful program was alsoemphasized.
Weick defined a small win as "a concrete, complete, implemented outcumeof moderate impurtance"; adding that"small wins are controllable opportunities that produce visible results ... theypreserve gains, they cannot unravel andthey heighten interest in attempting a
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second win" (1). The series of victories,large and small, represented by the workpresented in this special issue will ensurecontinued positive outcomes in qualitynutrition education programs for the olderadult. The body ofliterature dealing withthe concerns of older adults has been enriched by the work of the nutrition edlIcators, scientists, academicians and clinicians who have participated in theproduction of this special issue ofJNE.
In addition to the many people whohave been involved in the creation of thisspecial issue, the Editors would like todedicate this work to our parents and ourgrandparents, both biological and in ourextended families.
Polly A. FitzCarol Lammi-Keefe, Ph.D.Guest Co-EditorsJean Ann Anliker, Ph.D.Ann Ferris, Ph.D.Associate Guest EditorsUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut
Weick, K. E. Small wins: Rectifying the scaleof social problems. American Psychologist39(1):40-49, 1984.
