We aim to create community and government awareness and momentum through the education of our peers and the general public. 

 

 

 

"There is nothing new about poverty. What is new is that we now have the techniques and the resources to get rid of poverty. The real question is whether we have the will."

           - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


 

Publications, Reports, and Presentations

Environmental Nutrition in the Urban Context

Horton, K to be presented to Greater Seattle Dietetic Association. November 2008.  

 

Importance of Carbohydrates and Breakfast

Horton, K quoted in: Barker, L. Body and Soul. To be published Fall 2008.  

 

Book Review: Remaking the North American Food System

Horton, KD. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition.  The Haworth Press, Inc. September 2008. 

 

Food Policy: From Initiatives to Access

Horton, KD. September 2008. Presented at Washington State Food and Nutrition Councel's Annual Conference. Presentation discussed Farm-to-Bank projects, Food Stamp Program Changes, and the Child Nutrition and WIC reauthorization.

 

What's Wrong with the Food I Eat, and What Can I do About it?

Horton, KD. September 2008. Presented at the Washington Food Coalition Annual Conference. Presentation discussed benefits of organic and local foods, sustainable food system overview, and ideas for food bank managers.

 

Making a Nutrition Expedition to Cape Town, South Africa

Horton, KD. Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Newsletter. American Dietetic Association. Summer 2008.

 

A Call to End Poverty

Horton, KD. Washington State Food and Nutrition Council Newsletter. Summer 2008.  

 

Local Food Action Initiative: We Can Make a Difference

Horton, KD, and Larson A. Washington State Food and Nutrition Council Newsletter. Summer 2008.  

 

Nutrition Advocacy: How Legislation Works

Horton, KD. A presentation made Central Washington University graduate nutrition students and interns. July 2009.

 

Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems

Horton, KD. A presentation made Central Washington University graduate nutrition students and interns. July 2009.

 

Sustainable Food Systems—Your Role as the Nutrition Expert

Horton, KD. April 2008. Presented at the Washington State Dietetic Association's Spring Convention. To download the presentation click here. To download the presentation handout click here


An in Home Study of Kitchen Sanitation, Food Preparation, and Hand Washing Practices

Scott, E, Herbold, N. Contributing writer and research assistant.

 

Book Review: The Vegetarian Solution: Your answer to cancer, heart disease, global warming and more

Horton, KD. Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Newsletter. American Dietetic Association. Winter 2008.

 

Hunger Action in Washington: Improving Our Emergency Food System

Horton, KD. Washington State Food and Nutrition Council Newsletter. November 2007.  

 

Confront Hunger While Promoting Healthy Eating for All

Horton, K quoted in: Diekman, CB. President's Page. Journal of American Dietetic Association. Vol. 107 No. 9 P. 1867. November 2007.  

 

Policy Making: How does it happen and why is it important for dietitians?

Horton, KD. A presentation made Bastyr University dietetic interns. October 2007.

 

Community Food Security in North King County

Horton, KD. A presentation made at Food Security Summit 2007 organized by United Way North Community Council. September 2007.

 

Food Policy Councils: A Tool for Your Community

Horton, KD. A presentation made at the Washington Food Coalition's Emergency Food Provider Summit. September 2007.

 

Genetically Modified Foods: Food Security Implications for the Republic of Zambia.

Horton, KD. December 2003. Presented at the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society joint annual conference in Victoria, BC. May 31, 2007.  

 

Farm Bill Education and Action Around the Country

Horton, KD. Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Newsletter. American Dietetic Association. Spring 2007 (In Press).  

 

Book Review: Appetite for Profit, by Michele Simon

Horton, KD. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition.  The Haworth Press, Inc. May 2007. 

 

Farm Bill 2007 – A Primer

Horton, KD. Washington State Food and Nutrition Council Newsletter. January 2007.  

 

Farm Bill – Advocating for Change in 2007

Horton, KD. WALWICA News. January 2007.

 

Farm Bill 2007 Educational Forums

Connect Nutrition held several educational forums in Western Washington in late 2006 and early 2007 to increase general public and advocates (hunger, nutrition, public health, and small farmer) knowledge of the Farm Bill 2007 legislation and congressional debates. 

You are welcome to download the presentation and handouts used during these 2007 Farm Bill Forums.

 

Waging a War on World Hunger

Horton, K quoted in: Palmer, S. Today’s Dietitian. Vol. 8 No. 12 P. 38. December, 2006.  

 

Combating Hunger, Malnutrition, and Food Insecurity in Bangladesh

Horton, KD. Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Newsletter. American Dietetic Association. Fall 2006.

 

GIS mapping in the assessment of food resources in low-income Boston neighborhoods. Completed in partnership with Boston STEPS

Morris, V, Cook, J, Melfi, KP, Neault, N, Troppy, TS, Agrawal, T, Richmond, A, & Horton, KD. Selected for presentation at the Food and Nutrition Forum of the American Public Health Association’s 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition to be held November 4-8, 2006.

 

Food Insecurity and Hunger Among Low-Income Working Families In Rhode Island

Gorman, K, Horton, K, & Houser, R. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. The Haworth Press, Inc. September 2006.

 

A Different World: An Experience in Bangladesh

Horton, K. Simmons College Alumnet Click and Connect. Summer Issue. Fall 2006. [Online] http://www.simmons.edu/enews/Click_Connect/archives/2006/08/shs.html.  

 

Creating a Healthier School Environment

Horton, K. Today@MDA Newsletter. Winter 2005.  

 

Massachusetts Student Dietetic Association – A Forum for Student Involvement

Horton, K. Today@MDA Newsletter. Winter 2005.  

 

A Summary of USDA’s Farm Bill Nutrition Forum Listening Tour

Horton, K. November 2005 U.S. Food Policy Blog: http://usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_usfoodpolicy_archive.html.

 

Healthy Holiday Feasts: Tips to Making Low Cost, Healthy Meals This Season

Horton, KD. Boston Health Reporter. November 2005.

 

Simmons’ dietetic interns support bill aimed at childhood obesity

Horton, KD. The Simmons Voice. October 2005.

 

Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? 

(Staffed) Institute of Medicine. Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth. 2005.

 

Hunger, Food Insecurity, and Well-being Among Low-income Working Families in Rhode Island

Gorman, K, & Horton, K. Report to the Rhode Island Department of Human Services. The Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America. University of Rhode Island. Providence, Rhode Island. June 2005.

 

Personal Change and Food Security in Washington State

Horton, K. Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Newsletter. American Dietetic Association. Spring 2005.

 

Increasing Food Security for Low-Income Families

Horton, K. PUSH. Food Issue, Spring 2005.

 

Referring Eligible Families to Washington State's Basic Food Program: An Evaluation of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies' Information and Referral Line as a First Step to Basic Food Program Enrollment. 

Horton, K, & Beaudoin, S. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington State, Lake City, Washington. August 2004.

 

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