Produce for Better Health awards grant recipients
Produce for Better Health awards grant recipients
In support of Produce for Better Health Foundation’s long-standing support of supermarkets, coupled with the close work PBH has done with supermarket dietitians over the last few years, PBH is awarding its second round of grants totaling $32,000 to support grocery store dietetics. Since 1991, the organization has worked to motivate people to eat more fruits and vegetables to improve public health, and these grants will facilitate that effort.
The following university programs will use the funds to deliver grocery store tours by trained nutrition and dietetic interns, enabling enhanced collaboration between supermarkets and university nutrition and dietetic programs: Appalachian State University in Boone, NC; Benedictine University in Lisle, IL; Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA; Illinois State University in Normal, IL; Oakwood University in Huntsville, AL; Texas State University in San Marcos, TX; University of Central Arkansas in Conway, AR; and University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston.
“The store tour dietetic training grant program has, and continues, to gain momentum and garner interest,” Elizabeth Pivonka, president and chief executive officer of PBH, said in a press release. “We received 20 grant proposals for this current funding period, which is quite impressive given it is only the second award period since the commencement of the program earlier this year. I am looking forward to highlighting and sharing notable results of the program, along with some of our grantees, during our 2015 Annual Conference.”
PBH’s 2015 Annual Conference: The Consumer Connection will be held March 16-18 at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, AZ. Early-bird registration is available through Dec. 31, 2014.