By Ashley Sipocz I have a confession. I violated a seemingly simple SNAP Challenge rule – avoid accepting free food. Admitting one failure is hard enough, but it’s even harder to admit that I failed not once but twice. Here’s how my SNAP Challenge fails unfolded: Violation #1: The dinner … Continue reading
By Jon Stemmle I’ll admit my first instinct was to run for the hills when my HCRC colleagues brought up the idea of the SNAP challenge. However, I decided to be a team player and give it a shot. So there I was on Tuesday morning, walking through the aisles … Continue reading
By Natalie Hampton Day one of my month-long SNAP challenge, Sunday March 3, I made my infamous international stew. International stew generally consists of whatever’s in my pantry and a seasoning “fusion” that may span the globe from Thai curry paste to taco seasoning. Stew fits well with my life style … Continue reading
By Amy Dunaway I haven’t had meat, but I somehow don’t feel like a vegetarian either. I’m half-way through our HCRC SNAP challenge and my diet is about as well-rounded as a cliff. Or at least it feels that way. Most of my food has been canned, boxed or bottled … Continue reading
By Ashley Sipocz I love grocery shopping because strangely, I find this routine household duty quite relaxing. To prepare for Day 1 of the SNAP Challenge for my two-person household, we went shopping for our $56 worth of meals for the week. After shopping with a little more than half … Continue reading
How much do you spend on what you eat in a week? How about a month? For the average Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient in Missouri, he or she lives on $28 a week or about $128 a month. Often our work in health comm has centered on food … Continue reading
The Fellowship Is Open to Any U.S.-based Master’s Student Interested in Science Journalism or a Health Communication-related Field Columbia, Mo. – The Health Communication Research Center at the Missouri School of Journalism is accepting applications for the summer Smith/Patterson Fellowship. The Fellowship is open to any U.S.-based master’s student interested … Continue reading
By Amy Dunaway Humor can be a great tool to use when telling a story. When done well, it makes a memorable point and makes people laugh. It can calm you down as well, especially when in an age of information overload, just looking up a cough online can lead … Continue reading
By Ashley Sipocz Last year, the CDC brilliantly used a zombie apocalypse scenario to get people excited about emergency preparedness. Now, zombies have spread to other areas of health. Zombies making runs fun, running blood drives, and helping kids eat better and keep their teeth healthy. Witnessing this outbreak of zombies in health got me … Continue reading
Select Missouri middle and high school students are participating in a state-wide program called Photovoice Missouri, which encourages students to raise awareness about how their communities are supporting healthy eating and opportunities for physical activity by taking photographs of what they see in their everyday lives. Their photographs and corresponding … Continue reading
