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Over the last year, the Nutrition Ambassadors in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee have done a phenomenal job providing nutrition education to people with disabilities. They were able to accomplish this great work with the help of their deputy ambassadors, nutrition advocates, interns, community partnerships, and of course the wonderful participants.
Below are reflections from individuals who had a role in making Nutrition is for Everyone the success that is.
Arkansas
Success Stories from NIFE AR Participants
 Nutrition is for Everyone Arkansas shares success stories from their participants over the year, where they share how NIFE AR has influenced their lives. Read more...
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Louisiana
A Newfound Desire to Improve Myself
Kevin is a self-advocate and LEND training at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center, who also worked for the Nutrition is for Everyone Louisiana (NIFE LA) program as part of his LEND rotation. In this opinion piece, Kevin expresses the lessons he learned about nutrition and himself as a result of his participation in NIFE LA. "I have learned many things during my time in NIFE, but the most memorable thing I have learned is that I possess the capacity to change the way I do things; I just need to start with something small... I also believe that NIFE is largely responsible for my newfound desire to improve myself," says Kevin. Read more...
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Mississippi
NIFE MS Deputy Ambassador's Self-Reflection
 LaShaundrea Crook was one of the Deputy Ambassador at NIFE MS. During her time as Deputy Ambassador, she developed a curriculum for the project and where she presented it at workshops in across the state of Mississippi. "I was excited to work on this project... educating community members on making healthy dietary changes is what I love doing." Read more...
Deputy Ambassador LaShaundrea Crook encouraging workshop participants to stretch at the beginning of the Greenwood workshop and add more activity to their day.
Institute for Disability Studies First Self Advocate Coordinator
NIFE MS Deputy Ambassador Taylor Carley is the Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi first self-advocacy coordinator. Carley works on several of the institute's transition projects, but he is also the host of the weekly video series, Chit Chat Thursday with Taylor. Carley interviewed NIFE MS Nutrition Ambassador Alma Ellis in 2017, YouTube Interview One and YouTube Interview Two. Read more...
Deputy Ambassador Taylor Carley prepared vegetable snack at the Hattiesburg Workshop
Nutrition Advocate Reflects on NIFE MS Workshop Experience
Arteya McGuire served as Nutrition Advocate for the workshop held in Greenwood in the Mississippi Delta. Twelve people attended the workshop. "The NIFE workshop was a great experience," said McGuire, who works for the Mississippi State Department of Health. "The workshop offered a lot of healthy tips that can be used in our communities" says Arteya. Read more...
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Oklahoma
Deputy Ambassadors Reflect on Experiences Working with Spanish Speaking Families
 Nutrition education for people with disabilities is lacking, especially among Spanish-speaking families. The opportunity we had with Nutrition is for Everyone to specifically impact the Spanish-speaking families was unique and we were able to make a positive impact in a short amount of time. We immediately gained the trust of the community because we are Spanish-speaking and also have children with disabilities. We also made connections with health clinics within the community and so we taught classes in locations they were already familiar with. Read more...
NIFE OK Deputy Ambassadors
Deputy Nutrition Ambassadors Speak About Teaching Their Peers
 People with disabilities hear a lot of "you can't eat this" or "you can't eat that" from health care professionals, but do not receive much nutrition education other than that. The Nutrition is for Everyone Oklahoma (NIFE OK) project allowed us to actually show people which foods are healthy and which foods are not. We also taught some basic cooking skills that most people do not know and demonstrated how it can be cheaper to eat at home instead of fast food. The peer-to-peer teaching was important because everyone was more than willing to listen. Read more...
NIKE OK Deputy Nutrition Ambassadors
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Tennessee
NIFE TN Intern's Perspective on Working with Students with Disabilities
 Nutrition is for Everyone Tennessee (NIFE TN) focused on reaching out to Postsecondary Education Programs in Tennessee. These are university-based programs for students with intellectual disabilities, where part of their curriculums includes health based learning. The Nutrition Ambassador utilized and encouraged the local university nutrition programs (dietetic interns and senior undergraduate dietetic students) to help teach classes. With an outline for the topic to be covered, the interns/students filled in with lecture, in-class activities, homework assignments, and food tastings. In sharing their nutrition knowledge, the dietetic students/interns also learned about working with people with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Read more...
Intern at NIFE TN reveiwing assignments with students
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