This year’s Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, April 21 to Friday, April 22 with a Pre-Conference event on Wednesday, April 20. We will be celebrating “Planting Seeds…Growing Strong” at the Red Lion Hotel in Pocatello, Idaho.

Along with earning 18 CPEs, attendees will be able to enjoy a networking Happy Hour featuring creative culinary delights prepared by the Idaho State University interns and students after Thursday’s session.

For more information visit Eat Right Idaho.

Don’t miss this year’s topics and exciting speakers including

“Eat Smart Idaho: Promoting Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Changes Through Statewide Partnerships”

Presented by Julie Harker Buck Ed.D, MHE, RD, CD, LCCE

This session on Wednesday, April 20 will help attendees understand more about how the University of Idaho Extension Office is implementing evidenced-based community interventions to improve chronic health conditions throughout the State. Attendees will be able to discuss and plan community efforts to help with hunger and food insecurity in Idaho.

Julie Harker Buck is employed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho Extension in Bannock county. As the Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, she specializes in health, nutrition and food safety. She is a registered dietitian with a Master in Health Education from Idaho State University and a Doctor of Education from University of Idaho. Research includes “Fruit and vegetable consumption as a predictor of weight in children” and “Instructor Influence on Self-efficacy in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus”. As the District IV administrator for Eat Smart Idaho, she manages the nutrition education to persons with low resources in eight southeast Idaho counties. She is a Lamaze certified childbirth educator, and birth and postpartum Doula (childbirth services).

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