2010 PA NEN Annual Conference
Diversity: It's More Than Ethnicity 

April 27-28, 2010
Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel
Harrisburg, PA

Why Attend
PA Nutrition Education Network Annual Conference 2010 brings partners together to eliminate hunger and boost the nutrition of low-income families.

PA NEN’s 2010 Conference will focus on the various aspects of diversity among Pennsylvania’s low income population and how it impacts them nutritionally. Topics that will be discussed will include how age affects food and nutrition choices, issues that may arise when feeding a multi-generational or multicultural family unit, diversity and bridging the cultural gap in curriculum, food banks and cultural food sensitivity, and more!

Target Audience
Includes but is not limited to:

• Nutrition Educators
• Nutritionists
• Dieticians
• Anti-Hunger Advocates
• Health Professionals and Paraprofessionals
• Those concerned with the nutrition needs of the low-income population

2010 Resource Area
PA NEN will have an exhibit/resource at the 2010 Annual Conference. Confirmed organizations are as follows:

• Department of Agriculture
• PA Department of Education
• PA Department of Welfare
• Keystone Kids Color Me Healthy
• The Magic of Nutrition
• Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association
• Produce for Better Health Foundation
• SNAPa

2011 Call for Abstracts
The PA Nutrition Education Network invites you to submit an abstract of original research or a project/program you have implemented. Topics that are applicable to the Nutrition Education efforts in Pennsylvania regarding the low-income population and other suitable topics will be considered. All accepted abstracts will present a poster at the PA NEN annual meeting that will be held in April 2011 in Harrisburg, PA.

Professionals, Paraprofessionals, Graduate and Undergraduate Students are invited to submit abstracts for poster consideration.