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Connect with Others to Make a Difference What an exciting year to serve as your president! As we work together to streamline AAFCS, headquarters has Bev Card, CFCS launched a new President Association Management System (AMS); the Annual Conference has been redesigned; and we just celebrated the first annual Family and Consumer Sciences Day on December 3. Wow, so much is happening in the life of AAFCS! While preparing to speak about AAFCS at our Fall Leadership Workshop, I thought about the many important ways we can create connections through AAFCS to make a difference. At the local level, our Affiliates are a crucial avenue for connecting across practice settings in the geographic area where we live and work. Through Affiliate meetings and conferences, we receive professional development and networking opportunities. Thank you, Affiliate leaders! Next, I thought about how members connect across state and national borders. Some volunteer to serve on committees and every June we come together at the Annual Conference. In between
these in-person meetings, there are emails, conference calls, and webinars. If you don’t participate in these activities, what is the best way to connect? AAFCS Communities! At last count, only 15% of AAFCS members belong to one or more Communities. Nationally, Communities offer the opportunity to collaborate with other members, as we all work to impact those making decisions about their well-being, relationships, and resources. With the new AMS, it is easier to access members-only online services, including Communities, at www.aafcs.org! Look for the login button below in the top right of each webpage to get started!
(1) One login opens MyAAFCS, and your personal computer can remember login and password information if you choose. (2) Inside MyAAFCS, you’ll see the “Manage Community Connections” button, and you can join a Community with just one click. (3) To communicate with your Community members, select the “Explore Groups – Directory and Resources” button, followed by the “Email Group Members” button. Currently, there are 20 Communities offering you the opportunity to be engaged with like-minded professionals, from the Community of Elementary, Secondary, and Adult Education to the newly formed Community of Ethics. There has never been a better time to get involved! Sign up today, and you’ll be on your way to connecting with others to make a difference for individuals, families, and communities.
Featured Items in this Issue First Family & Consumer Sciences Day XLR8 with Professional Certifications Someone Ought to Do Something! Celiac Disease: A Worldwide Epidemic Mentoring Human Sciences Undergrads
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AAFCS Hosts Fall Affiliate Workshop in Alexandria
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By Sophy Mott, AAFCS Director of Affiliate and Member Relations
Thousands Celebrate First Annual Family & Consumer Sciences Day
AAFCS staff and board members were pleased to host the Fall Affiliate Leadership Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia, the home of AAFCS headquarters. Fortyeight affiliate leaders participated in the workshop, Oct. 10-12. Some, like Cherylann Dozier of New Mexico, left home at 3am to make the trip, while others like Jacqueline Snee of Virginia had an easier commute of just a few Metro stops away. AAFCS was excited to see them all! Leaders got to know one another at a “cookout” themed dinner on Friday night, then learned about the Annual Conference Redesign and got a sneak peek at the 2015 conference city, Jacksonville, FL, from Teri Fuentez of the Florida Affiliate. On Saturday, Bev Card, Peggy Wild, and Jane Walker shared the benefits and impacts of the recent Senate actions, and Carolyn Jackson guided affiliates on new initiatives, including Family & Consumer Sciences Day 2014 and the new Research Center Directory. Participants enjoyed an offsite lunch at local favorite Theismann’s Restaurant, and some took advantage of the proximity and toured AAFCS Headquarters. The rest of the Workshop was dedicated to strategic planning, led by Peggy Wild, and affiliate and member management tools and resources, including the new MyAAFCS. AAFCS legal counsel also presented on taxes, insur2
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If you’d like to see some of the resources from the Workshop, please visit www.aafcs.org/Mem bership/AffiliateResources.asp.
By Gwynn Mason, AAFCS Communications Director
On December 3, 2014, more than 100,000 people from all 50 states, all seven continents, and 17 countries participated in the first annual Family & Consumer Sciences Day campaign, “Dining In” for Healthy Families—the national celebration that educates families about the importance of preparing healthy meals and “Dining In” together. December 3rd was chosen to honor family and consumer sciences pioneer and AAFCS founder Ellen Swallow Richards’ birthday. “With the high rate of obesity in this country, especially among children, “Dining In” for Healthy Families calls attention to a simple action that families can take to be-
come healthier—prepare and eat a nutritious meal together. We were proud to lead this important campaign,” said Carolyn W. Jackson, CFCS, AAFCS executive director. On December 3rd, AAFCS broadcasted live interviews with Dr. Barbara O’Neill, CFCS, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, who discussed the financial impact of “Dining In”; Dr. Brian Wansink, Cornell Food and Brand Lab, who provided healthy eating strategies from his new book Slim by Design; Dr. Ingrid Adams, University of Kentucky, who talked about the benefits to children of “Dining In”; and Dr. Barbara Fiese, University of Illinois Family Resiliency Center, who shared how to build family relationships during family mealtime. Other Family & Consumer Sciences Day segments supported the “Dining In” theme and highlighted the work of the Family & Consumer Sciences Alliance’s Next Generation movement. And there were even guest appearances by Ellen Richards (played by Joyce Miles)! All archived segments are posted at www.youtube.com/aafcs. In addition to “Dining In” on December 3rd, secondary schools, universities, Extension offices, and businesses celebrated Family & Consumer Sciences Day by presenting food preparation education programs and workshops; distributing family meal information and recipes; holding food drives for families in need; and participating in FCCLA@TheTable. Family & Consumer Sciences Day was sponsored by Nasco Family & Consumer Sciences, The Sugar Association, and Delcor Technology Solutions. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped to make it a huge success!
XLR8 with AAFCS Certifications! By Todd R. Christensen, CPFFE, National Financial Education Center at Debt Reduction Services My kids know that I tend to be a bit overly opinionated about people who spend extra money to personalize their license plates, especially given that many, if not most, of them are already living paycheck-to-paycheck like nearly 60% of Americans (see www.usfinancialcapability.org). However, that doesn’t mean I still don’t spend my entire turn at a red light (and sometimes more time later) trying to figure out what the license plate on the car in front of me really says. Seriously, though, how are most people supposed to
know that “I ALT F4” means “I quit” (Alt-F4 being the Microsoft Windows keyboard shortcut for closing, or “quitting,” a program)? Well, if I were to create a “vanity” plate for the Credentialing Center, I’d probably choose from one of the following: UP2D8, XLR8, or INOV8.
Over the past year, they’ve been working on new certifications, including a Certified Nutrition and Wellness Educator credential and the pre-professional assessment and certification in Leadership. More information is forthcoming, but if you have any involvement in these disciplines, I hope you’re pretty X EYE TED.
When I joined the Council for Certification as its only public member nearly six years ago, I was impressed with the certifications already in place, which included CFCS, CFCS-HDFS, CFCS-HNFS and the then recently added CPFFE (which I now hold myself). Additionally, there were a number of pre-professional certifications.
In fact, if you ever see a license plate with GOT CFCS or a newer GOT CNWE, first, wave at them real friendly like, then CELEBR8 their hard work by smiling at them, and then know that the driver of the other car has the ULTIM8 in certifications.
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Someone Ought to Do Something! By Duane Whitbeck, Board Liaison to the AAFCS Public Policy Committee & Carol Werhan, Professor, Pittsburg State University At a conference presentation the speaker said that there are three things an effective presenter will do: “Inform you about the topic,” “Inspire you to see why it is important,” and “Motivate you to act.” As professionals in family and consumer sciences (FCS) the first two areas are where we spend much of our lives as we talk with others about our field or teach our students. The third, motivating to action, is one that we might do far less often. Over the years there has been much discussion about how we should get the individuals in authority to recognize the value of FCS at all educational levels. The topic seems so large that no one knows where to start. As a profession, we are stuck on the issue, without a defined task or action plan. However, as family and consumer scientists, we are great with tasks. Here is some background information to motivate you to act and specific tasks to be completed. Every year each Chief State School Officer is responsible for submitting to the U.S. Department of Education a list of Teacher Shortage areas. This 25 years’ worth of state data can be accessed online. The most recent reported data indicates that 15 of 57 reporting states/territories list FCS as a High Need/Teacher Shortage area. This is important
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for two reasons: 1) national grants are available for those entering a teaching field in a high needs area and 2) public perception of the need for FCS teachers impacts potential teacher candidates’ decision to enter the field. Of those that reported, there was no consistency in the title of the licensure area. Data cannot be accurately aggregated if we all aren’t using the same term for the licensure area. In Kansas, we have asked repeatedly how to get FCS education on the state teacher shortage list and no one seemed to know. Failing to find the answer at the state level, it seemed logical to begin working the problem from both ends. The Office of Post-Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education was contacted and indicated that each state submits data gathered from school superintendents regarding teacher shortage areas. That information once compiled at the state level is then sent on to the national level. While it sounds like a relatively simple process, apparently it is not. In Kansas, even though we have a critical shortage, this data was never reported to the US Department of Education and it was unclear as to who was responsible
for doing so. Further informal investigation revealed that other states resubmit past data or use inaccurate methods of determining shortages. In order to work from the ground up, superintendents in Kansas were surveyed to assess their perceptions of the need for FCS content and to establish that there is a critical shortage. We need your help. Our goal is to determine the reporting system used in every state, inform the decision makers, and get accurate data reported. To do this we need partners in every state who can facilitate a similar superintendent survey and assess who is reporting shortage data to the federal government and where they get their data. To date, we have 23 states that have at least one volunteer willing to participate. Our goal is to have four to five volunteers from every state. Of the 23 that have paticipants, 10 have only one person. We need more partners. We need YOU. Someone ought to do something! Now you can. If you are willing to help, please email us at dwhitbeck@pittstate.edu and cwerhan@pittstate.edu.
CELIAC DISEASE: A Hidden Worldwide Epidemic By Juanita Mendenhall (See www.aafcs.org/res/14_AC/Presentations/Celiac_Disease.pdf for slides presented at AAFCS 105th Annual Conference) The session room was at capacity with colleagues interested in learning about what they, as an AAFCS professional and as an individual “need to know” to help curb this serious common disease affecting around 1 in 100133 people worldwide. Ninety-five to ninety-nine percent of those with it don’t know it, but they most likely have had it since birth because it is a frequently expressed hereditary disease. It is not a new disease but doctors are only now paying much attention in the United States, although Europe and Australia have tested babies and checked for celiac disease for at least 20 years, which eliminates many illnesses that are caused by or specifically influenced by celiac. Information used came from Columbia University Celiac Research Center, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, the National Celiac Foundation, and numerous medical publications. When a person with celiac ingests gluten, found mainly in wheat, barley, and rye or their derivatives, an immune reaction is set off that wears away the villi on the 22 foot long small intestine, reducing the absorption of vital nutrients. When this happens all sorts of “other” manifestations occur but the underlying condition is the celiac
disease. Celiac is definitely not an allergy! It is clearly a different mechanism, which acts slowly (usually) to cause a host of conditions and illnesses that the individual has been treated for, without being tested for the real culprit, celiac disease. Over 30 health conditions are found to be linked to celiac. Some are: infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth; menstrual problems; Osteoporosis; Type 1 Diabetes; Lupus, Thyroid Diseases; intestinal and lymphoma cancers, bloating and bowel problems, Dermatitis Herpetiformis and eczema; dental defects, canker sores; Autism Spectrum; slow growth in children, etc. (Go to DoIHaveCeliac.org to do a self-check.) Tests for celiac are very specific and the correct ones must be used. Also, if you have not been eating gluten when you are tested it will not be an accurate test. Many doctors miss the diagnosis, so if they are not well versed in celiac, find one that is so you feel confident in the results. The heredity factors are HLA-DQ2 (95% have) and HLA-DQ8 (5% have). Initial blood work should be: Total IgA, IgA-tTG, IgA-EMA. Celiac is the most misdiagnosed and undiagnosed autoimmune disease in the world. At the session, participants tasted three samples of gluten-free food, which “disappeared quickly.” They were given recipes and tips on how to navigate grocery stores, pharmacies (yes, meds and cosmetics), restaurants, and gatherings, etc., as well as resource lists.
diagnosed with celiac disease IS ABSOLUTELY CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION! You finally know what’s wrong; what you can do about it; and that you can heal yourself—by remaining gluten free! (I have!) For more information, check out: www.celiaccentral.org, The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Teachers, consider a unit in your FCS classes and help curb the epidemic! Spread the word so more people can have the healthy life they should have. We all can help.
Celiac MYTHS Myth #1: You can outgrow celiac disease. Although symptoms may disappear with proper gluten-free adherance, once a diagnosed celiac, you ALWAYS have celiac. Myth #2: A little bit of gluten now and then won’t hurt. Research indicates it WILL, even in very small amounts. (20+ ppm does damage) Myth #3: Vinegar contains gluten. Distilled is OK. Only MALT vinegar has gluten. Myth #4: Distilled alcohol has gluten. Distilling removes gliadin, so it is gluten free. Only spirits made from wheat, barley, or rye and related flavorings contain gluten. Myth #5: Gluten is absorbed through the skin. Gluten MUST be ingested to affect the villi of the small intestine. The condition dermatitis hepetiformis that celiacs may get is caused by eating gluten, not creams or lotions ON the skin. Myth #6: You can get celiac diesase
There are so many new and great gluten-free foods and ingredients to choose from that eating is as pleasurable as ever. In fact, being
through a blood transfusion. The antibodies found in blood cannot cause celiac disease in another person.
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Mentoring Undergrads in the Human Sciences Sponsored by Kappa Omicron Nu
Dr. Sherry Haar & Kelsie Doty in video of “Common Interests, Creativity, and Scholarship Characterize an Undergraduate Mentoring Research Journey into Plant-based Dyes” at Kansas State University
Mentoring Undergraduates in the Human Sciences, http://mentoring.kon.org/, is designed to emphasize the benefits of and improve undergraduate research in the human sciences associated with engagement: student learning, retention, and possible connections to post-baccalaureate study and involvement. The resources are rooted in enduring principles that began with the relationship between Telemachus and Mentor in Greek Legend.
Resources are posted in the following categories: Mentoring Information, Mentoring Resources, Abstracts and Awards, Mentoring Tutorials, and Mentoring Stories. Students and faculty are encouraged to use the site to increase the effectiveness of institutions in building and sustaining quality undergraduate research programs, to share their experiences, and to give recognition to undergraduate researchers and their mentors. The mentoring minisite accompanies the successful Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences that is celebrating its thirteenth year of publishing research manuscripts, research papers, and research reports at http://www.kon.org/urc/ urc_authorguidelines.html.
Announcements Congratulations, Newly Certified Professionals! July 1, 2014 – September 30, 2014 Karen Chessell, CFCS Teene Duff, CFCS Carol Erwin, CFCS Maryann Guldin, CFCS Aimee Kilgore, CFCS
Hannah Mott, CFCS Casey Ochoa, CFCS Abigal Potts, CFCS-HDFS Lawrence Strauss, CFCS Katrinia Voekel, CFCS
Award Nominations Due January 12, 2015 By Roma Jean Bradburn, Chair, Awards & Recognition Committee The Teacher of the Year award, the graduate fellowships, and undergraduate scholarship nominations are due in the new year, January 12, 2015. Mark your calendars so that the date does not pass you by! Remember that the process for submitting nominations has been revised for the January 12, 2015 submission deadline. All nominees will submit their personal data through an online survey. All other supporting materials will be submitted in Word or PDF form to Roxana Ayona at rayona@ aafcs.org. This will simplify the submission process. Once all nominations have been received on January 12, 2015, Ms. Ayona will prepare the material to be sent to the jurors for judging during the months of February and March. See the Awards page to familiarize yourself with the process at www.aafcs.org/Awards.
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December 31, 2014
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January 5, 2015
Manuscripts due for JFCS issue 107.3 on The Next 100 Years of FCS in the United States
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January 12, 2015
Submission deadline for AAFCS Teacher of the Year award, fellowships, and undergraduate scholarship
February 2015
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