Nome, AK Community Outreach in

action. Serving the Alaskan Native Community while submerging myself in their

culture.

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Whole Foods Magazine

Featured consumer bulletin article on the Paleo Diet that I researched and authored for

their magazine, online site and distributed to customers at local

grocery stores.

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Lipid Metabolism Research

Performance of blood glucose and lipid panel,

anthropometrics and research to analyze current students data and educate them on their numbers.

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Jaclyn Murphy Oregon Health & Science University

Dietetic Internship Application Work sample

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Nome, Alaska May 2015 – August 2015

During my 10-week experience in Nome, Alaska I served the Alaskan Native population in

Leading a Obesity Prevention Camp Hosting a Village Health Fair Volunteering at a Food Pantry

Planning a Women’s Healthy Start Night Making a healthy ‘Breakfast Wednesday’

Implementing a Radio Public Service Announcement Designing a Nutrition Education Board

Creating a 30-Day Fitness Challenge Performing Step-by-Step Screenings

Counseling with Registered Dietitians Expanding a Diabetes Prevention Program Spending time at a Long-term Care Facility

Performing Senior Center Diabetes Screenings Finding my passion

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Challenging individuals to make a change for 30 days allows for

self-motivation. I created a 30-day Fitness Challenge for community

members to take a part in. By keeping track of their process, community members receive a

voucher for the Recreation Center in town to continue their

progress.

Raising awareness about health and overall wellness allows for education and a stand to be made. I created and

broadcasted two public service announcements that aired to on KNOM to Alaska, Iceland and

Eastern Russia on the topics of Berry Health & Picking Season, and Suicide

Prevention.

Educating children about health and nutrition at a young age increases

their knowledge and allows for positive attitudes to make a

difference. I taught the campers of Summercise of the importance of

fruit and vegetable intake, growing their own food, and sustainability at the community garden located

next to the local food pantry.

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Our Wild Roots Gardening

Instructor: Jaclyn Murphy

From farm to table, learn the techniques of gardening & how plants can be used in the kitchen. Plant your seeds & see the growth of your plants, flowers, spices, veggies & yourself this summer. Goal. Learn how to garden & the proper environment, love & care each plant needs to grow beautiful & strong.

For further insight into my professional & personal experience, please visit my blog at

findyourwaynome.wordpress.com

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Edible Art Instructor: Jaclyn Murphy Ignite your creativity through incorporation of food, design, drawing & writing. Each student will create a healthy snack, add the recipe to their journal, draw their creation & write a short story about the image they made. Goal. The student will be able to express themselves & their artistic ability through various types of art while having a recipe book including their stories to bring home, share & recreate with family & friends.

Baking Up Breakfast

Instructor: Jaclyn Murphy

Power up your day by learning how to swap ingredients in your favorite breakfast for a natural & nutritious meal with healthy choices. Goal. Learn basic food preparation & expand cookies abilities while creating a balanced breakfast.

Summercise : A summer nutrition education and physical fitness program for the youth of the Norton Sound Region in Alaska. Recognized by the American Diabetes Association, this 8-week camp promotes healthy eating and exercise through

creatively designed classes for children 3 to 18 years of age.

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You have probably heard of the newly popular diet trend known as the Paleo Diet, which involves eating how your ancestors did over 2.5 million years ago. Although this diet doesn’t match caveman eating habits exactly, consuming nutrient-rich foods in whole form has always been a healthy choice for our bodies, even in the 21st century. As the Paleo Diet may not be for everybody, learn the pros and cons before you try it out.  

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What is Paleo? If we look at the Foods Americans consume now in comparison to how individuals from prehistoric times ate, we notice that more variety is available today, and that food choices have evolved to include more processed forms. The Paleo Diet is all about staying away from processed foods and choosing modern foods that “mimic the food groups of our pre-agricultural, hunter-gatherer ancestors” (1). So what is the Paleo Diet, you ask? The diet focuses on the consumption of plant-based food along with strong sources of protein from fish/seafood, meats, eggs, nuts and seeds. This included non-starchy, high-fiber foods, but no refined or whole grains (yes, that includes oatmeal, brown rice and whole-wheat flour). The Paleo Diet incorporates dietary roughage from different sources and healthy fats such as olive, avocado and coconut oil. The diet excludes the intake of processed and artificial foods, dairy and legumes, along with added sugar and salt. According to Diane Sanfilippo in Practical Paleo, there is “no one cookie cutter ‘Paleo Diet.’” Instead, Paleo is a template that allows individuals to make their own decisions about how to incorporate these foods into their lifestyle (1). Why Do People Go Paleo? The excitement of a new diet, weight loss, a more “natural” approach to health, prevention of illness and/or dealing with disease are all reasons why many people decide to alter their lifestyle to the Paleo approach. But, keep in mind that the diet prohibits certain food groups like grains (white or whole) and dairy. In contrast, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans highlight the importance of consuming “more of certain foods and nutrients such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains fat-free and low-fat dairy products, and seafood” (2). Every diet comes with precautions and concerns. You need to know and listen to your body’s needs as well as that of your nutritionist or dietitian to ensure that you are receiving adequate nutrition for your lifestyle. Making Paleo Possible While diets can take some work, altering your lifestyle to the Paleo approach can be possible with some necessary considerations and precautions. Your health. The Paleo regime may not be right for everyone, and is a flexible template that can vary by the individual (1). Some choose to incorporate some dairy, for instance, and others go without it. All adherents must be careful to make sure they get adequate intake of their macronutrients daily, including, but not limited to, carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. Since, for example, dairy is excluded from this diet, vitamin D, calcium and other nutrients need to be acquired from other sources, such as dark leafy greens and a variety of fish. Dietitians and doctors commonly see deficiencies in Paleo dieters. Consumers need to know what nutrients they may lack and where to find these

from other sources or from supplements. Talking with your health care provider, nutritionist or registered dietitian is highly recommended to ensure you are receiving adequate nutrition for your lifestyle. Both age and physical activity level are important factors to consider. Preparation and alterations. If you are considering altering your lifestyle through the Paleo diet, you must take not of aspects that may change your daily routine. Knowing which foods are on and off the diet, reading food labels, preparing your own meals and just going out to dinner with your friends all may require adjustment. It is up to you to decide your level of commitment, and whether this will be a temporary or permanent change. Cost. Paleo is often seen as rather expensive due to the cost of sustainable, nutrient-rich choices, such as organic-fed animals or fresh fruits and vegetables. There are many ways to lower costs such as buying local, buying in bulk or growing your own food. But on the flipside, premade and highly processed foods are also often very costly, so fitting Paleo foods into your food budget is likely possible. Be aware. Keeping in mind the costs involved, how you feel and your overall health, shape your Paleo diet around your body’s needs and your lifestyle. For additional information, sample diet plans and recipes, please go to thepaleodiet.com. WF References 1. D. Sanfilippo, Practical Paleo: A customized Approach to Health and a Whole-foods

Lifestyle (Victory Belt, Las Vegas, NV, 2012). 2. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, “Dietary Guidelines for

Americans, 2010,” www/health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010.asp, www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2010/DietaryGuidelines2010.pdf, accessed on Dec. 29, 2014.

3. “What to Eat on the Paleo Diet,” The Paleo Doet, http://thepaleodiet.com/what-to-eat-on-the-paleo-diet, accessed on Dec. 29, 2014.

Published in WholeFoods Magazine, February 2015  

Research Spring 2015-Spring 2016 During my experience working as an undergraduate research assistant, I had the opportunity to work independently along with an interdisciplinary team of professors, graduate students and peers in nutrition-based research. Using over 200 current students enrolled in introductory nutrition courses at the University of Rhode Island, a graduate mentor and I worked in retrieving their data using 3-day food records for their food intake, the BOD POD for their body composition, various tools for their anthropometrics, and Cholestech for their blood glucose and lipid panel. Their data was entered and analyzed using Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR), SPSS Statistics, Microsoft Excel and the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). At the end of the Fall 2015 semester, I was able to create a visual display and present the data to a lecture hall of over 200 students. The graphs are displayed below focusing on interactions between their diet, anthropometrics and blood panel.

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Middle: The relationship between total cholesterol and dietary protein intake is presented. For every 3g of protein of consumed, there was a 1mg increase in total cholesterol, supporting the consumption of animal protein in relation to cholesterol.