Everyone affiliated with a district has a contribution to make to the health environment of the school - administrators, board members, teachers, staff, students and parents. The research is clear that the school health environment impacts academic learning.

Catherine Strohbehn, HRIM Extension Specialist showed Yucatecan Chef Minelia Romero Mendoza and her daughter Paulina Espinse Romero the Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom as part of a cultural exchange between Iowa and Yucatan, Mexico.

On April 17th, Iowa State University Extension will host the 37th Annual Current Issues in Nutrition - An Interactive Video Webcast.

HRIM Extension and Nutrition and Health Field Specialists will be speaking at the School Nutrition of Iowa's six District Meetings across the state this spring.

The Iowa State University Food Safety Project is launching a Blog for those interested in safe food. Bloggers include experts across the food chain representing various departments.

Sustainable foods will be featured in the Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom as well as other ISU Dining venues on Wednesday, November 14th, 2008. The Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom menu will feature ham from Iowa Farm Families network.

Products from the ISU Meat Lab are being featured in the Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom in October.

Carrots from Growing Harmony Farms are featured in the Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom.

The Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom is proud to feature local Iowa foods during the month of October. The Berry Patch Farm provided apples used in serveral menu items during the month.

The Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom is proud to feature local Iowa foods during the month of October. The Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management Quantity Food Production Laboratory and HRIM Extension have partnered to bring some of Iowa's harvest to your table as part of the Iowa State University Farm to ISU program.

Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (HRIM) Extension has launched a revamped Web site that provides information and educational resources for those interested in hospitality organizations. The Web site can be found at www.extension.iastate.edu/hrim.

Iowa State University Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management unveiled a new Web page to promote handwashing to school-age children just in time for National Food Safety Education Month®.

Over 23,000 Hot Beef Sundaes (mashed potatoes topped with beef and gravy, shredded cheese and a cherry tomato) were sold at the Iowa State Fair in 2007. ISU Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (HRIM) Extension Specialist Catherine Strohbehn and Michele Baumhover (Iowa Beef Industry Council) partnered to develop a HACCP-based standardized recipe for this fair favorite.

A team of Iowa State University researchers were recently awarded a $509,252 three-year grant to investigate what motivates retail foodservice employees to follow safe food handling practices. The grant was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension (USDA CREES Project Number 2007-52220-03806).

Members of the Food Safety Team conducted training sessions this summer and fall at restaurants, schools, child cares and assisted living foodservice operations as a part of the current USDA/CSREES funded project - Impact of Employee Training on Mitigating Contamination in Retail Foodservice Operations.

The new summer shortcourses for Iowa school foodservice managers begin June 26. Classes being offered in 2007 include: Manager's Update, Financial Management, Advanced Manager, Using the Food Buying Guide and New Manager Orientation.