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JMU Receives Grant to Design Nutrition Web Site

Harrisonburg, Va.-based James Madison University (JMU) has received a three-year, $3.4 million grant from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to produce content and design an interactive Web site featuring nutritional information for children and their families, the Staunton News Leader reports. The site, to be called Health Bites, will provide easy-to-understand nutritional information for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Visitors to the site can find information on a variety of nutrition topics, including the benefits of breastfeeding and strategies for preventing childhood obesity. In addition, the Web site will include live discussions with WIC counselors and short video clips on nutrition topics. Professionals from JMU's College of Education and from the Innovation in Health and Human Services will design and produce all of the written and video components of the Web site. According to the News Leader, the site will be completed in three years and be available through the VDH (Staunton News Leader, 10/1/09).

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