Fern Gale Estrow
Founder and Leader of The FGE Food & Nutrition Team, PLLC
- Location
- Greater New York City Area
- Industry
- Health, Wellness and Fitness
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Fern Gale Estrow's Overview
- Current
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- Founder and Leader at FGE Food & Nutrition Team
- Past
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- Registered Dietitian at Office of Dr. Nicholas Mezitis, Endocrinologist
- Food Service Director at Carnegie Hall for Highly Eventful
- Assistant Vice President National Food Services at Shearson, Lehman, Hutton, Inc.
- Food Service Manager at Corporate Food Services
- Education
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- Teachers College of Columbia University
- City University of New York-Hunter College
- State University of New York College at Buffalo
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Fern Gale Estrow's Summary
A leader in her profession and public speaker, Fern Gale Estrow, a Registered Dietitian and founder of the FGE Food & Nutrition Team, consults to agencies, organizations, educational institutions and communities. Work includes but is not limited to providing policy and program assessment, development, training, implementation, management and evaluation. Areas of focus include child nutrition, obesity, breastfeeding, nutrition education and counseling, case/data management, anti-poverty/hunger initiatives, media literacy, menu planning, food service management and food systems.
The FGE Team seeks to improve health and quality of life, with access to healthy food and safe water for all. A systems/team approach is employeed, working on policy and program across the life cycle. The intersection of health, nutrition education, agriculture, healthy food access, conservation, poverty and hunger are brought together to identify problems and solutions.
Specialties
*Federal/State/NYC Food and Nutrition Content Expert on Head Start/Early Head Start, Child and Adult Care Food Program, WIC and Farmers Markets
*Infant and Child Nutrition Policy and Program Assessment, Design, Implementation and Evaluation
*Policy and program support and solutions to food access including but not limited to SNAP, TEFAP, Food Policy Councils/Networks and Hubs
*Intersection of Health and Agriculture Policy
*Impacts of Marketing and Media Literacy on Health
Fern Gale Estrow's Experience
Founder and Leader
FGE Food & Nutrition Team
January 1995 – Present (17 years 5 months)
• Content Expert for Head Start (HS), Early Head Start and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) re nutrition and physical activity
• Organize & advisory in NYC & State, NE Region and nation on omni-bus legislation including, Child Nutrition, Farm Bill, Head Start Re-authorization, Older Americans Act, along with state & city reports,bills and regulations e.g FoodWorks
• Nutrition Policy development with 14 HS and child care programs over past decade.
• 20 site systems design for nutrition component of on HS agency
• New York State WIC training design and implementation to address Low-Fat Milk Transition with staff, while reinforcing behaviorally focused, participant based Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment
• Evaluation of grantees of Community Food and Nutrition Program, Office of Community Services, Department of Health and Human Services, with emphasis on childhood and youth obesity, through grant to the American Dietetic Association Foundation.
• Network Coordinator for pilot project of focusing on the intersection between public health and agriculture policy with the objective of collaboration on future policy related issues such as child nutrition related policy initiatives.
• Implementation of a dual strategy program to prevent obesity in prenatal and post-partum women and their children. The intervention strategies : 1) to provide early and frequent encouragement and support to women around breastfeeding; and 2) to reinforce healthy implementation of a program to prevent obesity in prenatal and post-partum women and their eating messages
• Nutrition curriculum development fo family provider based childcare programs utilizing the CACFP component for licensed and unlicensed providers programs, along with implementation and maintenance
• Assessment and implementation addressing food access and nutrition education of older adults
• Location ID and support WIC/Senior Farmer’s Markets in East Harlem and Hunt’s Point
Fern Gale Estrow's Honors and Awards
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Outstanding Preceptor of the Year
American Dietetic Association- September 2011
One of seven awardees identified preceptors who are exemplary educators and mentors.
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Excellence in Legislation Advocacy Award
New York State Dietetic Association- March 2011
Recognizing long standing commitment to public policy advocacy.
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Hunger and Malnutrition Award
Hunger and EnvironmentalPractice Group of the American Dietetic Association- September 2005
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Emerging Dietetic Leader
New York State Dietetic Association- April 2004
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President’s Award Society for Nutrition Education
Society for Nutrition Education- July 2002
Fern Gale Estrow's Skills & Expertise
- Sustainable Agriculture
- intersection health and agriculture policy
- Public Health Policy
- Food Policy
- Public Speaking
- Public Health
- Food
- Leadership
- Community Outreach
- Non-profits
- Wellness
- Research
- Program Development
- Program Evaluation
- Qualitative Research
- Nutrition
- Teaching
- Event Planning
- Health Education
- Editing
Fern Gale Estrow's Education
Teachers College of Columbia University
MA, Registered Dietitian, Nutrition Education and Dietetics
1992 – 1998
Minor in Counseling; Completed AP4 program/Dietetic Internship
City University of New York-Hunter College
Nutrition
1991 – 1992
State University of New York College at Buffalo
BA, Arts Management
1974 – 1978
Activities and Societies: Casting Hall - Campus Theatre Organization
Fern Gale Estrow's Additional Information
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Networking and collaboration, public policy, regional food systems; poverty issues, environmental nutrition/nutritional ecology, health/agriculture policy intersection, strategic planning; children, older adults, gardening, home canning,cooking, wine, travel, visual and performing arts
- Groups and Associations:
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American Dietetic Association (ADA) -Dietetic Practice Groups: o Diabetes Care and Education o Healthy Aging o Hunger and Environmental Nutrition (Past Chair) o Nutrition in Integrative and Functional Medicine o Vegetarian Nutrition o Weight Management o Women’s Health -Member Interest Groups o Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition o Nat'l. Organization of Blacks in Dietetics & Nutrition Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) Public Policy Comm Food Systems Network NYC ( FSNYC - formerly New York City Food Systems Network) - Chair (2004-2009), Leadership Comm (2009-2010), Advisory Comm (2011-present) New York City Nutrition Education Network (NYCNEN) Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) -Member, Advisory Committee on Public Policy, NANA Representative Marketing to Children Taskforce Advisory Committees: Kids Can Make a Difference, West Side Campaign Against Hunger, Food Systems Network NYC Board: Harvest Home Farmers Market
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- Honors and Awards:
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2011 Excellence in Legislative Advocacy Award, New York State Dietetic Association
2005 Hunger and Malnutrition Award – Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association
2004 Emerging Dietetic Leader– New York State Dietetic Association
2002 President’s Award of the Society for Nutrition Education
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