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Alaska Native students create radio PSAs

March 13, 2012

Marmian Grimes

��������’s Director of FM Programming & Production Jerry Evans coaches Rural Nutrition Services student Wanda David of Tetlin as she records her public service announcement (PSA) promoting beneficial traditional and garden foods.

The third year of collaboration with has resulted in ten new health promotion radio PSAs available to statewide radio stations and health advocates at the “AK – Health Promotion Materials Wikispace” maintained by the Eat Smart Alaska Committee. As part of the RNS Community Nutrition Interventions course, Alaska Native students developed culturally relevant PSAs encouraging healthy food choices, active lifestyle, and “little changes for big results.” PSAs are available at: .

For more information about RNS contact Sarah McConnell at ssmcconnell@alask.edu or 474-6080.