Keynote Addresses
Jill specializes in professional pizzazz at conferences and events for grown-ups. Part speech, part performance, Jill makes sure her audiences get the facts about nutrition in a way that they will surely remember. Jill’s most popular topic title, “Nutrition Education through Entertainment” has been performed for professionals around the country including the Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Wisconsin, Tennessee & Missouri Dietetic Associations, Action for Healthy Kids in Wisconsin, Illinois & Nebraska, Eat Smart New York, WIC Nutrition & Breastfeeding State Conference in Texas, Illinois and Missouri and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo.
Nutrition Education through Entertainment: A Rock ‘n Roll Approach to Communicating Your Healthy Message
Jump with Jill is a multimedia health program that makes healthy rock. Come rock songs from the show with Rockstar Nutritionist, Jill Jayne, MS, RD, and learn about the science behind her translations of nutrition facts into rock operas. Expect to leave with pointers on cross-curricular teaching, kinesthetic learning, and a celtic punk song about water stuck in your head.
Objectives:
Participants will gain knowledge and skills to:
- Use compelling health statistics to sell nutrition and fitness
- Apply behavior change theory to enhance teaching style
- Expand the boundaries of nutrition and physical activity education by discovering new ways to educate through entertainment
Breakout Sessions
Backstage Pass: All Access to The Rockstar Nutritionist
Conference attendees are VIP when they go backstage with The Rockstar Nutritionist, Jill Jayne, MS, RD, to learn first hand about her strategies that are changing the landscape of childhood obesity prevention. Participants will gain insight and applicable tools for their work environment while strengthening their leadership and motivational skills. This interactive brainstorming session will leave attendees with new tools and strategies to streamline their work and address the importance of motivating the communities they serve to be healthier.
Staff Development
The Student Body: Creating a Culture of Wellness at Your School
Description:
With experience as a public school teacher and six years touring through America’s schools with her rock & roll nutrition show, Registered Dietitian and musician Jill Jayne understands the adversity to changing school culture around wellness. Jill will not just show you how to get kids to eat their vegetables; she will explore how to mobilize your entire learning community to value health. Participants gain knowledge and skills to identify entry points for wellness change, understand the science of motivating healthy choices in children, and discover ways to transform staff into advocates for wellness within your school and community.
Objectives:
Participants will gain knowledge and skills to:
- Identify most important entry points for wellness change
- Understand the science of motivating healthy choices in children
- Become an advocate for wellness within your school and community