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- Download from our Projects Publications page a sample village survey that may be used as is, or modified to address specific food resource needs of a community. Created by this T&TA program, it is designed to help villages identify specific components that may be included in the design of a village (or sub-regional) community food project.
- Denyaavee: Medicine Plants of Interior Alaska's People is a small book currently self-published by Audrey Sunnyboy. Audrey, whose mother is from Tanana and whose father is from Pitka's Point, is a Traditional Counselor, healer and Pipecarrier. She operates the Sunny Denyaavee Center in Fairbanks, an out-patient substance abuse treatment program for adults. This program focuses on exercise, diet, nutrition and traditional foods and healing medicines as pathways to recovery and health. Audrey offers various workshops and programs on nutrition, particularly the nutrition of traditional Native foods and plants; she may be reached at (907) 455-4611 for more information.
- ITunes U: Clemson University (Iowa) has posted a number of short podcasts on general nutrition. The podcasts may be downloaded individually or as a lecture series. A sampling of topics includes "Brighten up with Breakfast", "Walking off the Munchies" and "Go Lean with Protein" as well as more specialized segments on particular dietary elements like caffeine, salt, and chocolate. Segment lengths range from two to eight minutes. Those without MP3 players can still listen to ITunes U by downloading the free software from Apple and using their internal/external speakers on their laptop or desktop computer.