Information Technology: International Food Information Council (IFIC)
1100 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 430
Washington, DC 20036
Duration: September 10, 2013 -- September 27, 2013 (3 weeks)
Mission: "The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation is dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, nutrition and food safety for the public good."
International Food Information Council Work Samples
Washington, DC 20036
Duration: September 10, 2013 -- September 27, 2013 (3 weeks)
Mission: "The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation is dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, nutrition and food safety for the public good."
- Assisted in IFIC's FNCE booth preparation
- Created consumer-friendly tweets for the IFIC Twitter page on topics such as energy drink safety, caffeine consumption, the use of antibiotics in food, and food additives/GRAS
- Developed blog entries regarding: IFIC’s Food Safety webinar, Pumpkins as Functional Foods, Childhood Obesity Summit
- Edited and formatted IFIC's "The ABCs of Scientific Studies: A guide to scientific terminology and research evaluation"
- Attended meetings and took notes: HHS/USDA/IFIC Behavior Dialogue planning meeting, IFIC FNCE booth planning meeting
- Created a poster using the 2013 Food and Health Survey: "Beyond Hunger: Unlocking the Events that Prompt Americans to Eat"
- Worked on projects for Alliance to Feed the Future program: researched social media discussions on topics such as World Food Day/World Food Prize, created Tweets for the upcoming events, researched teacher associations that the Alliance could provide outreach to
International Food Information Council Work Samples