I sent an email to Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture, with my concerns about the pyramid and the digital divide - thanks for pointing this out as well. Since I couldn't get in yesterday, I haven't fully explored the new pyramid. I found some lengthy brochures that explain it - who will take the time to read those, I wonder? And what about low vision, low literacy individuals, other than English language speakers.
I'll let you know if Johanns contacts me. Just a few months ago he was governor of Nebraska - maybe my location will spur him to actually read the email? siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terri Willard Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:00 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: RE: [DDN] blog: The Mystery of the Food Pyramid Don't even get me started about the fact that nowhere on the personalization options does it allow a woman to state whether or not she's pregnant.... This has major implications for one's level of physical activity, level of calories, and balance of food groups (e.g. needs for extra protein, calcium, poteassium, etc). Did they never user test the application with women?!?! Or nutrionists who worked with women??? Terri Willard Project Manager, Knowledge Communications International Institute for Sustainable Development http://www.iisd.org _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
