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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Eddy County) |
| Date | October 15, 2008, 4:13 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | In an effort to better facilitate the ICAN program in Eddy County, the Home Economist worked with the Nutrition Educator to recruit more participants and offer more nutrition education throughout Eddy County. The Home Economist provided support and supervision to one Nutrition Educator as programs were presented to elementary students throughout the county. A youth program was also coordinated for the children attending the Head Start program in Eddy County. The Home Economist ensured that the Educator was teaching important nutrition concepts such as hand washing and food safety, using My Pyramid to make healthy food choices, and reading and understanding food labels to both youth and adult participants in the ICAN program. The program also offered education on basic food preparation and food resources management. As part of the ICAN program, nutrition classes were held in 18 elementary schools- public and private. Classes on adult nutrition were taught at the Eddy County Extension Office, Childcare Training programs, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Citizen centers. Participants were recruited by phone contacts, health fairs, the county Income Support Division and informational fliers posted around the county. Nine hundred and thirty seven youth and sixty six adults participated in classes and received nutrition education through the ICAN program in Eddy County. |