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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Bernalillo County)
Date October 24, 2008, 3:33 pm
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Impact Report 2007 -2008 Bernalillo County Reports I CAN (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) Program (EFNEP and FSNEP) Submitted by Virginia Alexander Extension Home Economist October, 2007 - September, 2008 I CAN PROGRAMS (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) I. EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) and FOOD STAMP NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM: The Bernalillo County I CAN (Ideas for Cooking) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) are funded by USDA/CES. EFNEP is mandated to work with limited resource families with children to improve dietary habits and health of these families. Bernalillo County I CAN Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program is funded by USDA/Food and Nutrition Services Program. FSNEP is mandated to work with limited resource families, individuals, and/or senior citizens that are on or qualify for food stamp assistance. Educators objective is to assist clients improve their overall dietary behavior and improve health. They must also work at the ISD office to recruit clients for nutrition education classes. They also recruit and/or are referred to other agencies working with limited income clients. FSNEP Scranton evaluations are done before and after classes each class. End of year Scantron reports were not available at the time of preparing this report. Food Stamp Nutrition Education All I CAN Nutrition Educators (EFNEP and FSNEP) are required to graduate a minimum of 75 adults, graduate a minimum of 100 youth per program year and recruit program volunteers from collaborating agencies. To do this, they are referred to or recruit families from agencies that work with limited income audiences. Educators provide training for a minimum of four to six contact hours but can choice additional topics as needed by the families they work with. The curriculum consists of the I CAN ERIB III - Enhanced Version of Eating Right. The enhanced version includes activities to facilitate training for participants on the following topics: Back to Basics: Food My Pyramid and Serving sizes; Beyond Basics: Physical activity/ reading labels; Making the Most of Your Food Dollar; Quick and Easy Meals; Keeping Food Safe; Live It, Don’t Diet; Healthy Choices Away from Home; Grain group; Vegetable/Fruit group; Milk group; Meat/Alternate Meat group; Breakfast; Choosing Healthy Snacks; Eating Right for Two; Feeding Your New Baby; Feeding Infants; Feeding Children; and Food Nutrition and Adolescents. In addition to this program, in October, 2007 Bernalillo County I CAN program implemented the newly developed USDA curriculum, Loving Your Family, Feeding Your Future Program to County program adult participants. The I CAN Home Economist and Nutrition Educators collaborate with outreach community agencies who work with limited resource families. New agencies recruited this program year for EFNEP and FSNEP programs are listed below. I CAN staff meetings are conducted every Wednesday, unless Home Economist is at meetings and/ or trainings. I CAN staff meetings/training for educators included: I CAN Home Economist: • Power Point presentation of MyPyramid and Portion Distortion programs; Explanation of trans-fats LDL vs. HDL; Healthy Eating with Herbs adapted from Alice Henneman, University of Nebraska Extension; coordinated cooking of recipes from Loving Your Family, Feeding their Strength; Freezing Pumpkin and using in recipes; Ideas Cast Iron Cookery and trying recipes. • Each quarter Home Economist conducted individual educator’s quarterly reviews for youth & adult recruiting and graduates. As a result for this program year, some educators were over the minimum youth and/or adult graduate numbers. • Additional agency training/Public Relations for staff included: Healthy Marriages program and classes provided to couples information; USDA food stamp outreach program; immigration program. Two educators attend an Immigration Information Program and shared information with I CAN staff. Programs via Bernalillo County Agents: • Cindy Davies Home Economist, Urban Youth Program: Exercise program and recruiting educators work with Community Centers Summer Meal Sites. • Amber, Computer Tech. Several Basic Computer trainings as requested by educators. • Attended several I CAN Centra Trainings. Some of the Educators participated in program sharing ideas Centra program. • CES Master Gardener provided updates to his gardening program. AGENCY PROGRAMMING Women, Infant, Children Program - WIC: EFNEP: East Multi Service Center at Zuni SE, Alamosa Community Center NW WIC, Alameda WIC NW (two educators with Spanish & English groups). FSNEP: Candalaria NW WIC; La Mirada NE WIC; Pueblo of Isleta WIC, Broadway SE WIC, Taylor Ranch NW WIC = Total adult graduates = 280 Graduates. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVENSTART & TITLE I PARENT PROGRAMS: EFNEP: Elementary Schools: Adobe Acres; La Mesa; Kit Carson; East San Jose; Carlos Rey, and Mary Ann Binford Elementary (NEW). The majority participants only speak Spanish. Total adult graduates = 51. ADDITIONAL ADULT GROUPS: EFNEP: Women’s Ministries; group and individual home visits; CYF Child Protective Services; La Luz GRADS; Cesar Chavez GRADS (two programs); Enlace Communitario; Catholic Charities; and Maya’s Place Shelter for Women. = 117 FSNEP: UNM parent group; Susan Legacy Women’s Shelter; Saranam. = 30 Total adult graduates = 147. NEW GROUPS: EFNEP: CES Parenting groups at Mesa Verde Community Center (two groups), Los Padillas Elementary School, John Marshal Center, YDI Center, Sombra Del Monte Elementary School, and Alamas de Amistad. = 83 FSNEP: Whispering Pines19, Los Volcanos11, and Barelas Senior Centers2. CNM NM Works51 and La Colmena 77TANF Adult group via three different FSNEP educators; CNM Culinary School6; Albuquerque High School Teen Pregnancy Program7; CES Parenting groups were held at Paradise Hills Community Center4, and Pajarito Elementary School6. Most of the Parenting programs included two groups for English and Spanish participants. = 177. Total adult graduates = 260 HOME DAY CARE PROVIDER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PAN, Choices for Families; Carino; H.E.L.P. and VIDA referrals. PROVIDER GROUPS: EFNEP: Extension Office Provider class (one Spanish and one English program); VIDA provider classes (one Spanish & one English program). Two Regional Early Care & Education Provider Conferences conducted by three educators conducted Spanish & English. Conferences where held in Albuquerque and in Belen. Valencia County did not have an educator available to do this RECEC program. EFNEP Provider graduates = 121 FSNEP: VIDA Provider group; Greater Albuquerque Child Care Association Group; Child care provider home visits. Total FSNEP Provider Graduates = 65 Total unit Provider Graduates = 186 TOTAL I CAN UNIT ADULT GRADUATES = 924 Nutrition/Health Exhibits/Promotions and Public Relations: Were provided for: State Hospital Auxiliary Senior Program Annual Conference; New Mexico School Nurses Association Annual Conference; South Valley Academy Charter School Nutrition information stations; and New Hope Baptist Church. EFNEP PROGRAM RESULTS: 1) EFNEP GRADUATES = 537 WITH 68 CONTINUING FAMILIES. = a) Total number of program families were 537 (89%). 531 (88%) were new to the program with 2518 number of persons within these families. b) Seven educators graduated an average of 77 clients. Sixty-eight families continued with these five educators. 2) Adult participant’s profiles: a) 93% of the families had children. 8% (48) were pregnant. Children ages ranged to infants - 19 year olds. b) Agencies referrals and/or recruited by educators from included: WIC/CSFP: 293 (48%); Food Stamps, FDPIR; Commodities, TANF: 209 (9%); Head Start, Child Nutrition: 133 (9%); Other Public assistance programs: 156 (26%); Enrolled in EFNEP only 229 – (38%) c) Ethnicity: White: F= 68 (11%) M= 3 (0%) = 71 (12%); Black: F= 10 (2%) M =1 = 11 (0%) N. Amer. F= 13 (2%) M = 0 =13; Hispanic F=481 (80%) M=23 (4%) = 504 (8%); Asian F=5 (1%) M= 1 (0%) = 6 (1%). e) Type of instruction: Group = 507 (84%); Individual = 49 = (8 %); Both Individual and Group = 49 (%). Total Homemakers taught = 605 f) Household income: Percentage Poverty Level <=50% # families=172 = 28% 51-75% # families=153=25% 76-100% # families= 107 =17% 101-125% # families=41=7% 126-150% # families=28 =5% 151-185% # families=11 =2% >=186% # families=11 =2% Not specified =82 g) Families enrolled in other program due to EFNEP assistance/recommendation: WIC families=239 (40%) Food Stamps =134 (22%) Commodities/FDPIR =35 (6%) Head Start =17 (3%) Child Nutrition =67 (11%) TANF =25 (4%) Other Public Assistance =142 (23%) PROGRAM ADULT VOLUNTEERS: a) Adult volunteers assisting with adult programming contributed 775 hours to EFNEP. At $10.00 per hour equal to $7,750 value in dollars. Adults working with youth programming contributed 673 hours with a value of $10 per hours in dollars equal to $6,730 with grand total of $14,480.00 b) Volunteer’s gender/ethnicity: Female = 106 (80%) & 26 M (20%) = 132 volunteers White: 18 F (14%) 6 M (0%) = 24 (18%); Black: 3 F (2%) 7 M (0%) = 10 (9%); American Indian F 1 (1%) M 2 (0%) = 3; Hispanic 79 F (60%) 11 M (0%) = 90 (68%); Asian F 5 (4%). DIET SUMMARY REPORT: EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 1) Adult graduates will improve in number of specific servings for each food group measured by Dietary Food recalls. EDUCATIONAL RESULTS: a) 537 graduates, 93.3% of families had a positive change in any food group at exit (Grain, Fruit, Vegetables, Dairy, Meat). b) Percent with a 3-1-1-1-1 food pattern at entry 14.5% Exit: 32.4% c) Percent with 6-2-3-2-2 food pattern at entry.6% and Exit 3.2% BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST SUMMARY REPORT: UNIT REPORT PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: 2) Adult graduates will demonstrate acceptable practices in: a) food resource management: (ie plans meals, compares prices, does not run out of food and uses grocery lists) b) nutrition practices: (ie plans meals, makes healthy food choices, prepares foods without adding salt, reads nutrition labels and has children eat breakfast.) c) food safety practices) ie thawing and storing foods properly d) all three categories listed above: Food resource management, nutrition practices and food safety. 2007 – 2008 BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST SUMMARY REPORT indicates that participants increased improvement in several categories this program year. IMPROVEMENT BY CLUSTER OF BEHAVIOR Food resource management practice of EFNEP participants improved as indicated by the following: 50% (263 participants) more often planned meals in advance. 49% (253 participants) more often compared prices when shopping 46% (240 participants) less often ran out of food before the end of the month. 50% (261 participants) more often used a list for grocery shopping. Nutrition Practices of EFNEP participants improved as indicated by the following: 52% (250 participants) more often planned meals in advance. 44% (212 participants) more often thought about healthy food choices when deciding what to feed their family. 42% (206) more often prepared foods without adding salt. 57% (277 participants) more often used the “Nutrition Facts” on food labels l to make food choices. 50% (244 participants) reported that their children ate breakfast more often. Food Safety practices of EFNEP participants improved as indicated by the following: 44% (234 participants) more often followed the recommended practices of not allowing meat and dairy foods to sit out for more than two hours. Furthermore, 36% (192 participants) ALWAYS follow the recommended practice. 63% (337 participants) more often followed the recommended practice of not thawing foods at room temperature. Further more, 44% (230 participants) ALWAYS follow the recommended practice. IMPROVEMENT BY CLUSTER OF QUESTIONS: Food Resource Management Practices: 76% (398 participants) showed improvement in one or more food resource management practices (i.e. plans meals, compares prices, does not run out of food or uses a grocery list). 55% (289) showed improvement in two or more food resource management practices (same as above) 39% (204) showed improvement in three or more food resource management practices (same as above) 24% (126) showed improvement in all four food resource management practices. Nutrition Practices: 80% (388 participants) showed improvement in one or more nutrition practices (i.e. plans meals, makes healthy food choices, prepares foods without adding salt, reads nutrition labels or has children eat breakfast. 63% (306) showed improvement in two or more nutrition practices. 49% (238) showed improvement in three or more nutrition practices. 34% (163) showed improvement in three or more nutrition practices. 19% (94) showed improvement in all five nutrition practices. Food Safety: 68% (362 participants) showed improvement in one or more of the food safety practices (i.e. thawing and storing foods properly. 39% (209) showed improvement in both food safety practices. IMPROVEMENT BY FOOD –RELATED PRACTICES BASED ON EFNEP SURVEY. 25% (133 participants) at ENTRY demonstrates acceptable practices of food resource management (i.e. plans meals, compares prices, does not run out of food and uses grocery lists) 52% (277) at EXIT demonstrated acceptable food resource management. (Same as above.) 17% (92) at ENTRY demonstrated acceptable nutrition practices (i.e. plans meals, makes healthy food choices, prepares foods with out adding salt, read nutrition labels and has children eat breakfast). 39% (209) at EXIT demonstrated acceptable nutrition practices (same as above) 43% (231) at ENTRY demonstrated acceptable food safety practices (i.e. thawing and storing foods properly). 84% (451) at EXIT demonstrated acceptable food safety practices (same as above). 8% (44) at ENTRY achieved acceptable scores in all three categories listed above: food resource management, nutrition practices, and food safety. 30% (159) at EXIT achieved acceptable scores in all three categories listed above. KIDS CAN (EFNEP) YOUTH PROGRAM RESULTS: The Bernalillo County I KIDS EFNEP youth program is funded by USDA. In addition, the Food Stamp grant funding provided ten additional working hours for three EFNEP educators in order to work with additional elementary youth groups. The FSNEP funded youth program results are reviewed on the FSNEP annual report. Kids CAN program mandates educators to work with limited resource children with the overall goal to improve their dietary habits and health and influence their parents to make wise food choices. KIDS CAN program required that at least 50% of the APS elementary schools total population receive reduced or free lunches. Curriculum includes USDA Team Nutrition Curriculum including Food & Me (Pre-k & K); Food Time (1 -2 grades); and Food Works (3 - 5th grades). USDA Eat Right Play Hard Power Panther curriculum for 3rd graders and USDA My Pyramid for 1st - 5th graders. Educators are required to graduate a minimum of 100 youth per program year. FSNEP/EFNEP educators with extended hours will graduate additional youth groups. To do this all educators are referred to and/or recruit elementary school teachers in order to conduct a minimum of four food and nutrition sessions for their classrooms. The classroom sessions include subject matter topics with food activities and/or games and food demonstration to allow students to taste and try new foods. Summer Youth Groups, Community Centers in collaboration with Bernalillo County Urban Youth Program: EFNEP: Alamosa Community Center (2 groups); West Gate Community Center (4 groups); Cesar Chavez Community Center; Mesa Verde Community Center (2 groups); West Mesa Community Ctr. (2 groups); Dennis Chavez Community Center (3 groups). School groups: Eugene Fields Elementary (2 groups); Van Buren Middle School (2 groups); La Mesa Even Start (2 programs); Los Padilla’s Elementary (2 groups); Monte Vista Elementary (2 groups). Other Youth groups: Crestview Christian Academy (2 groups); Pathfinders; McCloud home group; TOTAL KIDS CAN GRADUATES = 725 YOUTH. FSNEP: Pat Hurley Community Center and Regional Chavez Community Center. School groups: La Mesa, Dolores Gonzales, Navajo, Edward Gonzales, Painted Skies Elementary Schools. Washington, Van Buren, McKinley, Ernie Pyle Middle Schools. FSNEP total KIDS CAN GRADUATES = 514 YOUTH EFNEP: Gender and Ethic characteristics: White: F 60 (8%) M 86 (12%) = 146 (2%); Black: F 33 (5%) M 26 (4%) = 59 (8%); Native American F 9(1%) M 12( 2%) = 21; Hispanic F 259 (36%) M 232 (32%) = 491 (62%); Asian: F 2 (0%) M 6 (1%) = Grand total of 725 youth graduates. Youth Program Basic Program Objectives: 1) Ability to name food groups and foods that are in the group 2) Identify Key Nutrients 3) Tell why it is important to eat from each of the food groups. 4) Importance of eating breakfast. 5) Importance of eating nutritious snacks. 6) Importance of washing hands before and after food preparation. Youth Program FOOD STAMP NUTRITION YOUTH PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY EFNEP EDUCATORS: Additional funding from the FSNEP program was received again this program. Three EFNEP educators work ten hours additional hours per week to graduate children that are attending APS elementary schools. Fifty percent or more of their students had to have been receiving free or reduce meals. YOUTH GROUPS: EFNEP Educators on FSNEP Youth Funding: Mary H: Edward Gonzales= 387; Carlos Rey = 108; Painted Skies = 76. Total = 571. Joyce: Acoma = 89; Montezuma = 207; Lowell Elem. = 78; Inez Elem = 69. Total = 443 Grace: Mission =11; Adobe Acres Elem. = 139; Christian Duncan Charter School = 86; La Promesa Charter School = 35; Mary Ann Binford Elem. = 177. Total = 448. TOTAL EFNEP EXTEND HOURS EDUCATORS SCHOOL PROGRAM = 1462. TOTAL EFNEP EDUCATORS YOUTH PROGRAM = 725 TOTAL FSNEP EDUCATORS YOUTH PROGRAM = 514 WITH GRAND UNIT YOUTH GRADUATES: = 2,701 2007 -2008 Bernalillo County Reports I CAN (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) Program (EFNEP and FSNEP) Submitted by Virginia Alexander Extension Home Economist October, 2007 - September, 2008 I CAN PROGRAMS (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) I. EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) and FOOD STAMP NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM: The Bernalillo County I CAN (Ideas for Cooking) Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) are funded by USDA/CES. EFNEP is mandated to work with limited resource families with children to improve dietary habits and health of these families. Bernalillo County I CAN Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program is funded by USDA/Food and Nutrition Services Program. FSNEP is mandated to work with limited resource families, individuals, and/or senior citizens that are on or qualify for food stamp assistance. Educators objective is to assist clients improve their overall dietary behavior and improve health. They must also work at the ISD office to recruit clients for nutrition education classes. They also recruit and/or are referred to other agencies working with limited income clients. FSNEP Scranton evaluations are done before and after classes each class. End of year Scantron reports were not available at the time of preparing this report. Food Stamp Nutrition Education All I CAN Nutrition Educators (EFNEP and FSNEP) are required to graduate a minimum of 75 adults, graduate a minimum of 100 youth per program year and recruit program volunteers from collaborating agencies. To do this, they are referred to or recruit families from agencies that work with limited income audiences. Educators provide training for a minimum of four to six contact hours but can choice additional topics as needed by the families they work with. The curriculum consists of the I CAN ERIB III - Enhanced Version of Eating Right. The enhanced version includes activities to facilitate training for participants on the following topics: Back to Basics: Food My Pyramid and Serving sizes; Beyond Basics: Physical activity/ reading labels; Making the Most of Your Food Dollar; Quick and Easy Meals; Keeping Food Safe; Live It, Don’t Diet; Healthy Choices Away from Home; Grain group; Vegetable/Fruit group; Milk group; Meat/Alternate Meat group; Breakfast; Choosing Healthy Snacks; Eating Right for Two; Feeding Your New Baby; Feeding Infants; Feeding Children; and Food Nutrition and Adolescents. In addition to this program, in October, 2007 Bernalillo County I CAN program implemented the newly developed USDA curriculum, Loving Your Family, Feeding Your Future Program to County program adult participants. The I CAN Home Economist and Nutrition Educators collaborate with outreach community agencies who work with limited resource families. New agencies recruited this program year for EFNEP and FSNEP programs are listed below. I CAN staff meetings are conducted every Wednesday, unless Home Economist is at meetings and/ or trainings. I CAN staff meetings/training for educators included: I CAN Home Economist: • Power Point presentation of MyPyramid and Portion Distortion programs; Explanation of trans-fats LDL vs. HDL; Healthy Eating with Herbs adapted from Alice Henneman, University of Nebraska Extension; coordinated cooking of recipes from Loving Your Family, Feeding their Strength; Freezing Pumpkin and using in recipes; Ideas Cast Iron Cookery and trying recipes. • Each quarter Home Economist conducted individual educator’s quarterly reviews for youth & adult recruiting and graduates. As a result for this program year, some educators were over the minimum youth and/or adult graduate numbers. • Additional agency training/Public Relations for staff included: Healthy Marriages program and classes provided to couples information; USDA food stamp outreach program; immigration program. Two educators attend an Immigration Information Program and shared information with I CAN staff. Programs via Bernalillo County Agents: • Cindy Davies Home Economist, Urban Youth Program: Exercise program and recruiting educators work with Community Centers Summer Meal Sites. • Amber, Computer Tech. Several Basic Computer trainings as requested by educators. • Attended several I CAN Centra Trainings. Some of the Educators participated in program sharing ideas Centra program. • CES Master Gardener provided updates to his gardening program. AGENCY PROGRAMMING Women, Infant, Children Program - WIC: EFNEP: East Multi Service Center at Zuni SE, Alamosa Community Center NW WIC, Alameda WIC NW (two educators with Spanish & English groups). FSNEP: Candalaria NW WIC; La Mirada NE WIC; Pueblo of Isleta WIC, Broadway SE WIC, Taylor Ranch NW WIC = Total adult graduates = 280 Graduates. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVENSTART & TITLE I PARENT PROGRAMS: EFNEP: Elementary Schools: Adobe Acres; La Mesa; Kit Carson; East San Jose; Carlos Rey, and Mary Ann Binford Elementary (NEW). The majority participants only speak Spanish. Total adult graduates = 51. ADDITIONAL ADULT GROUPS: EFNEP: Women’s Ministries; group and individual home visits; CYF Child Protective Services; La Luz GRADS; Cesar Chavez GRADS (two programs); Enlace Communitario; Catholic Charities; and Maya’s Place Shelter for Women. = 117 FSNEP: UNM parent group; Susan Legacy Women’s Shelter; Saranam. = 30 Total adult graduates = 147. NEW GROUPS: EFNEP: CES Parenting groups at Mesa Verde Community Center (two groups), Los Padillas Elementary School, John Marshal Center, YDI Center, Sombra Del Monte Elementary School, and Alamas de Amistad. = 83 FSNEP: Whispering Pines19, Los Volcanos11, and Barelas Senior Centers2. CNM NM Works51 and La Colmena 77TANF Adult group via three different FSNEP educators; CNM Culinary School6; Albuquerque High School Teen Pregnancy Program7; CES Parenting groups were held at Paradise Hills Community Center4, and Pajarito Elementary School6. Most of the Parenting programs included two groups for English and Spanish participants. = 177. Total adult graduates = 260 HOME DAY CARE PROVIDER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PAN, Choices for Families; Carino; H.E.L.P. and VIDA referrals. PROVIDER GROUPS: EFNEP: Extension Office Provider class (one Spanish and one English program); VIDA provider classes (one Spanish & one English program). Two Regional Early Care & Education Provider Conferences conducted by three educators conducted Spanish & English. Conferences where held in Albuquerque and in Belen. Valencia County did not have an educator available to do this RECEC program. EFNEP Provider graduates = 121 FSNEP: VIDA Provider group; Greater Albuquerque Child Care Association Group; Child care provider home visits. Total FSNEP Provider Graduates = 65 Total unit Provider Graduates = 186 TOTAL I CAN UNIT ADULT GRADUATES = 924 Nutrition/Health Exhibits/Promotions and Public Relations: Were provided for: State Hospital Auxiliary Senior Program Annual Conference; New Mexico School Nurses Association Annual Conference; South Valley Academy Charter School Nutrition information stations; and New Hope Baptist Church. EFNEP PROGRAM RESULTS: 1) EFNEP GRADUATES = 537 WITH 68 CONTINUING FAMILIES. = a) Total number of program families were 537 (89%). 531 (88%) were new to the program with 2518 number of persons within these families. b) Seven educators graduated an average of 77 clients. Sixty-eight families continued with these five educators. 2) Adult participant’s profiles: a) 93% of the families had children. 8% (48) were pregnant. Children ages ranged to infants - 19 year olds. b) Agencies referrals and/or recruited by educators from included: WIC/CSFP: 293 (48%); Food Stamps, FDPIR; Commodities, TANF: 209 (9%); Head Start, Child Nutrition: 133 (9%); Other Public assistance programs: 156 (26%); Enrolled in EFNEP only 229 – (38%) c) Ethnicity: White: F= 68 (11%) M= 3 (0%) = 71 (12%); Black: F= 10 (2%) M =1 = 11 (0%) N. Amer. F= 13 (2%) M = 0 =13; Hispanic F=481 (80%) M=23 (4%) = 504 (8%); Asian F=5 (1%) M= 1 (0%) = 6 (1%). e) Type of instruction: Group = 507 (84%); Individual = 49 = (8 %); Both Individual and Group = 49 (%). Total Homemakers taught = 605 f) Household income: Percentage Poverty Level <=50% # families=172 = 28% 51-75% # families=153=25% 76-100% # families= 107 =17% 101-125% # families=41=7% 126-150% # families=28 =5% 151-185% # families=11 =2% >=186% # families=11 =2% Not specified =82 g) Families enrolled in other program due to EFNEP assistance/recommendation: WIC families=239 (40%) Food Stamps =134 (22%) Commodities/FDPIR =35 (6%) Head Start =17 (3%) Child Nutrition =67 (11%) TANF =25 (4%) Other Public Assistance =142 (23%) PROGRAM ADULT VOLUNTEERS: a) Adult volunteers assisting with adult programming contributed 775 hours to EFNEP. At $10.00 per hour equal to $7,750 value in dollars. Adults working with youth programming contributed 673 hours with a value of $10 per hours in dollars equal to $6,730 with grand total of $14,480.00 b) Volunteer’s gender/ethnicity: Female = 106 (80%) & 26 M (20%) = 132 volunteers White: 18 F (14%) 6 M (0%) = 24 (18%); Black: 3 F (2%) 7 M (0%) = 10 (9%); American Indian F 1 (1%) M 2 (0%) = 3; Hispanic 79 F (60%) 11 M (0%) = 90 (68%); Asian F 5 (4%). DIET SUMMARY REPORT: EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 1) Adult graduates will improve in number of specific servings for each food group measured by Dietary Food recalls. EDUCATIONAL RESULTS: a) 537 graduates, 93.3% of families had a positive change in any food group at exit (Grain, Fruit, Vegetables, Dairy, Meat). b) Percent with a 3-1-1-1-1 food pattern at entry 14.5% Exit: 32.4% c) Percent with 6-2-3-2-2 food pattern at entry.6% and Exit 3.2% BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST SUMMARY REPORT: UNIT REPORT PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: 2) Adult graduates will demonstrate acceptable practices in: a) food resource management: (ie plans meals, compares prices, does not run out of food and uses grocery lists) b) nutrition practices: (ie plans meals, makes healthy food choices, prepares foods without adding salt, reads nutrition labels and has children eat breakfast.) c) food safety practices) ie thawing and storing foods properly d) all three categories listed above: Food resource management, nutrition practices and food safety. 2007 – 2008 BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST SUMMARY REPORT indicates that participants increased improvement in several categories this program year. IMPROVEMENT BY CLUSTER OF BEHAVIOR Food resource management practice of EFNEP participants improved as indicated by the following: 50% (263 participants) more often planned meals in advance. 49% (253 participants) more often compared prices when shopping 46% (240 participants) less often ran out of food before the end of the month. 50% (261 participants) more often used a list for grocery shopping. Nutrition Practices of EFNEP participants improved as indicated by the following: 52% (250 participants) more often planned meals in advance. 44% (212 participants) more often thought about healthy food choices when deciding what to feed their family. 42% (206) more often prepared foods without adding salt. 57% (277 participants) more often used the “Nutrition Facts” on food labels l to make food choices. 50% (244 participants) reported that their children ate breakfast more often. Food Safety practices of EFNEP participants improved as indicated by the following: 44% (234 participants) more often followed the recommended practices of not allowing meat and dairy foods to sit out for more than two hours. Furthermore, 36% (192 participants) ALWAYS follow the recommended practice. 63% (337 participants) more often followed the recommended practice of not thawing foods at room temperature. Further more, 44% (230 participants) ALWAYS follow the recommended practice. IMPROVEMENT BY CLUSTER OF QUESTIONS: Food Resource Management Practices: 76% (398 participants) showed improvement in one or more food resource management practices (i.e. plans meals, compares prices, does not run out of food or uses a grocery list). 55% (289) showed improvement in two or more food resource management practices (same as above) 39% (204) showed improvement in three or more food resource management practices (same as above) 24% (126) showed improvement in all four food resource management practices. Nutrition Practices: 80% (388 participants) showed improvement in one or more nutrition practices (i.e. plans meals, makes healthy food choices, prepares foods without adding salt, reads nutrition labels or has children eat breakfast. 63% (306) showed improvement in two or more nutrition practices. 49% (238) showed improvement in three or more nutrition practices. 34% (163) showed improvement in three or more nutrition practices. 19% (94) showed improvement in all five nutrition practices. Food Safety: 68% (362 participants) showed improvement in one or more of the food safety practices (i.e. thawing and storing foods properly. 39% (209) showed improvement in both food safety practices. IMPROVEMENT BY FOOD –RELATED PRACTICES BASED ON EFNEP SURVEY. 25% (133 participants) at ENTRY demonstrates acceptable practices of food resource management (i.e. plans meals, compares prices, does not run out of food and uses grocery lists) 52% (277) at EXIT demonstrated acceptable food resource management. (Same as above.) 17% (92) at ENTRY demonstrated acceptable nutrition practices (i.e. plans meals, makes healthy food choices, prepares foods with out adding salt, read nutrition labels and has children eat breakfast). 39% (209) at EXIT demonstrated acceptable nutrition practices (same as above) 43% (231) at ENTRY demonstrated acceptable food safety practices (i.e. thawing and storing foods properly). 84% (451) at EXIT demonstrated acceptable food safety practices (same as above). 8% (44) at ENTRY achieved acceptable scores in all three categories listed above: food resource management, nutrition practices, and food safety. 30% (159) at EXIT achieved acceptable scores in all three categories listed above. KIDS CAN (EFNEP) YOUTH PROGRAM RESULTS: The Bernalillo County I KIDS EFNEP youth program is funded by USDA. In addition, the Food Stamp grant funding provided ten additional working hours for three EFNEP educators in order to work with additional elementary youth groups. The FSNEP funded youth program results are reviewed on the FSNEP annual report. Kids CAN program mandates educators to work with limited resource children with the overall goal to improve their dietary habits and health and influence their parents to make wise food choices. KIDS CAN program required that at least 50% of the APS elementary schools total population receive reduced or free lunches. Curriculum includes USDA Team Nutrition Curriculum including Food & Me (Pre-k & K); Food Time (1 -2 grades); and Food Works (3 - 5th grades). USDA Eat Right Play Hard Power Panther curriculum for 3rd graders and USDA My Pyramid for 1st - 5th graders. Educators are required to graduate a minimum of 100 youth per program year. FSNEP/EFNEP educators with extended hours will graduate additional youth groups. To do this all educators are referred to and/or recruit elementary school teachers in order to conduct a minimum of four food and nutrition sessions for their classrooms. The classroom sessions include subject matter topics with food activities and/or games and food demonstration to allow students to taste and try new foods. Summer Youth Groups, Community Centers in collaboration with Bernalillo County Urban Youth Program: EFNEP: Alamosa Community Center (2 groups); West Gate Community Center (4 groups); Cesar Chavez Community Center; Mesa Verde Community Center (2 groups); West Mesa Community Ctr. (2 groups); Dennis Chavez Community Center (3 groups). School groups: Eugene Fields Elementary (2 groups); Van Buren Middle School (2 groups); La Mesa Even Start (2 programs); Los Padilla’s Elementary (2 groups); Monte Vista Elementary (2 groups). Other Youth groups: Crestview Christian Academy (2 groups); Pathfinders; McCloud home group; TOTAL KIDS CAN GRADUATES = 725 YOUTH. FSNEP: Pat Hurley Community Center and Regional Chavez Community Center. School groups: La Mesa, Dolores Gonzales, Navajo, Edward Gonzales, Painted Skies Elementary Schools. Washington, Van Buren, McKinley, Ernie Pyle Middle Schools. FSNEP total KIDS CAN GRADUATES = 514 YOUTH EFNEP: Gender and Ethic characteristics: White: F 60 (8%) M 86 (12%) = 146 (2%); Black: F 33 (5%) M 26 (4%) = 59 (8%); Native American F 9(1%) M 12( 2%) = 21; Hispanic F 259 (36%) M 232 (32%) = 491 (62%); Asian: F 2 (0%) M 6 (1%) = Grand total of 725 youth graduates. Youth Program Basic Program Objectives: 1) Ability to name food groups and foods that are in the group 2) Identify Key Nutrients 3) Tell why it is important to eat from each of the food groups. 4) Importance of eating breakfast. 5) Importance of eating nutritious snacks. 6) Importance of washing hands before and after food preparation. Youth Program FOOD STAMP NUTRITION YOUTH PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY EFNEP EDUCATORS: Additional funding from the FSNEP program was received again this program. Three EFNEP educators work ten hours additional hours per week to graduate children that are attending APS elementary schools. Fifty percent or more of their students had to have been receiving free or reduce meals. YOUTH GROUPS: EFNEP Educators on FSNEP Youth Funding: Mary H: Edward Gonzales= 387; Carlos Rey = 108; Painted Skies = 76. Total = 571. Joyce: Acoma = 89; Montezuma = 207; Lowell Elem. = 78; Inez Elem = 69. Total = 443 Grace: Mission =11; Adobe Acres Elem. = 139; Christian Duncan Charter School = 86; La Promesa Charter School = 35; Mary Ann Binford Elem. = 177. Total = 448. TOTAL EFNEP EXTEND HOURS EDUCATORS SCHOOL PROGRAM = 1462. TOTAL EFNEP EDUCATORS YOUTH PROGRAM = 725 TOTAL FSNEP EDUCATORS YOUTH PROGRAM = 514 WITH GRAND UNIT YOUTH GRADUATES: = 2,701