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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Los Alamos County) |
| Date | November 12, 2008, 8:12 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Evaluation of Kitchen Creations-- An open ended evaluation questionnaire was given at the end of each class session. If participants’ questionnaire comments indicated a need for further clarification or if there were additional questions, these were discussed at the next class. A final evaluation, conducted at the Reunion Potluck, looked at knowledge gained as a result of participation in the program. Results of the evaluation indicated a 61% average of participants answered almost always to a series of positive behavior changes, such as, measuring food portions and choosing oils instead of solid fats when preparing foods made, after completing the Kitchen Creations program. This was an average increase of 55% from participant responses from before attending the Kitchen Creations program. In three of the twelve questions surveyed, participants indicated 88%-94% almost always behavior change. In five of the twelve questions surveyed, participants indicated a 50%-66% almost always behavior change. When asked “Has Kitchen Creations made a difference in how you control your diabetes?” some of the participant responses included: “Yes, I understand the 50/50 plate better, now I look at carbs not sugars and have a better understanding of what foods I can eat a lot of.” “Three things have really stuck with me and changed the way I prepare meals: 1. Use 50/50 method; 2. Read labels; and 3. Make sure plate is colorful and balanced.” “I don’t have diabetes nor signs of it. But my family has benefitted from my shopping, cooking and food preparation as a result of this class.” Heart Healthy Cooking, Eating and Living program -- a second evaluation was conducted six weeks after completion of the series in order to gain an understanding of participants’ long term changes in their knowledge and behaviors. Looking at ten heart healthy life style changes, 68% of participants indicated they almost always practice the life style change as compared to only 10% before they participated in the series. Comments from participants included: “We have made changes in our eating habits, but I know I stray from the food plan once in a while. In my field of work, physical therapy, I try to get people to change life habits, and it is sometimes very difficult. The same issues can be said for diet. Thanks for all the information,” “I’m much more aware of food ideas now and seasonings. The pedometer from the class helped me calibrate my steps and daily activities. I believe I can guestimate my steps now without wearing the pedometer. |