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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Los Alamos County)
Date October 24, 2009, 10:45 pm
For Objective Medium-term Show medium-term objectives
Impact Report Just Be It! Healthy and Fit In-depth education program Each county is offering an in-depth education program in one school in each county. In Los Alamos, three classrooms are being offered this educational program. Fifty nine (59) fifth grade students [42(W) 9(H) 6(A); 25(M) 32(F)] from Barranca Mesa elementary participated in the educational endeavor held twice a month. Each lesson, taught by the home economist, consisted of discussion or video presentation, a hands-on activity to reinforce the concepts discussed, an exercise activity and an easy, nutritious snack students prepare. Evaluation results of the program were the following. Students increased their nutrition knowledge after receiving nutrition classes during the school year. In Los Alamos County, 59 students were in the program and 53 of them completed both the pre and post tests on nutrition knowledge. The pretest average score was 10.08 (63%) and the post test average score was 15 (94%) showing a 4.92 point (31%) gain. The difference in scores was statistically significant (p=.0001). In Los Alamos County, 59 students were in the program and 53 of them completed pre and post surveys on the intake of fruits and vegetables. The pre-survey average score for fruits was 2.43 and the post test average score was 2.75. The difference in scores was not statistically significant (p=.1265). The pre-survey average score for eating vegetables was 2.11 and the post test average score was 2.64. The difference in scores was statistically significant (p≤ .0018) based on a paired t-test. For Los Alamos County, there was not a statistically significant difference for physical activity for the year. The statistician reported that results for the entire group (n=138) can be statistically significant because of increased sample size, but an individual county score (n= 53) may not be statistically significantly different. The more students in the analysis, the more power there is in the statistical test. In Los Alamos County, 59 students were in the program and 53 of them completed pre and post surveys on physical activity. The pre-survey average score was 3.66 and the post test average score was 3.85. The difference in scores was not statistically significant (p=.1919). Just Be It! Healthy and Fit Parent Component In Los Alamos County, 22 parents returned the evaluation and showed an increase in knowledge after receiving newsletters at home. The pretest score average was 79% and the post test score average was 94% (out of 100%). There was a 15% knowledge gain for parents. The return rate for newsletter evaluations was 37% (n=59). Almost everyone wrote comments about what they liked best about the in-school program, such as “Healthy, kid friendly recipes my daughter wanted to make at home; Games, trying new foods; I got him eating more vegetables.” A parent program was held at Chamisa Elementary in March 2009. Educational programs on MyPyramid and Physical Activity were presented. Nine parents attended and showed an increase in knowledge. The pretest score average for MyPyramid was 67% and the post test score average was 90%. There was a 23% knowledge gain for parents. The pretest score average for Physical Activity was 71% and the posttest score average was 92%. There was a 21% knowledge gain for parents. Comments about what they liked best about the program, included “interactive activities; take away soup; well-organized, thanks!”Kids enjoyed it and we are all learning together. Great idea to do a family program! The exercises were simple.”