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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Otero County)
Date October 29, 2010, 3:20 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report At the request of the Mescalero Community Health Program Director, the Home Economist provided a presentation to 54 individuals at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero on the USDA Food Guidance System, MyPyramid. The presentation was also provided to 10 individuals at The Counseling Center (an organization which provides mental health services to children, adults, and families in Alamogordo). Completed evaluations indicated that 98% of participants learned about the history of the MyPyramid; 97% of participants learned about the MyPyramid themes (variety, moderation, proportionality, personalization, activity, and gradual improvement); 100% of participants learned how to eat a variety of foods from the food groups each day for good health; 98% of participants learned how to choose moderate food portion sizes; and 100% of participants learned why physical activity is important for maintaining a healthy body. Other evaluation comments by participants included “I learned how to improve my food intake.”; “I took away a lot more information regarding “servings”, glad to hear about cups and ounces.”; and “(Presentation) Very interesting and informative…and encouraging to eat right and exercise, thanks!”