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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Sandoval County) |
| Date | October 29, 2010, 9:41 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | IDEAS FOR COOKING AND NUTRITION (ICAN) PROGRAMMING ICAN provides hands-on education related to healthy food choices, food preparation, food safety and food resource management. ICAN is an EFNEP and SNAP-Ed funded program. Home Economist supervises 2 educators who teach the ICAN curriculum. Participants attend four classes to graduate from the program. In the 2009 fiscal year 1509 youth participated in a kIdsCAN lesson. 292 youth graduated from the program. 604 adults participated in an ICAN lesson and 85 adults graduated from the program. Participants gained skills in making nutritious, tasty foods that are quick and easy to prepare as well as how to make the most of their food dollars and food benefits. One youth stated, “I have changed what I eat I used to have junk and now I have healthy food.” The New Mexico Human Services Department acts as a pass through agency for the SNAP-Ed funding through a Joint Powers agreement with the Regents of New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension Service. As stated in the ICAN manual “Income Support Division field offices will continue their efforts to assist in making SNAP participants aware of the ICAN program.” Home Economist scheduled a meeting with the County ISD Director and State HSD Chief to build ICAN programming in Sandoval County. As a result of the meeting ICAN was given space in the reception to display posters and brochures. 20 case workers attended an ICAN class and were given referral cards and brochures to promote classes. Scheduling for monthly booths and ICAN classes at the ISD facility also occurred as a result of the meeting. Phone calls and interest in the program has increased. |