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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Bernalillo County) |
| Date | October 31, 2011, 1:48 pm |
| For Objective | None (administrative message) |
| Impact Report | Kitchen Creation; In New Mexico, an estimated 170,000 people have diabetes. In the 2010 census Bernalillo County had 643,000 residents or around 1/3 of New Mexico’s population. Type two diabetes is a huge medical problem in Bernalillo County and there is a need for research based educational programs to help the adults who deal with type two diabetes. Kitchen Creation is 4 part cooking school for diabetics and their families which is an ACES program funded by NM Department of Health. There is a large demand in Bernalillo County for this program but the DOH funding has been cut significantly allowing each county funding for only one Kitchen Creation class. Bernalillo County Extension considered this program important enough for the county residents that county funds were spent for the additional 4 classes taught in Albuquerque. During the program year of Oct. 2010 to Sept. 2011 the Home Economist organized and co-taught (with a registered dietitian) 5 Kitchen Creation classes reaching some 117 people dealing with diabetes in Bernalillo County. The evaluations are available upon request and NMSU ACES does collected data on Kitchen Creations classes throughout the state. Every year more health professionals in the diabetes field refer more patients to the NMSU Kitchen Creation program. On many levels the Home Economist who runs Kitchen Creation collaborates with state agencies, local medical personnel and the University of New Mexico. In addition to the 4 week Kitchen Creation class the home economist has done numerous one to two hour sessions on diabetes education with seniors and developmentally delayed individuals. Kitchen Creation reaches many people (directly and indirectly) each year and has the huge positive impact in the diabetic community |