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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (McKinley County Nutrition Plan of Work )
Date October 31, 2011, 10:00 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report McKinley County SNAP Education Obesity is increasing in our youth at an alarming rate and eating habits need to change for their survival. The majority of children eat considerably more calories than required to maintain their ideal weight. Extension staff and nutrition educators provide nutrition education for many of the McKinley County schools public, private and BIE. The students learn healthy eating habits, prepare healthy snacks and participate in nutrition games and exercise. To qualify for SNAP students need one hour of education, Cooking with Kids Tastings are one hour, Cooking with Kids Tasting and Cooking require 2 hours. All the programs are well received and the students especially enjoy the hands-on activities and reinforcements they are given. Teaching kids to eat healthier will help them to control their weight. All programs provided by extension include the New Mexico Performance Standards and Benchmarks adopted August 1196. Approximately 1,827 students grade per-12th completed one or all three of the curriculums during the school year or over the summer. Evaluation was provided by the ICAN staff, administered and collected by the nutrition educators and sent to ICAN specialist for reporting purposes.