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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Grant County)
Date November 2, 2011, 9:19 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Home Economist collaborates closely with local agencies and supports the Grant County Health Council with the Robert Woods Johnson Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Childhood Obesity Grant. This entailed working with the local La Vida group (Hidalgo Medical Services) and their Registered Dietician whereby she and one of their promotoras, and myself and another promotora would be in one of the local IGA stores one Saturday each month of the grower's season and we prepared and offered "tastes" of recipes from the Loving Your Family, or the Kitchen Creations New Mexico Favorites cookbook. These were every second Saturday beginning in May and ending in October 2011. Generally the Bayard Food Basket, where Home Economist was stationed, we talked to 120 - 150 people as we were stationed right by the check out counters. They had to pass by us to check out. We generally were handing out 80 - 100 samples, depending on the recipe. The Bayard area is reluctant about squash and pumpkins, but most were at least willing to give it a try! Home Economist participated along with ICAN Educators in Hidalgo Medical Services annual "Jump into Summer" event held downtown Silver City in Gough Park, mid June. We have an area for "critter cuts" whereby familes stop by and we help them create "critters" from season vegetables. They all enjoy playing and creating with the foods such as carrots, squashes, radishes, etc. Home Economist and ICAN crew also are requested every year for the annual "squash derby" at the local farmer's market. We get participants from 2 - 82 stop by and try their hand at making a derby car from yellow squash or zucchini's and tire cut from parsnips or carrots and racing them down a slide and thier "landing" is recorded and awards are given to the top three places. Home Economist developed the 2010 Holiday Program around the value of nuts in our diet. "Nuts for the Holidays" incorporated nutcracker decorations and various recipes including the various nuts. Gifts and packaging ideas along the theme were shared with the two audiences (morning program and evening program) of about 35 participants. Newspaper columns: Home Economist has a news column entitled "Family Matters" and also is in a rotating group with the local health entities and writes for them under "Wishing you Well". Nutrition Topcs included, Yams vs Sweet Potatoes, Turkey Talk, New Dietary Guideline My Plate, Salad Month, Listeriois and Meat Temps. Food Safety: Home Economist delivered the food safety message of Fighting Bac to all Grant County Senior Centers and their staff (4 different locations and 14 employees). They received new thermometers and instruction on their calibration and proper use were discussed as well as the new meat internal temperatures and MyPlate. Home Economist also set up a display booth for a local safety fair held in April 2011 with the Food Safety posters from the Agro Terrorism office. Home Economist also participated in the Food Vulnerability Training held in March 2011, as well as the Food Preservation Workshop held in April 2011 on campus. Home Economist conducted a two day Food Preservation workshop offered through Western New Mexico's WILL program (Western Institue for Lifelong Learning). 8 Participants broke into four groups and each group of two prepared either water bathed, pressure canner, freezing and drying. Apples and green beans were the items preserved. ICAN Program is supervised by Home Economist, one full time educator, one 3/4 time educator and one 1/2 assistant. The 2011 ICAN Nutrition Program for Grant County netted 65 adult graduates and 736 youth graduates. Enrolled participants, not graduated adults were 120 (unduplicated), 392 enrolled adult contacts (duplicated), 105 adults one time session, 83 adults recruited, 62 contacts at community events/fairs. Youth: 776 enrolled participants (unduplicated), 4,448 enrolled contacts (duplicated), 230 youth in one time sessions, and 164 reached through community event/fair.