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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Doña Ana County) |
| Date | October 16, 2007, 1:41 am |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | GENERAL NUTRITION During the 2006-2007 program year, the agent offered 8 nutrition programs, 3 food safety programs, 2 diabetes (non-Kitchen Creations) and participated in 1 city-sponsored health event. Evaluations from these programs showed over half of participants planned to make one or more of the following changes: use MyPyramid, and Nutrition Facts Labels to make food choices and plan meals, control portion sizes, increase fruit and vegetable consumption, Increase consumption of whole grains, adopt new more healthful food preparation and meal planning techniques use proper food handling techniques to increase food safety, adopt new food resource management techniques, increase physical activity The agent also participated in multi-agency planning committees for the second annual Diabetes Wellness Day and First Annual Spring Into Health events. Other committee members included representatives from Mountain View Medical Center, La Clinica de Familia, Ben Archer Health Clinic, the NM Health Department, Dona Ana County Health and Human Services NMSU School of Nursing and NMSU Sothern Area Health Education Center. Diabetes Wellness Day was held at the Dona Ana County Government Complex. It consisted of a national keynote speaker, various breakout sessions and an information tables hosted by representatives of community diabetes resources and reputable diabetes product vendors. There were 125 people with diabetes in attendance and about 50 people without diabetes. Spring into Health was held at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Participants were offered free health screenings along with educational sessions. There were also various health related agencies offering free educational material. There were over 100 people in attendance. |