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KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (McKinley County Nutrition Plan of Work )
Plan Goals
Improve the health of McKinley County residents through education programs that stress healthy food choices, healthy food preparation and food resource managment.
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KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior
Impact Reports
Adult Nutrition
It is critical to ensure that families have proper nutrition to grow and develop into healthy adults. The foods you provide early in life promote healthy lifelong eating habits and help manage healthy weights and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Extension staff provides several nutrition classes for agencies looking to educate their employees, students or staff and clientele in several capacities. Over 60 adults received completion certificates for attending 4 required sessions.
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.
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.
On November 5, 2010 132 elementary student attended FoodPlay Productions. Foodplay was awesome the students were really engaged in the performance. Educating kids about nutrition in this way reinforces the lessons that the Nutrition Educators provide throughout the year. The students at Jefferson Elementary increased their knowledge about balancing their nutrition and physical activity habits, evaluate media messages and peer pressures, and make healthy choices. This one time program provided the teacher with the Teacher's Activity Book, lesson plans and activity sheets to continue in the classroom following the production. 100% of the students at Jefferson elementary completed the series.
McKinley Health Fairs
Extension Agent provides informational booths, handouts, short food presentations, food safety, and support at many of the Health Fairs sponsored in McKinley County. Good attendance and very good participation on activities provided by agent or nutrition educators. This year we attended 6 health fairs at several locations in McKinley County and on the Navajo and Zuni Reservations. Topics covered at health fairs included: Are Energy Drinks Good For You?, Fast Food Fast Gain!, Healthy Snacks Healthy Kids, Eat Smart Play Hard, and Men and Nutrition. Attendance at the health fairs were about 389 women, men and 148 youth bring the total to 537. Health fairs provided activity booths, exercise activities, walking activities, and general information booths.
Extension Agent provides informational booths, handouts, short food presentations, food safety, and support at many of the Health Fairs sponsored in McKinley County. Good attendance and very good participation on activities provided by agent or nutrition educators. This year we attended 6 health fairs at several locations in McKinley County and on the Navajo and Zuni Reservations. Topics covered at health fairs included: Are Energy Drinks Good For You?, Fast Food Fast Gain!, Healthy Snacks Healthy Kids, Eat Smart Play Hard, and Men and Nutrition. Attendance at the health fairs were about 389 women, men and 148 youth bring the total to 537. Health fairs provided activity booths, exercise activities, walking activities, and general information booths.
Adult Nutrition
Nutritional science has provided compelling evidence that we’re poisoning ourselves with excess food, therefore shortening our lifespan and promoting disease. From birth to 15 years of age, it is critical to ensure that your family has proper nutrition to grow and develop into healthy young adults. The food you provide early in life promotes healthy lifelong eating habits and can help your children/adults manage a healthy weight and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis later in life. Nutrition programs that are provided by extension staff help clientele plan healthier meals, healthier snacks, and stress the need for drinking healthier beverages. Not only does the food you provide promote healthy lifelong eating habits, but it can reduce the risk of chronic diseases later in life. This year 97 adults completed 4 or more nutrition lessons. Over 2,834 people received Nutrition information in the commodity boxes and a monthly basis. Clientele receiving 4 or more lessons attended one or more series of nutrition programs held at an agency or school program. This year 12 agencies requested our services and their members completed one or more nutrition programs from SNAP Education curriculums.
Nutritional science has provided compelling evidence that we’re poisoning ourselves with excess food, therefore shortening our lifespan and promoting disease. From birth to 15 years of age, it is critical to ensure that your family has proper nutrition to grow and develop into healthy young adults. The food you provide early in life promotes healthy lifelong eating habits and can help your children/adults manage a healthy weight and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis later in life. Nutrition programs that are provided by extension staff help clientele plan healthier meals, healthier snacks, and stress the need for drinking healthier beverages. Not only does the food you provide promote healthy lifelong eating habits, but it can reduce the risk of chronic diseases later in life. This year 97 adults completed 4 or more nutrition lessons. Over 2,834 people received Nutrition information in the commodity boxes and a monthly basis. Clientele receiving 4 or more lessons attended one or more series of nutrition programs held at an agency or school program. This year 12 agencies requested our services and their members completed one or more nutrition programs from SNAP Education curriculums.