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KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Shiprock Tribal Extension)
Plan Goals
To improve the health of residents living on the Navajo Nation reservation in the Northern Agency by providing education on healthy food choices, food preparation and food resource management.
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KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior
Impact Reports
Presentation on Motivation and Self-Esteem
Agent was again invited by the Shiprock Boys and Girls Club Director to do a presentation on motivation and self-esteem to the youth. The request resulted from the high rise of gang activities and prevalence of suicide that the director felt this topic would be beneficial to the youth especially it being Spring Break week. There were fourteen youth in attendance for this presentation. The youth learned the definitions of motivation and self-esteem. Part of the presentation was sharing biographies of athletes, quotes, and doing an interactive activity. Also a homework assignment was given for them to share what they learn on the topics with their family (parents and siblings, relatives, etc.) as a way to increase interaction and communication between family members, especially their parents. The presentation lifted their spirits and said they will return to school with a positive attitude and behavior.
Kitchen Creations
Every spring, NMSU tribal extension provides a program called “Kitchen Creations” for the Shiprock community. There were four classes held: the first class in April 2011, had 11 participants; second class had 8 participants; third class had 11 and final class had a full 11 participants. The classes teach participants about Diabetes and how to cook healthy meals with innovative fun and fast recipes. The Agent collaborated with Northern Navajo Medical Center’s Diabetes program so they provided a diabetes educator to teach from a curriculum. Participants learn about sugars and sugar substitutes; how to read labels when buying groceries; how to portion their meals using the 50/50 plate; how to use the “Food Pyramid” guide; and encouraged use of spices instead of the traditional use of salt for better taste. Informational handouts were given to participants as they also did hands-on cooking in preparing meals. Each participant had the opportunity to prepare meals from the Diabetes recipe book. This class encourage a healthy way of cooking to prevent further diabetes. It needs to be mentioned that due to funding cuts with NMSU tribal extension program, the Agent had to find an alternative way to buy food items for the meal preparations. Agent began seeking sources and was fortunate to find one which was the local grocery store, City Market. The deal was for City Market to provide a $50.00 gift certificate to buy grocery each time the class met. This also offset having to charge the participants a fee to attend the classes. All in all, the classes turned out successful where everyone benefited from this project.
Can It- Fall Canning
There was a widespread interest from the community for “canning” classes. So, the Agent arranged a fall canning schedule. Eight class dates were scheduled ranging from August to October 2011. The categories included the following: water bath, pressure canning for jams and jellies, fruit, and tomatoes. This was a first for the community which included a small fee for attendees. The first class was held on August 22th with six adults in attendance; the second class on August 25th had six adults; the third class on September 1st had eight adults, the fourth class on September 15th had five adults; and the fifth class on September 19th had five adults. The Ball Blue Book guide on preserving and the USDA canning guide to preservation were utilized for teaching. At each class session, handouts were given to participants as well as recipes and evaluation cards. Also given to the class were meat thermometers along with refrigerator thermometers. Prior to class instruction, the participants were given a brief introduction piece to share with the group on themselves and their experience, if any, with canning methods. At the end of each class was a question and answer period and time given for participants to share what they learned. The classes were successful that more classes had to be added to accommodate the interests.
Native Foods contest
Annually, the Native Women in Agriculture conference is held in the local area. In June 2011, the conference was held at McGee Park Multi-purpose building in Bloomfield, NM. Since the Agent serves on the committee of the Native Women in Agriculture, it provided for the opportunity to plan and host the first Native Foods contest at the Conference. It was something new and only two participants entered the contest. They each prepared traditional foods along with recipes which were judged. Afterwards, they were presented with awards that were donated from local organizations. It was a fun experience, even for the judges who enjoyed the event and voiced their interest in having this become a part of the Conference for the following year and thereafter. Due to the overwhelming positive response and it being a learning experience, the Agent will plan for it again. This time there will be advance advertising and a variety of categories included along with respective rules of each Native food entries.
Agent was again invited by the Shiprock Boys and Girls Club Director to do a presentation on motivation and self-esteem to the youth. The request resulted from the high rise of gang activities and prevalence of suicide that the director felt this topic would be beneficial to the youth especially it being Spring Break week. There were fourteen youth in attendance for this presentation. The youth learned the definitions of motivation and self-esteem. Part of the presentation was sharing biographies of athletes, quotes, and doing an interactive activity. Also a homework assignment was given for them to share what they learn on the topics with their family (parents and siblings, relatives, etc.) as a way to increase interaction and communication between family members, especially their parents. The presentation lifted their spirits and said they will return to school with a positive attitude and behavior.
Kitchen Creations
Every spring, NMSU tribal extension provides a program called “Kitchen Creations” for the Shiprock community. There were four classes held: the first class in April 2011, had 11 participants; second class had 8 participants; third class had 11 and final class had a full 11 participants. The classes teach participants about Diabetes and how to cook healthy meals with innovative fun and fast recipes. The Agent collaborated with Northern Navajo Medical Center’s Diabetes program so they provided a diabetes educator to teach from a curriculum. Participants learn about sugars and sugar substitutes; how to read labels when buying groceries; how to portion their meals using the 50/50 plate; how to use the “Food Pyramid” guide; and encouraged use of spices instead of the traditional use of salt for better taste. Informational handouts were given to participants as they also did hands-on cooking in preparing meals. Each participant had the opportunity to prepare meals from the Diabetes recipe book. This class encourage a healthy way of cooking to prevent further diabetes. It needs to be mentioned that due to funding cuts with NMSU tribal extension program, the Agent had to find an alternative way to buy food items for the meal preparations. Agent began seeking sources and was fortunate to find one which was the local grocery store, City Market. The deal was for City Market to provide a $50.00 gift certificate to buy grocery each time the class met. This also offset having to charge the participants a fee to attend the classes. All in all, the classes turned out successful where everyone benefited from this project.
Can It- Fall Canning
There was a widespread interest from the community for “canning” classes. So, the Agent arranged a fall canning schedule. Eight class dates were scheduled ranging from August to October 2011. The categories included the following: water bath, pressure canning for jams and jellies, fruit, and tomatoes. This was a first for the community which included a small fee for attendees. The first class was held on August 22th with six adults in attendance; the second class on August 25th had six adults; the third class on September 1st had eight adults, the fourth class on September 15th had five adults; and the fifth class on September 19th had five adults. The Ball Blue Book guide on preserving and the USDA canning guide to preservation were utilized for teaching. At each class session, handouts were given to participants as well as recipes and evaluation cards. Also given to the class were meat thermometers along with refrigerator thermometers. Prior to class instruction, the participants were given a brief introduction piece to share with the group on themselves and their experience, if any, with canning methods. At the end of each class was a question and answer period and time given for participants to share what they learned. The classes were successful that more classes had to be added to accommodate the interests.
Native Foods contest
Annually, the Native Women in Agriculture conference is held in the local area. In June 2011, the conference was held at McGee Park Multi-purpose building in Bloomfield, NM. Since the Agent serves on the committee of the Native Women in Agriculture, it provided for the opportunity to plan and host the first Native Foods contest at the Conference. It was something new and only two participants entered the contest. They each prepared traditional foods along with recipes which were judged. Afterwards, they were presented with awards that were donated from local organizations. It was a fun experience, even for the judges who enjoyed the event and voiced their interest in having this become a part of the Conference for the following year and thereafter. Due to the overwhelming positive response and it being a learning experience, the Agent will plan for it again. This time there will be advance advertising and a variety of categories included along with respective rules of each Native food entries.
Stress Management in the Workplace Presentation
The Red Rock Day School of Red Valley, NM requested for an educational presentation regarding how to manage stress while in the workplace. Director also shared with me of their recent loss of staff member therefore he wanted a presentation regarding stress management along the lines of taking care of themselves. Attendees learned from presentation about ways to manage their stress levels, verbally shared their own, received more ideas from fellow co workers, each participant shared their own story on how stress has affected their work performance and their relationship with others. Agent conducted an activity call “Two Truths and a Lie” an ice breaker to get the employees comfortable enough with each other to share their own personal stories. Agent did an overview on how to manage stress, ways to manage, how stress affects their self esteem, how they interact. Agent provided time for each to share their own personal story of how they each deal with their stress, with hopes that each had the opportunity to learn and possibly get new ideas from each other. Presentation had twenty attendees that expressed their own thoughts, shared what they learned and the highlight was an individual breaking down emotionally with tears. That individual thought he was alone but with this presentation learned that he’s not alone and now has strength with the help of his fellow co-workers. Each participant left more positive than negative feedback. The presentation was very moving to get each of them to share personal stories.
The Red Rock Day School of Red Valley, NM requested for an educational presentation regarding how to manage stress while in the workplace. Director also shared with me of their recent loss of staff member therefore he wanted a presentation regarding stress management along the lines of taking care of themselves. Attendees learned from presentation about ways to manage their stress levels, verbally shared their own, received more ideas from fellow co workers, each participant shared their own story on how stress has affected their work performance and their relationship with others. Agent conducted an activity call “Two Truths and a Lie” an ice breaker to get the employees comfortable enough with each other to share their own personal stories. Agent did an overview on how to manage stress, ways to manage, how stress affects their self esteem, how they interact. Agent provided time for each to share their own personal story of how they each deal with their stress, with hopes that each had the opportunity to learn and possibly get new ideas from each other. Presentation had twenty attendees that expressed their own thoughts, shared what they learned and the highlight was an individual breaking down emotionally with tears. That individual thought he was alone but with this presentation learned that he’s not alone and now has strength with the help of his fellow co-workers. Each participant left more positive than negative feedback. The presentation was very moving to get each of them to share personal stories.
Self Esteem Informational Booth
The Indian Health Service requested the presence of NMSU Tribal Extension and also a Self Esteem information booth to be set up at the “Honoring Life: Suicide Awareness Conference” held in Shiprock, NM. Attendees will learn about Self Esteem, what it is, how important it is to have high self esteem, ways to improve an individual’s self esteem. Informational booth provided handouts to take home and read. Booth brought by an estimated fifty eight community members that picked up informational handouts as well and questions about self esteem.
The Indian Health Service requested the presence of NMSU Tribal Extension and also a Self Esteem information booth to be set up at the “Honoring Life: Suicide Awareness Conference” held in Shiprock, NM. Attendees will learn about Self Esteem, what it is, how important it is to have high self esteem, ways to improve an individual’s self esteem. Informational booth provided handouts to take home and read. Booth brought by an estimated fifty eight community members that picked up informational handouts as well and questions about self esteem.
Food Safety Presentation
The Native Women in Agriculture expressed the need for an educational presentation regarding food safety since the upcoming crop season is here. Attendees learned from presentation about how to handle and dispose food properly due to food bacteria that could cause illness. Especially with crop season ahead each participant learned how to clean and wash vegetables and fruits. Agent conducted a power point presentation on Food Safety Agent also did an activity on how important it is to label foods. Interactive presentation brought forth thirteen attendees that expressed their own thoughts about food safety, learned more about food safety, and were able to leave the presentation with handouts.
The Native Women in Agriculture expressed the need for an educational presentation regarding food safety since the upcoming crop season is here. Attendees learned from presentation about how to handle and dispose food properly due to food bacteria that could cause illness. Especially with crop season ahead each participant learned how to clean and wash vegetables and fruits. Agent conducted a power point presentation on Food Safety Agent also did an activity on how important it is to label foods. Interactive presentation brought forth thirteen attendees that expressed their own thoughts about food safety, learned more about food safety, and were able to leave the presentation with handouts.
Motivational Presentation
Navajo Nation Workforce employee requested for a motivational presentation/speaker to uplift spirits of student workers/employees during their annual summer conference. Navajo Nation Workforce employees will apply what was verbally presented to them. The speech provided a motivated personal success story along with work ethic. A motivational presentation with quotes and a small interactive activity was given to participants. The presentation reached about 80 employees during the conference. Each employee will return to their workplace with a positive outlook on their life.
Navajo Nation Workforce employee requested for a motivational presentation/speaker to uplift spirits of student workers/employees during their annual summer conference. Navajo Nation Workforce employees will apply what was verbally presented to them. The speech provided a motivated personal success story along with work ethic. A motivational presentation with quotes and a small interactive activity was given to participants. The presentation reached about 80 employees during the conference. Each employee will return to their workplace with a positive outlook on their life.