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KSU SNAP-ED
Encourage Healthy Community and Families
Alex Butler, Susan Campbell, and Kathleen Raffaele
Active Living and Health Promotions General
County service is targeted due to non-service previous to KSU programming. The service locations that qualify have at risk locations for populations that may be at risk for food insecurity, lack of nutrition education, high rates of diabetes, food desserts, and schools that qualify for service with 51% free or reduced lunch populations. Program partner examples in Anderson County are Sparrow Early Education Center, Saffell Elementary School, Senior Center, and the Farmers Market.
SNAP-Ed long term goals stress change in habits such as consuming more fruits and vegetables daily, regular exercise, using your food budget wisely, and healthy cooking. These promotions decrease obesity and diabetes long-term, create eating at home habits so less processed food and sugar consumption, as well as family budget savings. Regular exercise also decreases stress levels and promotes family activity. All of these outcomes reduce health risks individually and improve overall community health.
SNAP-Ed participants begin implementing the skills learned while in workshops during this phase. They become more comfortable with new cooking techniques and share healthy recipes with their groups. They now understand why nutrition is important and associate the decisions made about food or activity with the effect on their body. Participants enjoy grocery shopping now more as they become more confident in their ability to make good, practical decisions. They are now using a list, following the budget, and using coupons without dread. Our audience tends to learn more often by hands on and visual learning to gain confidence for implementing new skills. Once the skill is practiced in a safe environment, the participant will begin using their new abilities independently.
We begin our journey of change and learning with the introduction of the Healthy Bodies for Everybody adult curriculum at the initial workshop. This is the “planting the seed phase” such as providing participants with nutrition education, healthy cooking skills and simple exercises to do at home for increased activity. This is the beginning of the process to change habits and experience excitement to increase healthy lifestyle behaviors. Participants often begin sharing plans to cook at home or play at the park with their families during this stage.
SNAP-Ed outcomes are measured with state mandated, self-reporting, entry and exit program documents including questionnaires on fruit and vegetable consumption, a 24 food log, food security, and low fat dairy use. These tools are implemented in the initial class and at the end of the program. This is a minimum of 7 hours of workshop time, but is often as many as 12 hours. Entries and Exit are entered into our WebNEERS data base for comparison and conclusions on the success of each program.
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Audience: Adult Learners (includes recovery programs)
Project or Activity: 7-12 workshop sessions (in person or online)
Content or Curriculum: Healthy Bodies for Everybody
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Audience: Preschool, K, 1st, and 2nd grade youth
Project or Activity: : 15-30 minute sessions weekly for 14-20 weeks
Content or Curriculum: MP Saurus or Organ Andy via inperson classtime or virtual learning delivered to the classroom setting
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Audience: 3-4 grade youth
Project or Activity: Farm to Cafeteria; School gardens
Content or Curriculum: Eat, Grow, Go Curriculum focuses on using the school garden as a learning/mobile classroom. Also encourages fresh food consumption at school meals as part of our South Eastern Region Farm to Cafeteria Initiative.
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Audience: 6-12 Youth
Project or Activity: Rookie Cooking Camp
Content or Curriculum: Teen Cuisine based curriculum delivered as a camp, after school/school program, or club
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