Martin County CES

Title:

Accessing Nutritious Foods

MAP:

Accessing Nutritious Foods

Agents Involved:

FCS, 4-H, Ag

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Family Mealtime (Curriculum)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Situation:

Nutrition Education Programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars; communities to decrease hunger; and local food assistance programs to educate recipients on healthy and safe food preparation methods. Agents, paraprofessionals and volunteers are pivotal in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table. 100% of the children in Martin County are eligible for free lunch program.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Martin County population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
• Martin County Citizens improve food management skills and healthy eating habits
• Youth will be food secure when school is not in session
• People accessing emergency food sources will select from nutrient dense items

Intermediate Outcomes:

Increase in the number of people who:
• Access more local foods
• Redeem Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefit.
• Plant, harvest and preserve produce
• Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits
• Youth who access other food sources when not in school

Initial Outcomes:

Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food; Learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet; New mothers and those who support them increase knowledge about the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding; Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management; Learn about community support services to increase food security

Evaluation:

Long-Term Outcome:
Indicator: Apply skills of food resource management, food safety, and food preparation to afford healthy, nutritious food choices.
Method: Pre and Post test
Timeline: May 2017

Intermediate Outcome:
Indicator: Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits
Method: Pre and Post tests
Timeline: August 2017

Initial Outcome:
Indicator: Increase access to fruits and vegetables.
Method: Pre and Post test
Timeline: July 2017

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Limited resource individuals and families, Families with children, Youth,
Volunteers

Project or Activity: Farmer’s Markets, Gardening Programs, Food Preservation, Local Food Systems (Farm to School, Farm to Institution),

Content or Curriculum: GAP Training , KY Farm to School Curriculum, LEAP, Weight, the Reality Series

Inputs:
• Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers
• Kentucky CES publications and resources
• Extension resources from other states
• Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA)
• Community partners, i.e., Family Resource & Youth Services Centers (FRYSCs), public health departments, mental health professionals, social services agencies, public libraries, faith communities, businesses, Head Start and community volunteers
Date: July 2016-17

Success Stories

Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Author: Sarah Congleton

Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Martin County presented Plate it up! Kentucky Proud to 200 total participants.  After the program, all participants increased their knowledge of retail outlets for locally grown food commodities; all 200 increased their knowledge regarding how the Plate it up! Kentucky Proud program is a consumer education partnership.  50% of participants who answered question expressed aspirations to try a Plate it up! Kentucky Proud recipes. 50% of participants indicated plans to prepare and/or pres

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Happy, Healthy Playdate Program

Author: Sarah Congleton

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

School readiness is an indicator for later academic success including attainment of higher levels of education and securing employment. School readiness is multidimensional including physical well-being, motor development, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language development consisting of early literacy, and cognitive or general knowledge.In 2016, only 38% of Martin County children were kindergarten ready according to Brigance K Screen data analysis. To address this iss

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Day Camp

Author: Sarah Congleton

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Martin Countians are living in poverty, are food insecure, and are experiencing preventable diseases, such as obesity. In 2013, Martin County residents were considered obese representing 39.3% of the county’s population.To address this issue, Martin County Extensions 4H and Family & Consumer Sciences program partnered with the Family Resource Centers to host a Day Camp for youth ages 9-18 years. This camp provided hands-on, nutrition education focusing on preparing healthy foods and ho

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