Breathitt County CES

Title:

Accessing Nutritious Foods in Breathitt County

MAP:

Accessing Nutritious Foods

Agents Involved:

Jessica Ritchie, Ty Back, Kayla Watts

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Food Preservation

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Farmer's Markets

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

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 influencing policies, systems, and environments and in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Kentucky population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day

More new mothers attempt to breast feed their babies and increase duration of breastfeeding to six weeks or more

Kentuckians 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 number 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

Increase number of:

New mothers utilize community services to support breastfeeding, such as WIC breast pump services

Workplaces and other organizations adopt policies supporting new mothers’ attempts to breastfeed

Youth who access other food sources when not in school

Households accessing emergency food sources

Initial Outcomes:

Understand the importance of sustainable local agriculture to individual health and financial well-being

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:

Initial Outcome:

Indicator: Number of program participants reporting increased food knowledge or skills as it pertains to nutritious foods and selection/preparation of such foods

Method: Pre/Post Test, Survey, Follow-Up Survey

Timeline: Fall, 2017

Intermediate Outcome:

Indicator: Number of program participants who use recommended practices relating to accessing nutritious foods in our county, or number of program participants that report a behavior change in regards to accessing nutritious foods.

Method: 3/6 Month Follow-Up Survey

Timeline: Fall, 2017- Spring, 2018

Long-term Outcome:

Indicator: Number of Breathitt County citizens that grow, purchase, prepare and preserve nutritious foods for their families.

Method: Review of participant records for farmer's market, long-term survey, reports from local health providers indicating numbers of young mothers and children and their eating habits

Timeline: Fall, 2017-Spring, 2020

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Adults and Teens

Project or Activity: Food Preservation Workshops

Content or Curriculum: Food Preservation

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, SNAP Ed Assistant

Date: Summer, 2017

Audience: All Ages/All Community Members

Project or Activity: Lunch at the Market

Content or Curriculum: Farmer's Market/Food Preparation

Inputs: Agents, Office Staff, Volunteers, Farmers Market Vendors, Local Advertising Mediums

Date: Summer, 2017

Audience: All Ages/Community Members

Project or Activity: Grow Breathitt County

Content or Curriculum: Home Gardening, Selling at Farmer's Market, Food Preservation, Farm Visits

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, RCARS, Grow Appalachia

Date: Summer-Fall, 2017

Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Super Star Chef

Content or Curriculum: Food Selection/Preparation

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, SNAP Ed Assistant

Date: Summer, 2017

Audience: Primary

Project or Activity: LEAP

Content or Curriculum: Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Primary

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, SNAP Ed Assistant, Program Assistant, school representatives

Date: Fall, 2017-Spring, 2018

Audience: Home Gardeners

Project or Activity: Garden Demonstrations; Raised Bed Demonstrations

Content or Curriculum: ID-128; ID-36; Home Visits; Gardening Presentations

Inputs: Agents, Assistants,

Date: 2017-2020

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