Accessing Nutritious FoodsPlan of Work

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Marshall County CES

Title:
Accessing Nutritious Foods
MAP:
Nutrition
Agents Involved:
VW, NB
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Food Preservation
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Food Preparation
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
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.
Long-Term Outcomes:
--clientele will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day.
--clientele improve food management skills and healthy eating habits.
Intermediate Outcomes:

Number who:

--access more local foods

--plant, harvest and preserve produce

--apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits

Initial Outcomes:
--learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
--learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet
--increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management
Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Indicator: 37, 38, 40, 42, 51, 52
Method: observation, surveys
Timeline: ongoing

Intermediate Outcome: plant,harvest and preserve produce
Indicator: 37, 38, 40, 42, 51, 52
Method: curriculum evaluation methods
Timeline: ongoing

Long-term Outcome: clientele will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
Indicator: 43, 44, 45
Method: follow-up surveys
Timeline: ongoing
Learning Opportunities:

Audience: limited resource individuals and families, families with children, youth, volunteers

Project or Activity: Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud

Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud curriculum

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Nutrition Education Programs (NEP)

Date: FALL 2017-SPR 2018


Audience: limited resource individuals and families, families with children, youth, volunteers, schools

Project or Activity: Gardening Programs, Food Preservation, Farmers Market

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications, Master Gardener curriculum

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Nutrition Education Programs (NEP)

Date: FALL 2017-SPR 2018


Audience: youth, schools, libraries

Project or Activity: Literacy, Eating and Activity for Primary Youth Health (LEAP)

Content or Curriculum: LEAP

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Nutrition Education Programs (NEP)

Date: FALL 2017-SPR 2018


Audience: families, Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity: Pressure is On! Get your Dinner Ready Fast 

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Date: Fall 2017


Audience: families, Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity: Sweet Enough without All that Sugar

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Date: SPR 2018


Audience: families, Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity: Cooking for One, Two or a Few

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Date: SPR 2018



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