Henry County CES

Title:

Accessing Nutritious Foods

MAP:

Accessing Nutritious Foods

Agents Involved:

Maryellen Garrison; Levi Berg

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Food Preservation

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

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 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

Kentuckians improve food management skills and healthy eating habits

People accessing emergency food sources will select from nutrient dense items

Intermediate Outcomes:

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

Number of:

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

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: Participants at Extension Programming
Indicator: Attendees of complete class or training
Method: Classroom, field days, cooking club
Timeline: Fall to Spring 2016/2017

Intermediate Outcome: Low-income residents improving diet
Indicator: % of WIC/SR funding Used
Method: KDA/WIC reports
Timeline: Summer 2017

Long-term Outcome:
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Method:
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Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Low Income Families and Individuals

Project or Activity: Conduct classes and workshops, distribute incentives and information through media and social marketing, provide exhibits, displays

Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up; Snap-ed

Inputs: Agent time; incentives

Date: monthly

Audience: Food Stamp Recipients

Project or Activity: SNAP-ed

Content or Curriculum: Handouts/calendars/incentives

Inputs: Monthly

Date:

Audience: Rural and Urban Consumers

Project or Activity: Harvest Showcase

Content or Curriculum: KDA/Farm to Table

Inputs: Agent/Volunteer time and effort

Date: July 2017

Audience:  Extension Homemakers/General Public

Project or Activity:  Gardening in Small Spaces Workshop

Content or Curriculum:  UK

Inputs:  Promotion/Presentation

Date:  Spring of 2018

Audience:  Extension Homemakers/General Public

Project or Activity:  Leader Training/Toaster Ovens

Content or Curriculum:  UK

Inputs:  Promotion/planning

Date:  Fall 2017