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It Starts With Us
| 2051 - Small Steps to Health & Wealth | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2051.7) | 0 |
Total cups of fruits and vegetables consumed by participants |
| 2051.8) | 0 |
Total hours of exercise reported by participants |
| 2051.9) | 0 |
Total number of sugar-sweetened beverages participants replaced with water |
| 2051.10) | 0 |
Total miles participants reported walking |
| 2051.11) | 0 |
Total dollars participants accumulated by saving loose change |
| 2051.12) | 0 |
Total dollars participants applied toward investments, debt reduction, or an emergency fund |
| 2051.14) | 0 |
Total lunches participants reported preparing at home as opposed to eating out |
| 2051.15) | 0 |
Number of participants who reported learning something new about health and/or physical activity |
| 2051.16) | 70 |
Number of participants who reported learning something new about personal finance |
| 2051.13) | 70 |
Number of participants who reported tracking daily expenditures |
Author: Brenda Cockerham
Major Program: Small Steps to Health & Wealth
Johnson County Family and Consumer Sciences worked with Family Resource Centers throughout the county to train parents and caregivers about budgeting and financial management. Small Steps to Health and Wealth curriculum was used with the focus of understanding locus of control, assessing your expenditures and incomes by tracking your behavior and then forming a plan or a budget. 80 parents and caregivers in three sessions participated, and 37 individuals were formally evaluated. Of the 37 evalua
