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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.3) | 83 |
Number of individuals reporting that they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmer’s markets, CSA’s WIC, Food Pantry) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.4) | 1 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
| 2066.5) | 2514 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.6) | 40 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.7) | 0 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.8) | 4 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
| 2066.2) | 139 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 50 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
Author: Emily Burke
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Christmas Project and Better Beverage ChoicesThere is a program in Owen County that helps to provide local families in need. With Christmas gifts for their children. To receive gifts, they are required to attend educational classes and complete 40 hours of volunteer hours. I provided the Nutrition Education classes to fulfill the educational class requirement. During this program, families were taught about making better beverage choices and the dangers of consuming too much sugar and caffe
Author: Emily Burke
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Christmas Project and Eating out LessThere is a program in Owen County that helps to provide local families in need. With Christmas gifts for their children. To receive gifts, they are required to attend educational classes and complete 40 hours of volunteer hours. I provided the Nutrition Education classes to fulfill the educational class requirement. During this program, families were taught about how to better budget food dollars and the benefits of eating at home versus eating out, usin
Author: Emily Burke
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Christmas Project and Food SafetyThere is a program in Owen County that helps to provide local families in need. With Christmas gifts for their children. To receive gifts, they are required to attend educational classes and complete 40 hours of volunteer hours. I provided the Nutrition Education classes to fulfill the educational classes’ requirement. During this program, families were taught about food safety and the importance of washing their hands before they start cooking, using
Author: Emily Burke
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Senior Citizens and Being More ActiveThere is a program in Owen County that helps to provide local Senior Citizens with Nutrition Education. We work with the local Senior Citizens Center to bring Owen County’s seniors the latest nutrition informationDuring this program, seniors were taught about the benefits of staying active, using the Healthy Choices for Every Body Curriculum. At the Beginning of the program, 100% of seniors reported that they are never make choices to be active. At
