Nutrition and Healthy Eating Program

The Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative in Johnson County, has been providing virtual programming for their employees for in-service purposes.  They requested a video of information concerning the newest Dietary Guidelines and My Plate and how to incorporate those things into planning a healthy eating plan.  Using information from several publications from extension, and visual aids from SNAP, a program was planned and videotaped and sent to the Human Resources Director to be shared to their employees, via Zoom.

The video was shared on the Foothills Employee website, where they were able to view the program.  In addition to the program, they were provided with a survey to assess their participation and the benefits that they had gained because of their participation.  There were 60 employees from Foothills who were required to engage in the video training and complete the survey.  Of those participating, over half of them indicated that they learned more about the changes in the Dietary Guidelines and the My Plate method of food selection for healthy eating.  

Not only has this collaboration created a good venue for programming, but it also has created a good working relationship with another community partner.  The hope is that we can continue this method of dispensing information and programs for this audience in the future.