Success StoryLearn to wash those hands
Learn to wash those hands
Author: Lisa Lamb
Planning Unit: Garrard County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Hand Washing
Garrard County has 3 elementary schools. 24.3% of the youth live in or below the poverty line. The elementary schools have 100% of youth who qualify for free or reduced priced meals. The Garrard County SNAP-Ed Program Assistant works with the elementary schools to conduct monthly programs for 131 youth in grades K through 2nd grade. During the year, handwashing was a priority. Activities include: Glow Germ, the pepper experiment and other activities incorporated in the lessons.
At the beginning of the school year, only 16% of the children reported washing their hands. At the end of the school year, 87% of the children reported the number of times the washed their hands each day.
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