Author: Elizabeth Lamb
Planning Unit: Graves County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
According to a CDC profile on Kentucky “46.2% of adults report consuming fruit less than one time daily. 24.9% of adults reported consuming vegetables less than one time daily.” The Graves County Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Education Program paraprofessional in partnership with the Eloise Fuller Apartments presented a series of “Healthy Choices for Every Body” nutritional classes. The classes were held bi-weekly at the Eloise Fuller Apartments from June through September, 2017. Residents who attended learned through a series of nutritional lessons topics such as My Plate, Food Safety, and Meal Planning and Budgeting while also participating in group discussions and food recipe demonstrations. Participants received a kitchen tool accessory to help continue practicing at home the skills they learned during each session. Eleven of the Eloise Fuller Apartment residents completed the requirements to graduate from the program.
According to the results of the pre and post surveys 91% of Nutrition Education Program participants made an improvement in the nutritional quality of their diet. 61% of the Nutrition Education Program graduate participants consumed a diet of higher quality because they planned meals using My Plate, considered healthy choices, and used the "Nutrition Facts" label. 46% of participants demonstrated an improvement in safe food handling practices and hand washing behavior. 50% of participants learned to plan meals ahead of time and use a grocery list to guide food selections. While 73% of participants improvement was shown in food price comparison behavior.
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