Success StoryTeen Cuisine Program Makes Positive Impact on At Risk Youth
Teen Cuisine Program Makes Positive Impact on At Risk Youth
Author: Toni Humble
Planning Unit: Wayne County CES
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Plan of Work: Wellness in Wayne County
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Wayne County Cooperative Extension was contacted by a local residential facility for juvenile females. The facility requested help with nutrition for females who would be aging out of the facility. The residents were to be prepared to go home or to a half-way house. All would be faced with more individualized choices as to their own health and nutrition. The Extension Agent for 4-H and the EFNEP Assistant partnered together and chose the curriculum "Teen Cuisine". Teen Cuisine consists of six lessons to be used with middle and high school aged youth to teach and encourage healthy eating behaviors and food preferences. Each lesson has a cooking component and two classes totaling 14 soon to be graduates were held during 2018. Post survey results show: 78% of the youth improved in their ability to choose foods according to the Federal Dietary Recommendations or gained knowledge. 71% of the youth improved their physical activity practices or gained knowledge. 87% of the youth showed improvements ion safe food handling practices more often or gained knowledge.
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