Success StoryMigrant Youth Learn Healthy Options



Migrant Youth Learn Healthy Options

Author: Gregory Comer

Planning Unit: Ohio County CES

Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

Plan of Work: Decision-Making; Physical Activity; Nutrition; Substance Abuse; Safety; Securing Financial Stability

Outcome: Initial Outcome

     Migrant youth are children whose families work in the agricultural or other industries and often move several times, to find work. Nationwide, it is estimated that 90 percent of migrant children are of Latino origin and are at risk for poverty, unsafe living/working conditions, no health insurance benefits and lack of educational opportunities. 
      Each year the Ohio Co. Extension Staff conducts educational sessions with the youth, involved in the Ohio Co. Migrant Summer Program, held at Beaver Dam Elementary School. This year Extension offered program designed to assist the youth in making healthier lifestyle choices. The 75 youth assisted in hands-on sessions in making healthy snacks, proper techniques for raising vegetables at home, and the need to exercise to keep healthy. Take-home materials were also provided, so the youth could share their experiences with others in their family. 
The Beaver Dam Migrant staff denoted the youth find Extension’s program helpful and fun.






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