Success StoryProfessor Popcorn and 3rd Graders
Professor Popcorn and 3rd Graders
Author: Danielle Fairchild
Planning Unit: Lawrence County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
The Lawrence County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) assistant partnered with Louisa East Elementary School to provide Professor Popcorn with all 3rd grade students. The youth obesity rate in the United States is 14% however the state of Kentucky youth obesity rate is at 20% (kentuckyhealthfacts.org). The SNAP-Ed assistant taught 6 classes in early spring 2019 to stress the importance of healthy eating and physical activity with a total of 89 students participated.
As a result, 98% of youth improved in diet quality practices, 76% of youth improved in food safety practices related to handling food safely, 88% of youth improved in physical activity and overall 99% of youth improved in 1 or more core area.
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