Success StorySenior Citizens
Senior Citizens
Author: Vanessa Harris
Planning Unit: Menifee County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
In Menifee County, 26% of the population are Senior Citizens. The Menifee County SNAP-ED Assistant partnered with the Senior Center-Trimble House to present eight lessons from the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum. Sixteen seniors participated in the lesson. After completing the required lessons, 82 % of the participants showed an improvement in one or more food safety practices and 81 % in one or more food resources management.
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