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Family Nutrition Education Programs. Nutrition and Life Skills for Missouri Families. Program Content Area. Nutritional Quality Food Availability Food Safety Physical Activity . Target Audience. Children and youth and adults that support them Adults - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
FAMILY NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Nutrition and Life Skills for Missouri Families
Program Content Area
• Nutritional Quality
• Food Availability
• Food Safety • Physical Activity
Target Audience Children and youth and adults that
support them
Adults Pregnant teens, Relatives raising
children
Objectives Achieving life long health and fitness
Choosing healthy food choices Increase food preparation skills Increase knowledge and practice of
food safety skills Using a Food Label Nutrition Facts Panel Adopting the habit of being Physically
Active
The Family Nutrition Education Program
What is FNEP?
EFNEPExpanded Food and Nutrition
Education ProgramFNP
Family Nutrition Program
Family Nutrition Program
Target audience Food Stamp Recipients Eligible for food stamps
Series of lessons preferred 8 – 12 lessons for adults 5-7 lessons for youth
Show-Me Nutrition for Youth Let’s Read about Healthy Eating Adventures in Nutrition with the Show-Me
Chef Fun with Food and Fitness Food Group Express Building My Body Choosing Foods for Me Exploring the Food Groups Digging Deeper Choices & Challenges
Additional Programs Food Power Food Power Young Adventure Kids in the Kitchen Teen Parents Jump Into Action Eating from the Garden Kindergarten Initiative FRIDGE
Collaboration
Public schools Community centers Abuse shelters Food Pantries Shelter Workshops Senior Centers Health Clinics Public Health
Departments
Preschools After school
programs Homeless shelters Parents as Teachers Mid-Continent
Libraries ABE Classes Head Start
Agencies with Local Public Funding
FNP Connects Statewide Number of participants for FY 2013 : 1,069,104 Total direct educational contacts: 1,030,393 Total indirect educational contacts: 3,162,641 Number of groups that participated:
9,696 Number of youth participants: 252,414 Number of adult participants: 816,690
Nutrition Classes for Youth
Most programs include seven lessons
Kids learning to make healthy
choices
Educational Activities
Food Prep
Food Power
Hand washing
Reaching Food Stamp Audiences
Food Pantry Recipe and Information cards Buddy Pack Program
Reaches more than 6000 children Assemblies
Power Panther Show Me Nutrition Education Displays Billboards
School Assemblies
Show Me Nutrition Education Displays
Teacher Lounges Food Pantries Health Fairs WIC Offices Grocery Stores
FNEP Making an Impact in the Community
Nutrition classes for adults and teens who prepare the meals for their families
Improving the prenatal nutrition of pregnant teens and adults
Providing nutrition classes in classrooms Pre-K-12
Involving youth in nutrition in after school and summer programs
Teachers Report Behavior Change in Students
91% were more aware of nutrition 82% had improved hand washing 65% are more physically active 68% make healthier meal and/or snack
choices 49% eat breakfast more often
Teachers whose students talked about this change
91% were more aware of nutrition 79% had improved hand washing 70% are more physically active 81% make healthier meal and/or snack
choices 56% eat breakfast more often
Teachers’ Changes(self reported)
51% make healthier nutrition choices 51% are more aware of nutrition 43% are more willing to try new foods 35% eat breakfast more often 31% improved hand washing 40% increased physical activity 52% make/offer healthier food choices for
students
Teachers Model Healthy Behaviors (self-reported)
95% more aware of nutrition 94% make healthier meal and/or snack
choices 81% eat breakfast more often 90% more willing to try new foods
Teachers Model Healthy Behaviors (self-reported)
94% improved hand washing 79% improved food safety other than
hand washing 88% increased physical activity
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Target audienceIncome within 185% of poverty
Children in home under 19 Series of 6 – 12 lessons
Agencies Served Through EFNEP
WIC Head Start Churches 4-H Food pantries Salvation Army
Shelters YMCA after school
programs Day care centers Teen pregnancy shelters
Reaching the Hispanic Audience
Bilingual nutrition educators Many of our materials are available in
Spanish
EFNEP Facts at a Glance
Reached 3,888 participants 55% minority 993 youth Partnered with 153 agencies
National EFNEP Impact Cost benefit analyses for
savings on health care costs are as high as $10.64 per $1 spent on programming
National EFNEP Impact For every $1 spent to
implement EFNEP, $2.48 is saved on food expenditures, reducing the need for emergency food assistance
National EFNEP Impact The Produce for Better Health Foundation
identified EFNEP as the best federal program for increasing fruit and vegetable intake.
2002
National EFNEP Impact Overall diet improvement in
all food groups Preventing food-borne illness
through improved safety practices
Collaboration with other agencies reinforces common nutrition message
Food Safety 37% of participants more often practiced
not thawing their foods at room temperature
24% more often practices not allowing meat and dairy foods to sit out for more than two hours.
Managing Food Dollars 36% more often planned meals in
advance
31% more often compared food prices
33% more often used a grocery list for shopping
30% less often ran out of food before the end of the month
Healthy Food Choices 35% more often thought about healthy
food choices when deciding what to feed their families
35% more often prepared foods without adding salt
45% more often used the food label to make food choices
Healthy Food Choices 32% of participants reported that their
children ate breakfast more often
Employment Opportunities Nutrition Program Associate Extension Associate Regional Nutrition and Health Education
Specialist Program Coordinator Associate State Nutrition Specialist State Nutrition Specialist
Putting a Face to the Name!
Jo Britt-RankinFNEP Administrative Director
Candance Gabel FNEP State Coordinator
Putting a Face to the Name!
Donna MehrleAssistant Coordinator
Alejandra GudinoDiversity Education Coordinator
Putting a Face to A Name!Karen Sherbondy Alternate Educational DeliveryCoordinator
Sarah MarchFood Pantry and Buddy Pack Coordinator
Putting a Face to A Name! Cindy Deblauw Food Power Coordinator
Kraig Kensinger Food Power Young
Adventure Coordinator
Putting a Face to the Name!
Stefanie CrupeAdministrative Assistant
Tom PitchfordFiscal Manager
Credits
The Family Nutrition Education Program (FNEP) is partially funded by the USDA, Food and Nutrition Services. The funding is channeled to the University of Missouri Extension Human Environmental Sciences through the Missouri Division of Family Services.
Credits Equal opportunity is and shall be provided
to all participants in Extension programs and activities, and for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or military organizations associated with the armed forces of the United States of America.
Credits Funded in part by USDA’s Food Stamp
Program.
Running out of money for food? Contact your local Food Stamp office or go to:
www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/fstamp