farm truck 912 wellness program
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Farm Truck 912Wellness Program
Grant & Program Proposal
By Susannah Brewton & Denielle Saitta
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Culinary Medicine Program● Healthy culinary classes in food-insecure areas served by the
Farmers’ Market Farm Truck 912
● Preventative health screenings
○ Diabetes
○ Hypertension/Blood Pressure
○ Overweight & Obesity
● Nutrition education classes and activities for children
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About Farm Truck 912● Mobile farm truck that brings fresh foods to
individuals in the community with the least
access to healthy foods
● Offers low cost items for families on a limited
budget
● Various location throughout the week:○ Department of Family and Children Services
○ Savannah Gardens
○ Sheppard’s Gas and Food Market
○ Sustainable Fellwood
○ Moses Jackson Advancement Center
○ WW Law Community Center
○ Memorial Health
● Accepts and doubles SNAP/EBT benefits
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Background of Savannah Population● 20.9% of families in Savannah, GA have a mean income that f
the poverty line
● 57,310 total households in Savannah
● 9,265 of households receive SNAP/EBT benefits
U.S. Census Bureau
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Goals & ObjectivesTo decrease the nutrition related knowledge deficit of the low income populat
Savannah, GA
● Objective #1.1 - Expand on the current Savannah/Chatham County Culinary Mand to close the gap between health screening results and the deliverance of neducation to lower income residents within the Savannah/Chatham County ar
● Objective #1.2 - Increase the amount of resources for the Savannah/Chatham Medicine program by developing nutrition education handout for program pa
● Objective #1.3 - Increase public awareness of the Savannah/Chatham County Cprogram and its services, specifically informing those eligible for SNAP benefitamount of their benefits are doubled when shopping at the Forsyth Farmers’ MTruck 912.
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What We’re Going to Add● Expert nutrition assistance from an RDN
● Enhanced nutrition education classes
● Individualized, brief nutrition consultations
● Nutrition education handouts
○ Blood pressure/hypertension, carbohydrate control, managing obesity, c
health, general nutrition tips, childhood nutrition, adding variety, eating w
● Enhanced marketing
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Needs assessment● Assess the percentage of Savannah’s population that is receiving SNAP benefit
● Assess the number of individuals diagnosed with obesity, hypertension, and tySavannah, specifically identifying the number of these individuals whose incom
poverty line.
● Identify services already in place to meet the nutritional needs of the low incom
Savannah.
● Assess the use of currently nutrition services available to the low income popu
Savannah.
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Plan Details● Enhance the current Savannah/Chatham County Wellness Program, which is fa
Mercer University School of Medicine students, local chefs, the Forsyth FarmerFarm Truck 912
● RDN or trained volunteer will be present at the Forsyth Farmers Market health
and culinary medicine classes in order to deliver individualized nutrition consu
charge to participants.
● Involved Organizations
○ Savannah/Chatham County Culinary Medicine Program
○ Mercer University School of Medicine
○ Forsyth Farmers Market
○ Farm Truck 912
○ Wholesome Wave Georgia
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Timeline
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Logic Model
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Budget
Part-Time Dietitian/ Nutritionist $20.00 /hour (~3 hours a week)
Computers $400.00/ each x 2
Office Supplies $1000.00
$4,920 Total Funds
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Program Sustainability● We believe that our program enhancement will be sustainab
program handouts will already be created so they can be upd
used year to year
● The current Culinary Medicine program in Savannah was ada
Tulane University School of Medicine’s Culinary Medicine Cur
which has proven to be sustainable
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Evaluation Plans● Using program reports, we will monitor the number of participants who partak
education handouts. Phone interviews to these individuals will be conducted.
● Determine the benefits of advertisement in raising awareness of the Culinary M
Program and usage of SNAP benefits at the Forsyth Farmers Market and Food
● Lastly questionnaires will be mailed to every household in the Savannah/Chath
region. These will determine the overall public awareness of the Culinary Mediand SNAP benefits at the Forsyth Farmers Market and Food Truck 912 as well a
the nutrition education handouts.
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References● http://factfinder.census.
gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productvi
ew.xhtml?
pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&prodType=table
● https://news.mercer.
edu/articles/2015/partnership-to-improve-
savannah-chatham-county-community-
wellness.cfm#.VyKbKLT3Dx8
● http://www.farmtruck912.org
● http://forsythfarmersmarket.com/farmtruck/
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