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Overview
Target Behavior: Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Reducing Screen Time, Other: Food Safety
Intervention Type: Direct Education
Intervention Reach and Adoption
Setting: Community
Target Audience: High school, Adults, Older Adults, Parents/Mothers/Fathers, Homeless/Food Pantry Clients
Race/Ethnicity: All, Hispanic/Latino Americans, White, not of Hispanic or Latino origin
Intervention Components
Intervention Materials
- Curriculum binder
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- 8 detailed lesson outlines including recipes and physical activities
- Teaching materials
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- Welcome folders, questionnaires, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, posters, ingredients for cooking activities, kitchen tools, activity cards
- Participant materials
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- Simply Cent$ible Nutrition cookbook, kitchen tools, menu planner, expense tracker envelope, and physical activity tools
- Marketing materials
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- Flyers
Intervention Costs
Evidence Summary
- Families who participated in CNP in 2015 saved an average of $44.50 per month or $534.00 per year on groceries.
- 91% of adults who participated in CNP showed improvement in one ore more of the following nutrition practices:
- Reading nutrition labels
- Eating fruits, vegetables, and whole grains
- Decreasing soda intake
- Increasing physical activity
- 83% of adults who participated in CNP improved in one or more of the following food resource management practices
- Making food from scratch
- Using a grocery list
- Planning meals
- Comparing prices
- Running out of food less often
- 63% of adults improved in one or more of the following food safety practices
- Thawing foods safely
- Washing hands correctly
- Preventing cross-contamination
- Kindergarten and first grade students improved in the following areas:
- 81% improved their intake of healthy foods
- 67% improved their food safety practices
- 29% improved their physical activity
- Second, third, and fourth grade students improved in the following areas:
- 85% improved their intake of healthy foods
- 36% improved their food safety practices
- 36% improved their physical activity
- Fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students improved in the following areas:
- 91% improved their intake of healthy foods
- 64% improved their food safety practices
- 64% improved their physical activity
For more information, visit: https://issuu.com/cnp_newsletters/docs/highlight_report_2015
Classification: Practice-tested
Evaluation Indicators
Readiness and Capacity – Short Term (ST) | Changes – Medium Term (MT) | Effectiveness and Maintenance – Long Term (LT) | Population Results (R) | |
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Individual | ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4 | MT1, MT2, MT3, MT4 | LT1, LT2, LT3, LT4 | |
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Evaluation Materials
Success Story
Stencils Bring Together Community at St. Stephens Indian School:
Additional Information
General Contact Information:
Kali McCrackin Goodenough
Marketing Coordinator
Wyoming SNAP-Ed/Cent$ible Nutrition Program State Office
Phone: 307-766-5375
Email: cnp-info@uwyo.edu