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Overview
Target Behavior: Healthy Eating
Intervention Type: Direct Education, PSE Change
Intervention Reach and Adoption
Setting: Community
Target Audience: All
Race/Ethnicity: All
Intervention Components
Marketing and PSE change includes distribution of fresh produce to participants attending JSY workshops (from partner food banks), distribution of Health Bucks (funded by the DOH HPNAP), implementing healthy food donation guidelines and a “Healthy Shelf” program to improve access to healthy foods in emergency feeding programs, partnering with other community organizations to provide local produce link workshops at participating member organizations, and facilitating urban farming initiatives.
Intervention Materials
Evidence Summary
- Prepare JSY recipes on their own (84%)
- Eat more fruits and vegetables (86%)
- Increase physical activity (75%)
- Decrease consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (65%)
Classification: Emerging
Evaluation Indicators
Readiness and Capacity – Short Term (ST) | Changes – Medium Term (MT) | Effectiveness and Maintenance – Long Term (LT) | Population Results (R) | |
Individual | ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4 | MT1, MT2, MT3 | ||
Environmental Settings | MT5 | |||
Sectors of Influence |
Evaluation Materials
Additional Information
Contact Persons:
Paula Brewer (Program Director)
Email: Paula.Brewer@health.ny.gov
Phone: (518) 402-7333
Bryan Tusch (Health Program Administrator)
Email: Bryan.Tusch@health.ny.gov
Phone: (518) 402-7333