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Overview
Target Behavior: Healthy Eating
Intervention Type: Direct Education, Social Marketing, PSE Change
Intervention Reach and Adoption
Setting: School, Community, Retail
Age: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Parents/Mothers/Fathers, Adults, Older Adults, Homeless/Food Pantry Clients
Race/Ethnicity: All
Intervention Components
Examples of MiHarvest™ materials used in school-based settings and point-of-access-based sites include:
School-Based Programming:
- Educator Newsletter
- Family Newsletter to reinforce messages with families
- Botanical Image Worksheet for nutrition lessons
- Nutrition Facts Worksheet for nutrition lessons
- Family Approved: Recipes from Michigan Harvest of the Month – a 43 recipe cookbook featuring 21 different produce items to help families prepare and consume more fruits and vegetables
- Standardized recipe cards
Community Based Programs:
- Pop-up counter for tasting demonstrations
- Standardized recipe cards
- Poster to promote food demonstrations
- Grocery store shelf tags
- Signage with handout rack for displaying core message and take-away resources
- Activity sheet featuring produce and MyPlate
Intervention Materials
Intervention Costs
Custom printing for produce grown in other states available.
Evidence Summary
Evidence of Michigan Harvest of the Month’s efficacy in retail point-of-access settings is referenced in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (Scott, MK, Rahrig, J, Cullen, SR, McConaughy, P, MkNelly, B, Sugarman, S, Khaira, K. Grocer-added SNAP-Ed Social marketing campaign to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. JNEB. 2014; 46(4S): S156 at https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(14)00332-7/abstract); and in the Michigan Fitness Foundation’s USDA SNAP-Ed Final Reports, FFY 2013 and 2014 which includes evaluation reports conducted by CA Public Health Institute.
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, | MT1 | ||
Environmental Settings | MT5 | |||
Sectors of Influence |
Evaluation Materials
Additional Information
Contact Person:
Teresa Zwemer
Director of Resources and Training
Email: resources@michiganfitness.org
Phone: 1-800-434-8642
Updated as of October 2, 2023