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Food and Health

Impacts

2014

Infographic for 2014

2013

Adults:

  • 539 graduates
  • 94% of participants improved in one or more Nutrition practices
  • 90% of participants improved in one or more Food Resource Management practices
  • 73% of participants improved in one or more Food Safety practices
  • 47% increase in participants who report a positive change in their physical activity level
  • 45% increase in participants eating 3 or more servings of fruit and vegetables per day
  • 31% increase in participants that more often follow the recommended food safety practice of not allowing meat and dairy foods to sit out more than 2 hours

Youth:

  • 23,408 youth reached
  • 99% of children grades Kindergarten-2nd made at least 1 improvement in knowledge or skill related to diet quality
  • 69% of children grades 6th-8th adopted or improved 2 or more habit(s) or behaviors related to physical activity
  • 57% improvement on washing hands: grades Kindergarten-2nd
  • 39% improvement in asking to have vegetables within reach: grades 3rd-5th
  • 30% improvement in choosing a low-fat food item: grades 6th-8th

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