Offer evidence-based nutrition programming
Number of adult participants who increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables
Current Value
#20
Definition
Customers
Customers:
- Women, Infants and Children participants (WIC)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients
- Community members
Customers include groups at risk for poor nutrition and/or who meet income guidelines to participate in public assistance programs.
Story Behind the Curve
The "Story Behind the Curve" helps us understand the causes and forces at work that explain the data behind the evidence-based nutrition education, the obesity indicator and the resources that Haywood County Cooperative Extension plans to commit to address the health issue. Cooperative Extension plans, promotes, administers, and evaluates the nutrition education programs.
What's Helping What We Do? These are the positive forces at work in our nutrition education program that influence how much we do or how well we do it.
- Buy-in from community programs
- Skilled facilitators
- Access to evidence-based programs
What's Hurting What We Do? These are the negative forces at work in our nutrition education program that influence how much we do or how well we do it.
- Difficulty recruiting participants
- Limited staff capacity
- Limited funding
What Works to Do Better?
The following actions have been identified by Healthy Haywood as ideas for what can work for this performance measure to make a difference on obesity.
Actions and Approaches Identified by Healthy Haywood These are actions and approaches that we think can make a difference for this performance measure.
- Recruitment through SNAP and WIC offices
- Media promotion
- Faith community outreach
No-cost and Low-cost Ideas Identified by Healthy Haywood These are no-cost and low-cost actions and approaches that we think can make a difference for this performance measure.
- Recruitment through SNAP and WIC offices
- Media promotion
- Faith community outreach
What communities served/customers think would work to do better These are actions and approaches that our communities served/customers think can make a difference for this performance measure.
- Free programs
- Expanded public transportation
Action Plan
| Activity | Resources Needed | Agency/Person Responsible | Target Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Smart Eat Smart (CSES)/Faithful Families marketing and recruitment | Staff time, social media, printed materials |
Cooperative Extension/Program Staff Haywood County Health and Human Services/Health Education, WIC, and Food and Nutrition Services' staff |
Spring 2023 |
| CSES/Faithful Families program instruction | Funding, class materials, staff time | Cooperative Extension/Program Staff | Spring 2023 |
| CSES/Families program evaluation and reporting | Staff time | Cooperative Extension/Program Staff | Summer 2023 |
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