Food Insecurity Incidence and Healthcare Insurance Impact on College Students

A study done in spring, 2018 on Winthrop Students on food insecurity and other factors such as health insurance impact on fiscal resiliency

Positive Quality of Life Factors Identified from EFNEP Participant Stories

EFNEP collects stories from participants and educators regarding the program\u27s impacts. The objective of the study reported here was to qualitatively analyze these stories in the context of quality of life. Researchers analyzed 1,057 stories by identifying key words and developing codes to best describe the information. After analysis, codes were grouped into themes. The research demonstrated that EFNEP is perceived to have positively affected the quality of life of participants. These results not only confirm broader EFNEP benefits, but suggest an additional variable (quality of life) to consider as a measureable outcome

Growing Healthy Kids: A School Enrichment Nutrition Education Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children

The Growing Healthy Kids Program is a school-based nutrition education program that teaches students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade about healthy eating, physical activity, and how their body uses food. Pre- and post-knowledge data is collected from the students to measure changes in nutrition knowledge. In the first 2 years of the program, significant improvements in nutrition knowledge were found in all three grades. Teachers reported that students were more aware of the importance of nutrition and were making healthier meal and/or snack choices at the end of the program

NF98-357 Alzheimer\u27s Disease and Nutrition

This NebFact examines diet considerations that should be made for Alzheimer\u27s patients

NF93-130 Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the pyramid. It outlines what foods should be eaten each day to promote health

EC98-454 Nutrition for the Elderly

Extension Circular 98-454 discusses the nutrition for the elderly

The Effectiveness of Distance Education, Using Blended Method of Delivery for Limited-Resource Audiences in the Nutrition Education Program

The study reported here sought to determine if the use of distance education lessons for teaching limited resource participants in a nutrition education program (NEP) is as effective as face-to-face methodology. One hundred and six participants were in the experimental group. Data was gathered at entry and examined behavior change, nutrient intake change, and self-efficacy. Results demonstrated that the participants made positive behavior changes, improved nutrient intake, and increased in self-efficacy as a result of the distance lessons. It was found that the use of distance education is an acceptable option when common barriers to face-to-face learning exist