Fruit, Vegetable & Physical Activity Toolbox for Community Educators

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Fruit, Vegetable Physical Activity Toolbox for
Community Educators
Presented by
Network for a Healthy CaliforniaLos Angeles
Region
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Questions for today

• What is the Network for a Healthy California?
• Why should your program incorporate nutrition and
  physical activity lessons?
• What is the Fruit, Vegetable, and Physical
  Activity Toolbox for Community Educators?
• How do you become a Toolbox Partner?
• How will my staff get trained to use the Toolbox?

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About Us

• The Network for a Healthy California is
  administered in part by the Public Health
  Institute, funded principally by the United
  States Department of Agriculture Food Stamp
  Program, and is one of nearly 200 projects within
  the Network for a Healthy California (Network).

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Californias Transition
California Nutrition Network for Healthy, Active
Families
Network for a Healthy California
California 5 a Day Campaign
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The Networks Mission
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Network Audience

• Mothers and children eligible for food stamps

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The Social-Ecological Model
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Reaching the Audience

• Food Stamp Offices
• Public Housing
• Food Banks Food Pantries
• Community Activities and Events
• Schools After School Programs
• Worksites
• Retail Grocery Stores
• Qualifying Census Tracts

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Local Incentive Awardees

• School Districts County Offices of Education
• County Health Departments
• City Governments Agencies
• Colleges Indian Tribal Org.
• Food Banks
• Prevention Services at Community Clinics

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Network for a Healthy California-- Campaigns and
Programs

• Targeted campaigns and programs extend healthy
  eating and physical activity messages
• Childrens Power Play! Campaign
• Worksite Program
• Retail Program
• Latino Campaign
• African-American Campaign

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Social Marketing?
Eat 5 a Day
Buckle Up
Dont Litter

• Use of marketing principles to influence human
  behavior in order to improve health or benefit
  society.

Stop Smoking
Get a Mammogram
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Why should your organization implement the
Network Toolbox?
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Obesity and Health

• Obesity increases risk for chronic diseases,
  including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and
  some cancers.
• Physical, mental and financial toll from these
  diseases can be devastating for families.
• Poor health also effects
• Health care workers compensation costs
• Worker absenteeism productivity rates
• Ability to grow, learn, and earn
• Quality of life

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Our Audience is At-Risk

• Low-income individuals are at higher risk for
  nutrition and physical activity related chronic
  diseases.
• Food Stamps can help, but California has one of
  the lowest food stamp participation rates in the
  country.
• Environmental factors in low-income communities
  make it challenging to eat healthy and be active.

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Toolbox to the rescue!

• Healthy eating habits and regular physical
  activity have been found to prevent obesity.
• Therefore, educating low-income individuals and
  families to make healthier choices is ESSENTIAL
• Budgets are tight - staff and/or resources are
  being cut.
• FREE Toolbox and Technical Assistance will allow
  you to add Nutrition and Physical Activity to
  your existing programs.

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What is the Fruit, Vegetable and Physical
Activity Toolbox for Community Educators?
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The Toolbox

• Provides a curriculum to teach low-income adults
  about eating the recommended amount of fruits and
  vegetables and enjoying physical activity every
  day.
• Tested with the target community to make sure it
  is culturally appropriate.
• Available in English or Spanish.

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The Toolbox

• Lessons
• Supporting handouts
• Evaluation tools
• Educational videos
• Fruit, vegetable, and physical activity playing
  cards
• Music CD
• Poster
• Produce guide.

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• The Toolbox Web site contains lessons with
  supporting handouts, resources, and evaluation
  tools.

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Toolbox Components

• Lessons 16 in ALL!
• 2 adult recommendations,
• 7 easy-to-implement nutrition lessons,
• 6 fun physical activity lessons, and
• 1 community empowerment lesson.
• Handouts Support the lessons and remind
  participants what they have learned during their
  educational experience. They provide practical
  information, recipes, and physical activity
  suggestions that will encourage behavior change.
• Evaluation Measures your participants' knowledge
  of fruit and vegetable and physical activity
  recommendations and their related health benefits.

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Adult Recommendation LessonsHow Many Cups Do
I Need?
How Many Minutes Should I Get?
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Nutrition Lessons

• Fruit and Veggie Ice Breaker
• Healthy Options Away From Home /
• Power Up At Work
• Healthy Recipe Demonstration and Sampling
• Grow Your Own Salsa
• Green Grocer
• Sharing the Gift of Fruits and Vegetables
• Try Your Hand at Fund Fruit and Vegetable Games

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Physical Activity Lessons

• Be Active Your Way
• Walking on the Path to Better Health
• Dance for Fun and Fitness
• All aboard the Physical Activity Train
• Physical Activity Relay
• Jump for More Physical Activity

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Community EmpowermentAdvocating for Community
Change
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Posters
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Dr. RichtersProduce Guide
- Nutrition Facts - Health benefits of
produce - Portion Sizes - Categorized by
fruits, vegetables, herbs and ethnic/specialties
- Twenty healthy recipes - Description and
history on 300 produce items, selection, storage,
preparation, handling tips and availability.
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Educational Videos
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Additional Resources
Fruit, Vegetable, and Physical Activity Playing
Cards
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Technical Assistance

• Staff Training
• Implementation Advice
• Nutrition Education Reinforcement Items (NERI)
• Community Connections

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Putting the Toolbox into Practice

• The Toolbox can be used with small or large
  classes.
• You can choose to use the lessons and handouts to
  teach a series of classes on nutrition and
  physical activity or
• Select one or two of the lessons and handouts for
  a one-time class, such as a parenting meeting.

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Putting the Toolbox into Practice

• Start your class by playing the appropriate
  educational video. If you are working with
  English-speaking adults, choose A Day in the
  Life. If you are working with Spanish-speaking
  adults, choose Love is Conquered by Food.
• Following the video, conduct a nutrition or
  physical activity lesson from the Toolbox. Try to
  conduct at least one lesson per week with the
  same group of participants during a two-month
  period.

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Putting the Toolbox into Practice

• Be sure to conduct the Advocate for Fruits,
  Vegetables, and Physical Activity in Your
  Community lesson to empower your participants to
  make changes in their communities that support
  fruit and vegetable consumption and physical
  activity.
• Use the Quick Nutrition and Physical Activity
  Quiz or an evaluation tool of your choice to
  measure how your participants progress through
  their learning experience.

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Becoming a Toolbox Partner

• Qualification
• Agreement
• Evaluation
• Tracking Forms
• Share experiences with other Partners

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Next Steps

• Upcoming Toolbox Trainings
• Questions?

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Contact

• Latino Campaign Coordinator
• Alejandrina Orozco [phone]
• orozco_at_ucdavis.edu
• African American Campaign Coordinator
• Meka Webb [phone]
• mwebb_at_ph.lacounty.gov