Dawn Clifford, PhD, RD

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Dawn Clifford, PhD, RD Nutrition and Food
Sciences California State University, Chico
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Team Effort

• Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences _at_ Chico
  State
• Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion
  (CNAP)
• Chico High School
• Academy of Communications and Technology (ACT)

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Team Effort

• Made possible by
• Sierra Cascade Region Network for a Healthy
  California
• Northern Arizona Dietetic Association

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The Mission Nutrition Experience

• ACT Performers write their own material
• Input provided
• Linda Bergmann ( Oscar ?)
• ACT graduate
• NFSC senior
• CNAP employee
• Dawn Clifford, PhD, RD
• Practice, Practice, Practice

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The Mission Nutrition Experience

• Contact schools
• Carol Lams Welty, MA, RD
• Provide school principals with web link
• Schedule performances
• Figure out logistics
• Chris Persson Ron Pope, ACT
• Set up classroom visits to follow performance

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The Mission Nutrition Experience

• Perform!
• Visit the Classrooms
• Introductions
• Ice Breaker
• Question game
• a.k.a. evaluation
• Healthy snack

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The Mission Nutrition Experience

• In the Classrooms continued
• Sample Questions
• What did you think of the performance?
• Really like
• Sort of like
• Didnt like
• What did you learn from watching the performance?
• Do you plan on changing the way you eat or how
  much exercise you get after watching the
  performance today?
• What changes will you make?

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Mission AccomplishedResults

• 3 Schools
• McManus
• Citrus
• Corning School District
• A supplement to the pedometer program kick-off
  (Amie Riesen)
• Media Coverage

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Mission AccomplishedResults

• gt800 students participated in classroom
  activities
• Audience Response

What did you think of the performance?
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• Teacher Feedback
• "Very energetic. Well rehearsed. Good info.
  Dancers were great! Thanks for coming, very worth
  while!!"
• -Jan Wonzong, 2nd grade teacher, Citrus
• What did you like?
• "I liked the break dancers. They are good
• "They didn't just stand there and talk"
• What did you learn?
• "That we kids need to get active and eat more
  fruits and vegetables
• There is a lot of food with tomatoes
• "Not to eat lots of junk like candy in the
  morning"
• "I learned that dancing is fun"

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Mission AccomplishedResults

• Do you plan on changing the way you eat or how
  much exercise you get after watching the
  performance today?

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Mission AccomplishedResults

• What changes will you make?

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• "Maybe I will try to eat more fruits veggies
  and I'll try to play more sports
• "I will stop eating chips after school and eating
  hot cheetos for snack
• "I will start dancing with my sister
• "Watch TV only one hour and then go outside to
  play soccer"

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Conclusions

• School performances on nutrition and physical
  activity are an efficient way to educate large
  groups of children at once
• Student performers offer a unique opportunity for
  social modeling
• With adequate preparation and planning, time for
  personal interactions with performers following
  the presentations can be included

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Conclusions

• Children respond positively to edutainment
• Audience members appear motivated to make healthy
  changes following the show

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We Couldnt Have Done it Without You!

• Transportation
• Supplies for games
• Snacks
• Student assistants
• Mission Nutrition T-shirts

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Next Mission

• CNAP will oversee Mission Nutrition and seek
  additional funding
• More schools in the North State
• Future research??
• Affect of the experience on high school
  performers
• Long term effects

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Thank You!!

• Cindy Wolff, PhD, RD
• Sierra Cascade Region Networks for a Healthy
  California
• Northern Area Dietetic Association
• Linda Bergmann
• Natalie MacTavish
• Chris, Ron and the entire ACT team- YOU GUYS ARE
  AMAZING!!!