Healthy Habits Tilghman Area Youth Association (Talbot County FY17 and Beyond) - Annual
Better Off: % of unduplicated families with increased knowledge of nutrition and how to prepare nutritious meals when surveyed - Annual
Current Value
93.3%
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Story Behind the Curve
- We have a presence at most evening school events, giving us a way to reach parents and kids with healthy eating examples and messages.
- We incorporate take-home activities frequently to families receive ongoing information between family events.
Partners
- University of Maryland Extension’s FSNE program - regularly visits the school and presents a lesson from the Growing Healthy Habits curriculum to our students.
- Phillips Wharf Environmental Center - community garden
- Master Gardeners Phyllis Thibodeau and Linda Scoggins
- Sharon Morrison with UMD’s community gardens program
- Tilghman Elementary School (TES) teachers & administration
- TES Parent Teacher Organization
- St. Michaels YMCA
- Talbot County Health Dept
- Talbot Goes Purple initiative
What Works
- Take-home baskets -- The kids particularly enjoyed preparing take-home food baskets once a month that contain all the ingredients and a recipe for them to make a healthy meal at home with their family.
- Enthusiastic instructors - We've found the kids to be particularly open when we have enthusiastic instructors leading the way.
- Expanded resources - Additional training for our leaders allowed us to be more creative in the way we reach the students
- Being present at school functions
Action Plan
Data Discussion
Measurement Tool Used
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