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Grundy County Tennessee Diabetes Coalition

Grundy County Tennessee Diabetes Coalition. Sofia Leon-Meza-Public Health Educator Grundy County. Grundy County. Healthy Horizons. R eaches every 4 th grader in the county and parents. Fun education regarding nutrition, exercise and the dangers of tobacco. 9 stations S urvey results.

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Grundy County Tennessee Diabetes Coalition

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  1. Grundy County Tennessee Diabetes Coalition Sofia Leon-Meza-Public Health Educator Grundy County

  2. Grundy County

  3. Healthy Horizons • Reaches every 4th grader in the county and parents. • Fun education regarding nutrition, exercise and the dangers of tobacco. • 9 stations • Survey results

  4. Pre-Survey (137 responses) • How often do you drink a sugar-sweetened drink such as tea, lemonade, soft drinks?

  5. How often do you have candy, cake, cookies, ice cream, or other sweets?

  6. How often do you have chips or french fries?

  7. Post Survey (130 responses) I am going to eat one more fruit each day.

  8. I am going to eat less high fat food such as chips or French fries.

  9. I am going to eat fewer sweets such as cake, cookies, candy, or ice cream.

  10. Activ8 • After-school program aimed to increase physical activity in Grundy County. • Bonner and Canale Students from Sewanee implement SPARK curriculum. • Currently operating at three schools.

  11. Cooking Matters Sessions • As a part of the No Kid Hungry campaign, this program teaches participants to shop smarter, use nutritional information to make better food choices and cook affordable meals. • Nutritious meals at home for kids and family.

  12. School Gardens

  13. Healthy Ambassadors • Passionate volunteers from the community that are willing to work with the Grundy county health council in order to better the health of our community. • They look for people within groups like church, political leaders and etc. • They are tasked with communication with those groups about events, goals and objectives. • Health representatives in Grundy Conty.

  14. VISTAs • Work with the public health educator for Grundy County. • Build capacity and connection with community leaders. • Are support for projects in the county. • Garden club at Swiss Memorial School. • Working with a partner from Yale in order to collect data on tobacco. • Also work with Healthier TN Communities.

  15. Stephen Wickham MPA, RN

  16. What is Reversing Diabetes? • Focus on lifestyle interventions • Recognize changes that have caused diabetes • Focus on metabolism problem • Created a community movement • Whole Foods-Plant Based • High fiber, high nutrient • Avoid refined sugars, fats • Regular moderate exercise • Regular meals w/o snacking

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