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Creating a Great Plate in 3 Steps: Nutrition Education Project

This project, developed in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association, focuses on educating families of people with Type 2 diabetes using the plate method. The team organized forums at health fairs to promote healthy eating habits. They created a simple 3-step guide for making a balanced plate, refining it through events like the Walk for Diabetes and Alert Day. Lessons learned include knowing the target audience, anticipating questions, and utilizing existing resources efficiently for future applications of the plate method.

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Creating a Great Plate in 3 Steps: Nutrition Education Project

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  1. A GREAT PLATEin 3 steps • Iya M. Domen • Shana T. Nagaue • Christy Pascua • Stacey Snee • Katie R. Thomas FSHN 452 ‘Concepts in Nutrition Education’ Spring 2006

  2. Project Development • Worked with American Diabetes Association (ADA) last semester • Learned about the plate method from Naomi Kanehiro • Determined target audience • Came up with several forums for nutrition education of families of people with diabetes (Type 2)

  3. Project Development • Selected health fair at ADA’s Walk for Diabetes as forum • ADA also asked us to participate in Alert Day health fair at the State Capitol • Needed to come up with simple and fast explanation of the plate method • Created 3 easy steps to follow when making a “Great Plate”

  4. Project Development • Evaluation tool developed • Walk for Diabetes – March 18, 2006 • Refined evaluation tool • Alert Day – March 28, 2006

  5. Fundraiser at Kapiolani Park “Trial Run” Mostly female, many ages, variety ethnicities Issues: Small space Participants hesitant to write Reading/writing issues? Wide variety of people Walk for Diabetes

  6. Raise public awareness at Capitol All day event with education/activities Changes made since “Walk” Issues: Unexpected population Lines of people Windy/rainy Alert Day

  7. Alert Day

  8. Lessons Learned • Know your stuff • Many questions Anticipate questions • Know your target audience • Setting/Location, • event promotion • Age, ethnicity, health status, etc. • Language, literacy • KISS • General message • Evaluation format • Don’t reinvent the wheel! • New, useful material of what exists • May lead to future plate method applications

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