The Power of Healthy Choice Project
presented by:
Delaware General Health District
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Connie
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Codispoti,
di
ti MS
MS, RD
RD, LD
Public Health Dietitian
connie@delawarehealth.org
(740) 203203-2038
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What is The Power of Healthy Choice?
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A pilot program to empower Hayes High
School students to make healthier
lifestyle choices.
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Project components:
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cafeteria makeover
classroom
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education
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student peer to peer marketing campaigns
project evaluation
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Funded by:
United Way Obesity Prevention Impact Grant
2005 –2007 & 2007 - 2008
Adapted From:
The University of Minnesota “TACOS Study”
Trying Alternative Cafeteria Options in Schools
TACOS Study
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Research based
¾ 2 year intervention with significant
outcomes
– students increased lowerlower-fat foods purchases
– students better able to identify healthier
foods
– students reported their friends bought
healthier foods
– students reported adults encouraged them to
buy healthier foods
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Cafeteria Makeover
Hayes High School
The Theme
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Power off H
Healthy
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Choice
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The Look
Farmer’s Market Designs, Vibrant Colors, New Signs
Vision & Concept
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Hayes HS Before Makeover…
Makeover “Construction”
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New Signs…
Hayes HS After the Makeover
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Hayes HS After the Makeover
Hayes HS After the Makeover
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Enhancing Classroom Education
The Hayes Commitment
Faculty & Student Involvement
Linking the Classroom to the Power of
Healthy Choice Project
Linking Classroom & Cafeteria
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Enhances and supports
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classroom
curricula and student learning.
¾ Provides additional teacher resources.
¾ The lunchroom becomes a student
learning lab.
¾ Challenges students, faculty, and staff to
make healthier lifestyle choices.
¾ Increases focus on fitness, buildingbuilding-wide
with upgraded weight/fitness room.
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Examples of Enhanced
Teaching and Student Learning
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Architectural Engineering Class – Steve Shelley
– Students created CAD drawings for cafeteria
makeover.
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Computer Technology Class – Mike Yinger
– Students developed spreadsheet for Health
Ed. students to track in a food journal.
– Students used Snackwise software to
analyze cafeteria snack foods.
Examples of Enhanced
Teaching and Student Learning
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Home and Life Skills Class – Gail Curtis
– Students used lunchroom menu to learn about most
nutritious choices.
– Students were challenged to buy a lunch salad
during the Power Project Pedometer Promotion
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Food & Nutrition Class – Vicki Koogler
– Students completed a Food Guide Pyramid using
their cafeteria lunch choices.
– Student discussions were linked to the Power of
Healthy Choice Project.
Project.
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Examples of Enhanced
Teaching and Student Learning
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Health & Physical Wellness Class – Stacey Reed
– Students analyzed snack food labels for best
choice.
– Students used their lunch history reports to
recognize their food choice patterns.
– Students compared their own lunchroom
history reports pre and post classroom
learning.
– Students used interactive MYPyramid
website to track calories eaten and calories
expended.
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Health & Physical Wellness Class (cont.)
– The next three slides show Hayes HS health ed. student
classwork.
– 3 snack foods compared, analysis hand
hand--computed, results
presented using the Snackwise concept, slides created to
educate other students.
– Green - represents foods that should be
eaten often.
– Yellow - represents foods that should be
eaten some of the time.
– Red - represents foods that should be eaten
rarely.
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Comparison Of Fat
Granola Bar
Rice Crispy
Oti Spunkmeyer
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Comparison of Calories
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Granola Bar
Rice Crispy
Otis Spunkmeyer
160
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Comparison Of Sodium
Granola Bar
Rice Crispy
Otis Spunkmeyer
Examples of Enhanced
Teaching and Student Learning
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Computer Graphics Class – John Scott
– These classes took on the peer
peer--toto-peer marketing
assignments of the project.
– Students formed a project focus group giving
valuable input on the cafeteria makeover.
– Photography students “on assignment” captured
Hayes students buying healthy foods and lifelife-size
photos were created and posted.
– Students developed a project name recognition
campaign & a healthy eating campaign and
developed scroller slides that created “BUZZ”
throughout Hayes campus.
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Peer to Peer Marketing Campaign
Project
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Name Recognition
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Year 1 Scrollers
Never underestimate
OF HEALTHY
CHOICE
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Gettin’ Healthy Wit’ it.
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Peer to Peer Marketing Campaign
Healthyy Eating
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Year 2 Scrollers
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Project Evaluation
Can The Power of Healthy Choice
Project influence student learning and
student lifestyle choices?
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Project Evaluation
and Data Results
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Pre & post student surveys
¾ Analysis of food production records for
changes; especially produce
¾ Tracking student a la carte purchases
¾ Teacher Interviews
Early Data Results
FRESH PRODUCE
PRODUCE-Servings
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PPurchased
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1500
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500
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ENTRÉE SALAD
68% ↑
FRESH
VEG/FRUIT SIDE
1ST 9
WEEKS
2ND 9
WEEKS
3RD 9
WEEKS
39% ↑
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Results
• Successful implementation – partnership that
impacted a campus
campus--wide environment of 1200+
students, faculty & staff
• Successful peer promotion campaigns – 25
25--30
student created promotions messages, each shown
multiple days & multiple times per day to 1200+
students, faculty & staff
• 27 point increase (15% to 42% sig at 95%) in
percent of students who reported seeing healthy
nutrition information campaigns
• Multiple positive classroom/project links – Year 1
almost 97% of Hayes students participated in at
least one classroom activity connected to the
project
Results
• Positive statistically significant changes in
select student pre
pre-- & post
post--survey results
– Higher percentage of students report eating
multiple servings of fruit
– Lower percentage of students report eating
sweets & candy
– Higher percentage of students report not
playing videos games away from school & a
lower percentage of students report spending
high hours (6+) watching TV & videos
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Results
• Increase in food service staff two times during the
project period to keep up with the increased
student demand for cafeteria produce selections
• Increase in fresh vegetable and fruit side dishes
purchased for all 9 week periods after the Power
Project was initiated – range of 8% - 39%
• Increase in entrée salads purchased for 4 out of 6
of the 9 week periods after the Power Project was
initiated – range of 16% - 68%
The Power at Dempsey Middle School
2007 - 2008
Can The Power of Healthy Choice Project
be adapted to a middle school of 7th & 8th
Graders?
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Dempsey MS Before Makeover…
Dempsey MS After the Makeover
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Dempsey Power Project – What Works
• Grand Opening
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&
the new Dragon Café – week of 1/28/08
– Mon: Free Snackwise “Green” snack & Snackwise
education bookmark
– Tues: Cafeteria Display of Sugar in Soda Pop & free
H2O
– Wed: Big Event – Dempsey Jazz Band; GFS
sponsored free healthy dessert – Yogurt & Fruit
Parfait Bar; Healthy Snacking at Home brochure &
free apple to take home
– Thur: Making of Student Power Commit Banners (led
by Art Teacher) & free pedometer
Enhancing Education
with
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Student Involvement
in a Lunchroom Laboratory
The Power of Healthy Choice Project
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Linking Classroom & Cafeteria
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The lunchroom becomes a student
learning lab.
¾ Enhances and supports classroom
curricula and student learning.
¾ Challenges students, faculty, and staff to
make healthier lifestyle
y choices.
¾ Increases focus on healthier cafeteria
choices through promotions and taste
testing that are no cost to students,
faculty & staff.
Fruit & Yogurt Parfait Bar – to
educate on healthy snacking
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Healthy Snacking at Home
Healthy never looked so good!
A Po
Power
er Snack
Choice:
Yogurt Parfait
Think all healthy
food tastes bad?
Think again.
Something fun, full
of flavor, and easy
to make is our
feature--- Yogurt
Parfait. This new
craze starts with
any flavor of low fat
Yogurt in either a 4
or 6 ounce portion.
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Place the yogurt in a bowl all at once or layer it
with healthy additions. Many of these are easy
to find in your kitchen. Try adding sliced apples,
bananas, peaches, or pears; sliced or chunk
pineapple, orange slices, kiwi slices,
strawberries, grapes, or any other favorite fruit.
4-Day Fruit &Salad Bar Event:
educating students during testing week on
healthy eating for academics & the great taste
of fresh, healthy salad ingredients!
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Dempsey Student Peer Promotion
Healthy Eating Scrollers
Examples Produced by Dempsey
Students
Eat healthy
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Of healthy choices will be back!
Always eat healthy at
Dempsey
p y Middle School!
Eat more food like
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Now you
wish you
could do
that.
that
He eats
lots of
fruit every
day.
To Choose to
Eat Well.
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Dempsey Power Plans – In the Works
for 20082008-09
• Classroom links - Technology class will continue
health & nutrition scrollers
scrollers,, health classes will
continue to reinforce Power Project through
enhanced classroom curricula, art class & art club
will continue with peer promotion activities:
– Student
Student--created Power of Healthy Choice Banners
– Student
Student--created Power of Healthy
y Choice Mural
– LifeLife-sized Student “caught in healthy behaviors”
Photos/PostersIndividual
Photos/
PostersIndividual
– Creation of Student “Health Statement” Buttons
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Dempsey Power Plans – Physical Activity
(begun in 2007
2007--08, to be completed in 2008
2008--09)
• PE & Physical Activity Added
– General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grant
– $8,000 GM grant funds available for physical activity
– Cardiovascular PE equipment & revamped PE
personal fitness program
– Wetland
W l d Trails
T il (1 mile)
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property-update
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for more student use, for parent/community use and
possibly eventual ADA accessibility (multiple
collaborations – Career Center students will build for
cost of materials, Kiwanis will donate $ & labor,
Delaware City Parks & Rec. will promote to
community)
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