Lessons in a Box Make a Difference for Head Start Youth

Authors

Kelly K. Kunkel, University of Minnesota ExtensionFollow
Ghaffar A. Hurtado, University of Minnesota ExtensionFollow
Stephanie Conrad, Minnesota Valley Action Council Head StartFollow
Brianna Routh, University of Minnesota ExtensionFollow
Ju Ri Joeng, University of MinnesotaFollow
Megan Harrison, University of MinnesotaFollow

Volume

51

Issue

3

DOI

10.34068/joe.51.03.31

Abstract

This article examines the health education implications of targeted nutrition lesson plans at Head Start programs in south central Minnesota. The Head Start program in Mankato and the University of Minnesota Extension collaborated to deliver and evaluate a nutrition education program directed at preschool children and their families. Nine lesson plans on various nutrition topics were developed and delivered to Head Start preschoolers. The program goals were to increase nutrition-related knowledge among children, improve healthy eating patterns/preferences, and increase physical activity. The evaluation intended to determine program effects and participant changes towards healthy eating habits.

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Recommended Citation

Kunkel, K. K., Hurtado, G. A., Conrad, S., Routh, B., Joeng, J., & Harrison, M. (2013). Lessons in a Box Make a Difference for Head Start Youth. The Journal of Extension, 51(3), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.51.03.31