Volume
2
Issue
57
DOI
10.34068/joe.57.02.13
Abstract
Limited data exist on the self-reported retention of core educational concepts by Maine Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) participants. We assessed the effectiveness of the program by comparing participants' responses on an EFNEP checklist completed before starting the program, immediately after the program, and 6 months after graduation. Results indicate that participants maintained certain positive behaviors. Frequencies with which participants shopped with a grocery list and used the Nutrition Facts label to make food choices increased after education, and those behaviors persisted long-term. Room for improvement also exists. The findings have implications for future program planning.
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Recommended Citation
Bonnett, R., Camire, M. E., Therrien, M., & Yerxa, K. (2019). Long-Term Behavior Change of Participants in a Northeast Nutrition Education Program. The Journal of Extension, 57(2), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.57.02.13
