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State Nutrition Action Plans

Indiana

Contact Name: Angie Abbott 
Phone: 765-496-2488
E-mail: abbottar@purdue.edu

Goal:  

Promote Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles

Educate individuals, families, and communities about healthy dietary patterns and regular physical activity, based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Objective 1:

By September 30, 2008, FNP and EFNEP will assess the impact of information provided to FSP participant/eligible groups on the importance of family meals as a means of improving the quality of meals based on an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption.

(Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption is as defined in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.)

Tactics:

  • Family Meal lesson (handout) will be added to the FNP reporting system for tracking.

  • Report number of times the Family Meals lesson (handout) was used by FNP and EFNEP Paraprofessionals.

  • Complete the development and implementation of the Mealtime Assessment Tool (pilot testing and analyzing results.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • Angie Abbott, Family Nutrition Program Director

  • Donna Vandergraff, EFNEP Coordinator

  • Barb Mayfield, F&N Department

Completion Date: May 1, 2008


Objective 2:

By September 30, 2008, 50% of all Indiana WIC agencies will receive, implement and assess the impact of the Family Meals handout as an option for WIC nutrition education classes focusing on the importance of family meals for increased fruit and vegetable consumption as defined in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Tactics:

  • Promote Family Meals material as a preferred choice for nutrition education classes on fruits and vegetable consumption in the WIC Nutrition Education Plan FY08.

  • WIC will report the number of agencies that used the Family Meals materials/handout. WIC will also provide interim results of the assessment of impact on the audience.

Lead Program and Staff: Roberta Sampson, WIC

Completion Date: November 30, 2008


Objective 3:

By September 30, 2008, all CACFP sponsors will have access to family meal resources via the Department of Education (DOE) CACFP webpage. This will include a link to 'Promoting Family Meals' website where they can access the Family Meals handout and additional resources, and the opportunity to request the Enriching Family Mealtimes Tool Kit.

Tactics:

  • DOE will report: the number of CACFP sponsors requesting family meal resources; the number of sponsors receiving additional resources in response to completing a survey; and interim impact data on the effectiveness of the family meals resources in the CACFP.

  • All CACFP sponsors completing the survey used in the development of the Team Nutrition workshops will receive the Enriching Family Tool Kit to be used in nutrition education activities.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • Beth Foland DOE

Completion Date: September 30, 2008

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Last Updated: 04/15/2008