Lessons in a Box Make a Difference for Head Start Youth

Kelly K Kunkel; Ghaffar A. Hurtado; Stephanie Conrad; Brianna Routh; Ju Ri Joeng; Megan Harrison

Lessons in a Box Make a Difference for Head Start Youth

Kelly K Kunkel, Ghaffar A. Hurtado, Stephanie Conrad, Brianna Routh, Ju Ri Joeng, Megan Harrison

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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 theUniversity 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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	3RIB4
Journal	Journal of Extension
Volume	51
Issue number	3
State	Published - 2013

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