1. Outreach Initiative Oliver Tufte Camille Zaug Nadeen Kabbani
Zoe Munsey
Rebecca Stapleton
Special Guest: Jesse Goncalves
Shout Out: Braden Wyld
Outreach Initiative

2. Find the Need Conduct a survey Find gaps in knowledge
Use results to create the most effective nutritional empowerment program

3. Survey
Hollis, J., Carmody, T., Connor, S., Fey, S., & Matarazzo, J. (1986). The Nutrition Attitude Survey: Associations with dietary habits, psychological and physical well-being, and coronary risk factors. Health Psychology., 5(4),

4. Nutrition
Education

5. Educational Fliers Easy to digest information Different topics weekly
Dieticians fill out existing templates
Printed fliers given to existing partners to distribute

6. How to Substitute Butter
Coconut Oil Slightly higher in calories and saturated fats than butter, but won’t negatively affect the texture of your baked goods. Mashed Avocado Avocado won’t melt, so increase wet ingredients.

7. Farmers Market Near Me

8. How to Read a Nutrition Label

9. What Does Organic Mean?
"USDA Organic" Signifies a product is made with relatively minimal synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and that animals are raised according to certain guidelines.

10. What are Calories?
Your body needs calories for energy. But eating too many calories — and not burning enough of them off through activity — can lead to weight gain.

11. Community Partnerships to Encourage Healthy Choices

12. Outreach through Education
Reach adults outside of Lifelong through monthly programs
Utilize existing partners
Lifelong dieticians provide external education about nutrition empowerment

13. Community Garden Partnerships
Create educational opportunities for those outside Lifelong
Growing food leads to empowerment
Knowledge
Sustainability
Access
Seattle University, Danny Woo…

14. YES Farms Lifelong Resources
Volunteers, Kitchen, Clients (POC), Nutritional Knowledge
Lifelong Barriers
Finances, Client Capacity
Lifelong Needs
A source for local, wholesale produce and a venue for hands-on nutritional empowerment
YES Farm Resource
Land, Farming, Knowledge
YES Farm Barriers
Dependable Sources of Income, Development Time
YES Needs
Personnel and resources to facilitate learning about nutrition and health

15. Program Assessment

16. Evaluating Efficacy
Need to determine if and how educational programs work
Entry and exit surveys; long-term studies
Program dependent

17. Conclusion

18. Outreach and partnership to create nutritional empowerment.
Partnering with existing organizations, working with community gardens, and utilizing Lifelong’s nutrition knowledge will effectively target areas of need in the community to help adults make autonomous choices about their health.