E.A.T
Eating
Affordable
Together
Problem
The obesity rate since the 1980’s in
teens has gone from 5% to over 20%,
while in Portage County 15% of youth
is considered obese. Obesity
negatively affects these adolescent’s
mental well-being such as anxiety or
depression and their physical wellbeing such as type 2 diabetes, hyper
tension, heart disease, or stroke. We
plan on incorporating aspects that are
likeable to the average high school
student and/or their parent or legal
guardian to improve their overall wellbeing. Portage County 6th-12th Grade
Youth did the following to lose weight
in the past 30 days:
Ate more fruits and vegetables 31%
Ate less food, fewer calories, or
foods lower in fat 31%
Skipped meals 18%
Went without eating for 24 hours
6% Took diet pills, powders, or
liquids without a doctor’s advice 2%
Vomited or took laxatives 2%
Smoked cigarettes 2%.
This is a problem because adolescents
in Portage County are not being
educated on the correct way to lose
weight the healthy way. With a series
of classes for an after school program,
overtime we will implement every
aspect we feel necessary to have
within an individual’s lifestyle to be as
healthy as possible.
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Outcomes
Nicole Teefy, Emily Eichhorn, Brittney Beery
Our Mission: To provide basic knowledge and skills on the proper nutrition to
improve health.
Intervention
When implementing our intervention we are going to prepare cooking classes for both students
and their families to attend. These classes would focus on showing and educating these individuals
on how to make affordable, healthy and simple meals. We also plan to find a way to videotape these
sessions and post online as a way to make them access to those who may not be able to attend the
session.
Trying to implement our intervention will require many materials. In order to have a successful
intervention, we will need items essential to cooking, like pots, pans, cooking utensils, and lastly
food.
We plan to have this intervention start on January 17t, 2016 and the classes will be held four times
a month twice for adults and twice for the adolescents.
Expand the
knowledge of
nutrients found in
uncommon foods.
Educate people how to
properly budget their
money when purchasing
and shopping for food.
Show individuals how to
create healthier versions of
favorite culture meals
Literature cited
Portage County Health Assessment. (2016) Community Health Status
Assessment. Examining the Health of Portage County. Childhood
Obesity. Retrieved from
http://www.kentpublichealth.org/Portage%20FINAL%20Health%2
0Assessment%20with%20Cover%203-3-16.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016) Childhood
Obesity Facts. Saving Lives. Protecting People. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm
Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' Is Losing Its Footing." Health Affairs.
The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc, 28 June 2011. Web. 06
Dec. 2016. Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/06/politics/michelle-obamas-letsmove-turns-5-is-it-working/
Acknowledgments
College of Public Health
Department of Social and Behavioral Science
Ravenna High School Administration
PTA of Ravenna High School
The Eating Affordable Together
intervention plans that by
integrating healthier eating habits
with an affordable price, it could
hopefully reduce the obesity rate of
adolescents in Portage County. For
those who participate in the E.A.T.
intervention, they will gain
knowledge on how to properly
prepare healthy meals and how to
budget their expenses on food. The
skills learned throughout the
intervention will be carried home
with them and used throughout
their lifetime. We are focusing on
adolescents and their parent or legal
guardian because it is important to
us that this is an important time in
an adolescent’s life to make changes
to their diet. While also targeting the
adult figure in the adolescent’s life
because majority of the individuals
still depend on these parents or legal
guardians for guidance and
resources such as food. As a result,
E.A.T. expects to see an overall 20%
reduction in obesity in adolescents
by ten years from the start date.
After this intervention we would like
to see the participants implement
the resources and skills that we
provided throughout our workshops
in hopes of continuing a healthy life
style.
Further information
For information regarding E.A.T please
email us at
[email protected] or visit
the Ravenna High School website and click
on the link for E.A.T.
Supervisor: Cindy Widuck