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Evaluating the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) Program

Evaluating the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) Program. Vanessa Dabel Mentors: Drs. Ira Harkavy and Gretchen E.L. Suess. MISSION. As an organization, AUNI strives to: Improve community nutrition and health Focus on obesity, poor nutrition, diabetes

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Evaluating the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) Program

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  1. Evaluating the Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) Program Vanessa Dabel Mentors: Drs. Ira Harkavy and Gretchen E.L. Suess

  2. MISSION As an organization, AUNI strives to: • Improve community nutrition and health • Focus on obesity, poor nutrition, diabetes • Foster partnerships between schools, neighborhoods, and communities • University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) SOURCES: http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/programs/agatston-urban-nutrition-initiative.html http://www.urbannutrition.org/index.html

  3. Formative evaluation as focus • Aligning recommendations with the vision of NCCP • Developing “best-practice” guidelines for future replication of program • Contribute to broader social learning and inform policy EVALUATION GOALS

  4. Research Question #1: How are student behavior, knowledge and attitudeaffected by the AUNI Peer Food Education Program?

  5. Research Question #2: How does the student-staff dynamic impact the Peer Food Education Program?

  6. JUNE 2009 • Interview staff • Develop observation protocol • Fieldwork and note-taking • Mid-summer staff interview • Coding and transcription • Evaluation report AUGUST 2009 Swiss Chard @ UCHS Garden

  7. KEY FINDINGS • AUNI a great impact on the students working in program as well as on people receiving outreach • Students getting first-hand experience in implementing change in their peers • Staff very committed to program and its initiatives

  8. WHAT I LEARNED • Benefits the program gives to the West Philadelphia community • How to interact with staff to obtain information on AUNI’s history and current state • Gained experience in conducting nutrition evaluation research • Importance of data collection for replication

  9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS • Mentors Drs. Ira Harkavy and Gretchen E.L. Suess • Evaluation team • Netter Center for Community Partnerships • SUMR Scholars • Joanne Levy and LDI THANK YOU!

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