Navajo County Public Health Services District

1. The Power of Plants Navajo County Public Health Services District

2. The Power of Plants Cherilyn Yazzie, Program Manager Cherilyn.Yazzie@navajocountyaz.gov 928-524-4750 ext. 18

3. Navajo County • Almost 55% of Navajo County’s 9,959 square miles is Indian Reservation home to the Navajo Nation, White Mountain Apache and Hopi Tribes.

4. 5 A Day Program for 2nd Grade • 5 A Day program promotes the goal of eating 5 servings of colorful fruits and vegetables per day. • 5 A Day program is a 4 lesson nutrition classroom presentation. The presentation includes visual aids, educational materials and a pre-post test for the students. • The Parent Surveys were added to the program and given in 9-2nd grade classrooms at Park Elementary and Seven Mile Elementary schools.

5. 5 A Day Parent Survey • The purpose of this parent survey was to find out if the nutrition information, brochures, take-home handouts were reaching the parents or care givers at home. • We were also looking for parent feedback about types of nutrition information they were interested in learning more about.

6. 5 A Day Parent Survey • Logo recognition, milk consumption, physical activity, and what nutritional information they would be interested in receiving were also identified.

7. Survey Demographics • 170 parent surveys were returned. • 80% of respondents were non-Hispanics (n=135) • Majority (57%) of respondents were American Indian or Alaska Natives. • 82% respondents were female. • Average age of respondents were 33.4, with a range from 21 to 48 years of age. • Less than half reported using food stamps (38%, n=65)

8. Demographics Table

9. Results • 78% (n=109) of parents reported that their child had talked to them about the 5 fruits & vegetables a day lessons that they had been learning at school. • 77% (n=131) of parents reported that they had seen the FFN that their child brought home from school. • Over half 65% (n=111) of parents reported that they were planning on trying the recipes in the FFN.

10. Results • Just over half 54% (n=92) of parents reported using 2% reduced fat milk for drinking or cooking. Table to the right show the number and percentage of parents who reported using various types of milk.

11. Results • 75% (n=128) of parents reported participanting in physical activity in the past 30 days. • The vast majority 75% (n=128) of parents reported that they knew how to read the Nutrition Facts Label. • A picture of the 5 A Day logo was provided, almost all the parents 95% (n=132) knew that the logo meant to “Eat five or most colorful fruits and vegetables per day.”

12. Write in Comments • A write-in comment section was provided for parents to indicate what kind of nutrition information they would like to have for their family. • Over half (59%) of respondents answered the question. • Themes included wanting more information on healthy eating, more healthy recipes, and healthy cooking.

13. Discussion • Drawing from the survey, • Parents received information about nutrition, • The respondents were mostly minority women, average age was 33.4, and non-Hispanic. • They drink and cook with 2% milk. • They are interested in learning more about nutrition for their families.

14. What Now??? Good Question.. • Does anyone have ideas?

15. Applications • We will continue to provide the FFN as take home handouts. • Survey the parents again. • We will add a question, asking the parents about nutrition program satisfaction. • It will help us with curriculum choices to provide at schools.

16. Questions? Comments…

17. Thank You!! AzNN Staff & Shelly Kuklish, For Helping me with Your technical support.