2. Background
● BMI >30
● Risk for chronic diseases
● Cost 147 billion dollars
● Need for reduction in prevalence
● Need for nutrition education
3. Needs Assessment
● About ⅓ of Americans obese
● State of Georgia: Prevalence ( 35% )
● Obesity is high in college setting (
17%)
● College environment fosters
obesity:
○ fast food
○ dining halls
○ vending machines
● Health Center interview
4. Mission, Goals & Objective
● Mission: Promote health and wellness among college freshmen at GSU.
● Goal: Increase nutrition knowledge among freshmen students at Georgia
Southern University
● Objective #1: By the end of the program, there will be a 20% increase in the
scores of participants from pre to post test, in which they will be able to
correctly read the food label with at least 90% accuracy
● Objective #2: By the end of the program, there will be a 20% increase in the
scores of participants from pre to post test, in which they will be able to
identify healthier food alternatives with at least 75% accuracy
5. Framework - Social Cognitive Theory
● People not only learn through their own
experiences, but also by observing the actions of
others and the results of those actions
● Reciprocal Determinism - students will identify
alternatives to unhealthy foods and resources
where alternative foods can be obtained to foster
healthier eating habits
● Behavioral Capability - education is essential in
order to learn about healthy food options and food
label reading (demonstrations, print materials,
interactive games and self-administered
worksheets)
● Observational learning - Health educators will
demonstrate their ability to identify healthy food
alternatives and read food labels accurately
6. Intervention
● Location: FYE Classroom Carroll Bldg. 2239
● Duration: 2 Class Periods
● Day 1:
○ Introduction, explained the purpose of our
program, informed consent and pre test
● Day 2:
○ Administered CDC RTH Activity “Food
Detective” - Reading a Food Label, Food Label
Worksheet, Matching Game, Passed out
refreshments and post test
● Health Communication Strategies:
○ Demonstrations, print materials, worksheets
and powerpoint presentation
● Health Education Strategies:
○ Food label reading, identifying alternative
food choices and interactive games
7.
8. Results
Based on our objectives:
● There was an 8.7% increase in the scores of participants from pre to post
test, in which they were able to read the given food label with 87.5% accuracy
● There was also a 6.1% increase in the scores from to pre to post test in which
participants were able to identify healthier food alternatives with 85.5%
accuracy
