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Wolfe, Wendy S.; Dollahite, Jamie – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: "Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness" (CHFFF) is aimed at 3rd to 6th graders, and uses experiential learning, food preparation, active games, goal setting, and a family newsletter to target behaviors shown to decrease childhood obesity and chronic disease risk. This study aimed to evaluate CHFFF as intended in low-income…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Health Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Curriculum
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Caton, Jazmin; Mistriner, Mark – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this case study was to evaluate the lessons learned from the development of a project that set out to revitalize an economically depressed area with an innovative approach to workforce development through partnerships. The focus was to utilize the development of the Niagara County Community College Culinary Institute as an example…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Leadership, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges
Yetter, Dylan; Tripp, Simon – SNAP, 2020
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a signature federal program that in FY2019 provided financial assistance to 35 million low-income Americans. SNAP is a focused program that increases food access, reduces hunger, and improves the nutrition and health of low-income American families. It is in the interest of the nation and…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Groups, Food, Nutrition
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Audant, Anne Babette – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Discussions of workforce development emphasize stackable training, and assume linear advancement and alignment, through college and career paths. Stackable credentials have become a best practice for community colleges across the United States as they struggle to advance the college completion agenda and ensure that students graduate with the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Labor Force Development, Job Training, Cooking Instruction
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Bukhari, Ali; Fredericks, Lynn; Wylie-Rosett, Judith – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Studies have suggested that skill-building through hands-on cooking as a nutrition education strategy, is effective to improve overall dietary quality among participants. FamilyCook Productions' "Diet for a Healthy Planet with Teen Battle Chefs(TM)" curriculum using this approach, was piloted in 2008 in a Brooklyn public high school…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Food Service, Program Evaluation, Focus Groups
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1886
The Commissioner of Education presents facts relating to State reports, recess or no recess, school legislation; statistics of correspondents of the Bureau; growth of education in the United States; school ages, summary of statistics of State systems; summary of the statistics of the last ten years; school population, enrollment, and average…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, State Legislation, Educational Demand, School Statistics