Evaluation and Dissemination Experiences from Evidence-based Hands-On Cooking Programs with Children and Families

Tuesday, July 24 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Nicollet A-C

Moderator: Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD, CDN, Rochester Institute Of Technology

Speakers: Sarah Colby, PhD, RD, University Of Tennessee; Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, PhD, RD, Professor, Colorado State University; Jessica Metcalfe, MPH, PhD Candidate, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign; Adrienne White, PhD, RDN, University Of Maine

 

Three evidence-based interventions that focus on experiential cooking activities for children and families (iCook 4-H: Cooking, Eating and Playing Together; Illinois Junior Chefs; and Fuel for Fun: Cooking with Kids Plus Parents and Play) will showcase challenges and solutions to common issues of balancing stakeholder needs, translation, scalability, fidelity, and sustainability.

Panelists will discuss evaluation approaches and best-practices for assessing large-scale implementation of these programs. Participants will be able to consult with experts in an interactive setting to facilitate integrating hands-on components into their own nutrition education programs.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to describe three evidence-based hands-on cooking programs (iCook 4-H: Cooking, Eating and Playing Together; Illinois Junior Chefs; and Fuel for Fun: Cooking with Kids Plus Parents and Play) and their impacts.
2. Participants will be able to identify best practices regarding the evaluation of large-scale, multi-site nutrition education programs delivered in diverse settings, focusing on both process and outcome evaluations (including longitudinal follow-up).
3. Participants will examine and discuss challenges and solutions related to scaling-up and implementing nutrition education programs that include hands-on components, focusing on issues related to balancing stakeholder needs, translation, scalability, fidelity, and sustainability.

Organized by the Nutrition Education for Children Division.