elana forgash final internship poster (4)
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o To educate children about healthy
diets and daily exercise o To evaluate children’s learning
progress on health education
o According to the CDC, approximately 17% of youth in the US, aged 2-19 years, are considered to be obese
o Research conducted by the Childhood Obesity Center shows that youth health programs decreased childhood obesity rates
o Improvements can be made in the current health education system to mitigate childhood obesity rates
“Get Moving, Get Healthy” Health Education Program
Elana ForgashNew Brunswick 4-H
I would like to thank my preceptor, Laura Eppinger (Executive Director), and my instructor, Kamila Pavezzi for all their
support in my research. Citation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vAa68y0aVAnFn8Y2hqbq7Q4u1w4zfDY75sI3Tz6S2lA/edit
OUTCOMES
EVALUATION
METHODOLOGYPURPOSE
SIGNIFICANCE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Assessed class on prior knowledge of topic at start of each
lesson
Conducted health-educational interactive games and activities
Re-assessed class on retained knowledge of topic at end of each
lesson
Analyzed pre and post assessment scores after each session
Monitored for progression or regression in scores
Altered subsequent curriculum
Sugar Content
Food Groups
Sodium Content
Daily Exercise
0%20%40%60%80%
100%Class Evaluation by Category
Pre-Test Post-Test
13.4%
86.6%
Overall Class Improvement
No ImprovementImprovement
Follow-up Assessment Post-TestPre-Test