Learn, Taste, and Share

An Effective Practice

Description

Learn, Taste and Share is a diabetes education program focused on nutrition and diabetes. The program included four 2-hour sessions. These sessions were held at a local church and included games with prizes, giveaways, and either a cooking demonstration or cooking participation. The first session focused on fiber, the second session involved a grocery store tour and the last two sessions provided more time for hands-on cooking experiences.

Goal / Mission

The primary goal of this program was to increase attendance at education sessions. The program ultimately aimed to improve dietary habits of adult African American females.

Results / Accomplishments

Over 4 series, 120 people participated in the program. A significant decreased of mean glycohemoglobin was observed in participants between an initial visit and a 6-month follow up period (12.1% to10.8%, p=0.002). High levels of enthusiasm and an interest in learning was observed in participants.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
St Joseph Mercy Hospital
Primary Contact
http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=162
Topics
Health / Diabetes
Health / Physical Activity
Health / Women's Health
Organization(s)
St Joseph Mercy Hospital
Source
The Diabetes Educator
Date of publication
1998
Geographic Type
Rural
Location
Ypsilanti, MI
For more details
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9555353
Target Audience
Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Additional Audience
African Americans

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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.