Transcript UNI
Evaluating the Agatston
Urban Nutrition Initiative
(AUNI) Program
Vanessa Dabel
Mentors: Drs. Ira Harkavy and Gretchen E.L. Suess
MISSION
As an organization, AUNI strives to:
1)
Improve community nutrition
and health
2)
Nutrition
Education
Focus on obesity, poor
nutrition, diabetes
Foster partnerships between
schools, neighborhoods, and
communities
Increase
physical
activity
University
Partnerships
UACS
Real-World
Problem Solving
University-Assisted
Community Schools (UACS)
Foster
youth
leadership
SOURCES:
http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/programs/agatston-urban-nutrition-initiative.html
http://www.urbannutrition.org/index.html
Increase
access to
healthy
foods
Formative evaluation as focus
Aligning recommendations with the vision of NCCP
Developing “best-practice” guidelines for future replication of
program
Contribute to broader social learning and inform policy
EVALUATION GOALS
Student Growth
Behavioral
Changes
punctuality
preparedness
behavior violations
leadership
responsibility
Skills & Knowledge
Changes
nutrition facts
culinary skills
gardening/carpentry
skills
Attitude Changes
self-awareness
perspective
Dietary Changes
dietary recall
Research Question #1:
How are student behavior, knowledge and attitude affected by the
AUNI Peer Food Education Program?
Student-Staff Interaction
Logistics
staff to student ratio
responsiveness
Learning
Environment
Conflict Resolution
curriculum delivery
student engagement
modes of learning
Research Question #2:
How does the student-staff dynamic impact the Peer Food Education Program?
JUNE 2009
Interview staff
Develop observation
protocol
Fieldwork and notetaking
Mid-summer staff
interview
Coding and
transcription
Evaluation report
AUGUST 2009
Swiss Chard @ UCHS Garden
AUNI a great impact on the
students working in program as
well as on people receiving
outreach
Students getting first-hand
experience in implementing
change in their peers
Staff very committed to
program and its initiatives
KEY FINDINGS
Benefits the program gives
to the West Philadelphia
community
How to interact with staff to
obtain information on
AUNI’s history and current
state
Gained experience in
conducting nutrition
evaluation research
Importance of data
collection for replication
WHAT I
LEARNED
Mentors Drs. Ira Harkavy and
Gretchen E.L. Suess
Evaluation team
Netter Center for Community
Partnerships
SUMR Scholars
Joanne Levy and LDI
THANK YOU!
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS