Eating Your Way Through College

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Eating Your Way Through College

• Development of a Nutrition Peer Education Program
• Tracy M. Zeeger

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Acknowledgements

• Dr. Ed Hsu (Advisor/Chair)
• Dr. Robin Sawyer
• Jane Jakubczak, RD
• HEALTH Works Peer Education Program
• Campus Recreation Services
• University Health Center (UHC)
• Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHWB)

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Significance of the Problem

• College students diets are low in fiber, calcium,
  iron, cartenoids, and high in fat
• Skip meals
• Consume high amounts of convenience foods
• 35 of college students are overweight
• 2006 NCHA
• 7.6 of students consumed recommended servings of
  fruits and vegetables

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Program Need

• UHC Registered Dietician over consumed with
  program requests
• CHWB needs assessment indicated nutrition topics
  are of top concern
• Current UHC peer programs address stress,
  wellness, sexual health, sexual assault, tobacco
  other drugs

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Methods

• Literature Review
• Key Informant Interviews
• Jane Jakubczak, RD
• HEALTH Works Peer Educators
• CHWB volunteers
• Development of Peer Education Lesson Plan
• Pilot Testing of Lesson Plan
• Unit Plan (training) Development

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What is the UMCP Peer Education Program?

• 3 credit class
• 1 year commitment
• One-hour presentations to various classes by
  request
• Fraternities/Sororities
• Clubs other Student Groups
• Special Events
• Class once a week

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Eating Your Way Through College

• Lesson Plan Contents
• Rate Your Plate
• Portion size discussion
• Nutritional Pursuit
• Game based on trivial pursuit
• Mindful Eating exercise
• How to eat a Hershey kiss slowly
• QA
• Evaluation

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Nutritional Pursuit

• Basic Nutrition Facts
• Fact or Fiction
• Beating the Freshman 15/Weight Management 101
• Eating on Campus
• Eating on the Go
• Dietary Guidelines

• Interactive Game
• Addresses many nutritional concerns of college
  students
• Easy to update/adapt

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Eating Your Way Through College

• Training Components (approx. 35 hours contact
  time)
• Getting Acquainted Activities
• Guest Speakers
• Topic Specific Info
• Presentation Skills
• Mock Presentations

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Recommendations

• Additional pilot testing
• More diverse population
• Continual assessment of nutritional needs of
  college students
• Outcome evaluation within 1st year of
  implementation

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Lessons Learned

• Time management!!!
• Culmination of skills from undergraduate and
  graduate work
• Importance of pilot testing of materials
• The needs assessment process is essential in
  program planning