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Health Education
Overview:
Underlying
Causes of Death in the U.S.? in Florida?:
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400,000 deaths
/ year due to tobacco use
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300,000 deaths
/year due to poor diet and inactivity
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100,000 deaths
/ year due to alcohol abuse
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Our lifestyle
choices contribute to our risk of morbidity and mortality!
Nutrition and
Health Education promotes health in the community through fostering good
nutrition and health habits.
Nutrition &
Health Education Program Areas:
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WIC – The
Woman, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Program
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Tobacco
Prevention
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Chronic Disease
Community Intervention Program (CIP)
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General
Nutrition & Health Education
WIC Program
provides:
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Nutrition
assessment & counseling for pregnant, breastfeeding, & postpartum Women,
Infants, and Children up to age five.
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Food vouchers
for specific nutritious foods
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Breastfeeding
education and support
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Coordination /
co-location with free Immunization Services
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Eligibility
based on income & nutrition risk
Tobacco
Prevention - SWAT:
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Community-based
intervention to decrease the acceptance, initiation, and use of tobacco
products among youth.
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Emphasis on
youth empowerment and leadership
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Community
partnering to expand the effectiveness of the anti-tobacco message
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Integrated with
Safe and Drug Free Schools
Community
Intervention Program (CIP):
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Generation
Excellence Immokalee Health Campaign
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Target
population is Immokalee schools and community
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Goal is to
decrease heart disease, hypertension and diabetes.
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Strategy is to
increase physical activity, improve diet, and avoid tobacco.
Nutrition and
Health Education provides the nutrition education component for the CIP
project.
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