Youth and Seniors to the Markets

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Created at: 2020-10-27 18:12:08

Brief description of the program: "Youth and Seniors to Markets is a Detroit-based initiative launched in 2015 aimed at providing nutrition education to high school youth (grades 9-12) and seniors (ages 55 and older), while connecting them with community-based farmer's markets and other food access initiatives. This pilot provides an in-depth examination of process and feasibility factors associated with the development of a multi-component environmental intervention designed to increase access to local farmer's markets in low-income populations to improve knowledge, attitude and perception towards farmer's markets and increased fruit and vegetable consumption."...............Source: https://education.wayne.edu/health-community-impact/programs/youth-and-seniors-to-the-markets

Focus areas of this engagement: Community / Economic Development; Health / Mental Health Inclusion / Access; Healthcare Policy; Inclusion / Access; Other

Community needs and community participation in assessing those needs.: (1) Lack of access to local farmer's markets (fresh produce) for low income populations......... (2) Lack of knowledge regarding nutrition science

Resource Utilization

Additional Comments: Partners from Detroit Public Schools – Martin Luther King High School, Western High School, Cass Tech High School.................... Community Outreach: 350 youth, 400 seniors............. Source: https://education.wayne.edu/health-community-impact/pr