NUTRITION EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL 110Q, CORONA, QUEENS - KRISTY MCALLISTER
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Nutrition Education in Public School 110Q, Corona, Queens Kristy McAllister
Client
New York City Department of Education
Corona, Queens New York
P.S 110Q location
Population 183,871
Population by race and ethnicity
52% Hispanic
34% Asian
7% White
5% Black
1% Other
66% of residents are foreign born
53% have limited English proficiency
http://ny-pictures.com/nyc/photo/area/2637/Corona2C_Queens., http://nymag.com/realestate/articles/neighborhoods/corona-park.htm
King L, Hinterland K, Dragan KL, Driver CR, Harris TG, Gwynn RC, Linos N, Barbot O, Bassett MT. Community Health Profiles 2015, Queens Community District 4: Elmhurst and Corona; 2015; 46(59):1-16,
Childhood Obesity in the
United States
1 in 3 children and adolescents, ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese Childhood obesity can result in serious medical complications: ● Poor Self Esteem ● Asthma ● Hypertension ● Chronic inflammation ● Type 2 diabetes ● Hernia ● Risk for degenerative joint disease ● Liver Fibrosis
Between 2013 - 2014
17.4 % of children in the
US are obese
41.8 % of overweight
children are Hispanic
9.5% of severely obese
children are between the
ages 12-19 years old
https://dcri.org/despite-efforts-childhood-obesity-remains-rise/
Food decisions https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379716303099
Fruit and vegetable consumption: OneNYC goal is to increase the average number of fruits and vegetables adult New Yorkers eat every day by 25 percent over the next twenty years. In 2016, fruit and vegetable consumption was 2.3 servings per day, which is consistent with average consumption in 2014. What about fruit and vegetable consumption in children?
Food Insecurity: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
P.S 110Q families are affected by the vulnerabilities circled in red.
Supermarket needs and
Queens supermarkets to
population ratio
Corona, Queens
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/pdf/going_to_market.pdfCase studies
Case studies
● Brockman Elementary School, Columbia South Carolina
● Japanese Lunch Program, Elementary & Jr. High School
New York City Department of Education In-school Programs:
● Garden to Cafe
● Fresh fruits & Vegetable program
● Salad BarBrockman Elementary School, Columbia South Carolina The children are involved in the preparation of their snacks of food from the school garden. Knowing how to cut, clean, and present different foods is a practical life skill that children will need in order to grow into healthy, independent adults. https://www.thestate.com/opinion/op-ed/article103739731.html
Japanese Lunch Program, Elementary & Jr. High School
The country considers lunch part of a
child’s education, not a break from
school.
Elementary and junior high school
students eat lunch in their classroom,
where they learn about nutrition and
Japan’s food history and culture. They
also take turns serving the meal to each
other, cleaning up, and recycling.
Shokuiku “food and nutrition
education”
https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/03/the-school-lunch-program-putting-all-others-to-shame/519792/Case study review
Brockman Elementary School, Columbia South Carolina
Positives:
● Program is integrated into the schools curriculum
● Students grow food from seeds and help harvest the food to use in the school
● In the classroom children are taught how to clean, cut and prepare their own snacks
Negatives:
● The parents association financially supplements the programs the school does not have budget for. That would be
a challenge for P.S. 110Q
● PS 110Q does not have space for a school garden
Japanese Lunch Program, Elementary & Jr. High School
Positives:
● Program includes a cultural component to nutrition
● Eating in the classroom creates a communal experience and helps the students understand social manners while
appreciating food. PS 110Q eats breakfast in the classroom together
Negatives:
● The municipalities pay for the cooks and parents pay for the food
● Food for lunch comes from the school garden or a local vendorCurrent New York City Department of Education In-school Programs
Garden to Cafe
● Support instruction on
gardening and the local
food system
● Raise awareness of the
benefits of school
gardening
● Influence healthful
food choices
● Increase student
consumption of more
fresh and locally-grown
produce
NOT IN P.S 110QCurrent New York City Department of Education In-school Programs
Garden to Cafe Fresh fruits & Vegetable program
● Support instruction on
gardening and the local The program introduces children to a
food system variety of produce that they otherwise
● Raise awareness of the might not have the opportunity to
benefits of school enjoy, such as grape tomatoes,
gardening strawberries, kiwi, pineapple, and
● Influence healthful honeydew melon
food choices
● Increase student
consumption of more
fresh and locally-grown
produce
NOT IN P.S 110Q NOT IN P.S 110QCurrent New York City Department of Education In-school Programs
Garden to Cafe Fresh fruits & Vegetable program Salad Bar
● Support instruction on
gardening and the local The program introduces children to a Since 2004, the city has
food system variety of produce that they otherwise installed salad bars in more
● Raise awareness of the might not have the opportunity to than 1,000 schools - an
benefits of school enjoy, such as grape tomatoes, effective strategy to
gardening strawberries, kiwi, pineapple, and increase children’s access to
● Influence healthful honeydew melon and consumption of fruits
food choices and vegetables
● Increase student
consumption of more
fresh and locally-grown
produce
NOT IN P.S 110Q NOT IN P.S 110Q IN P.S 110QCase study review
Garden to Cafe Fresh fruits & Vegetable program Salad Bar
Positive: Positive: Positive:
● Connects schools with ● Presents students with different ● Promotes healthy food choices
community gardens fruit & vegetables not available available to students
● Bi-annual event that in the standard school meals
creates a harvest meal from
what the students planted
Negative: Negative: Negative:
● Program criteria could be ● Must have an integrated ● Does not include a nutrition
difficult for a low funded childhood health and nutrition education component
school plan to get certification
● Does not include a ● Does not include a nutrition
nutrition education education component
componentNutrition program at P.S 110Q
How can we create a program that will bridge the gap between what is needed
and existing in PS110Q?
90% of students receive free breakfast and lunch
● Breakfast is provided in the classroom
● Teachers observe students prefer to eat high
sugar and high fat items from the free
breakfast & lunch
● Each student is allowed to bring in a snack
from home that is eaten in the classroom.
This snack is usually candy, chips or soda
http://www.fruitandvegetable.ucdavis.edu/?blogtag=school%20food&blogasset=2231P.S 110Q Nutrition Program Overview
● Step One: School priorities and capacity
● Step Two: Targeted healthy food and nutrition education
Administration:
● Step Three: Additional opportunities to keep initiatives momentum Assistant Principal Brandi Passantino
going Assistant Principal Emmalene Gilchrist
Principal Elisa Gomez
Guidance team:
Colete Lopez
Katherine Ortega
https://www.ps110q.org/staff-and-facultySchool Priorities and Capacity
● Meet with the parents association and discuss what the schools is missing in terms of nutrition and
education.
● What events or gatherings would be good to introduce healthy food
● What fruits and vegetables should we focus on integrating into the program
● What fruits and vegetables would work at the end of the year fair
https://runthreeseven.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/organic-fruit-and-vegetables-whats-the-difference/Targeted healthy food and nutrition education
YEAR ONE
End of year fair
2019 - 2020
End of the year fair is a way to
celebrate the end of the school
year
The PTA organizes the fair
with school administration
This event is a great way to
incorporate healthy food and
education with the other
traditional fair foodTargeted healthy food and nutrition education
YEAR ONE YEAR TWO
End of year fair Parents Association events
2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021
End of the year fair is a way to PTA will integrate healthy
celebrate the end of the school food and education at every
year event
The PTA organizes the fair This will give the parents and
with school administration students an opportunity to
learn
This event is a great way to
incorporate healthy food and Hispanic heritage month is a
education with the other festive time at the school. The
traditional fair food PTA will incorporate culture
and nutrition at these eventsTargeted healthy food and nutrition education
YEAR ONE YEAR TWO YEAR THREE
End of year fair Parents Association events In classrooms
2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021
2021 - 2022
End of the year fair is a way to PTA will integrate healthy PTA and administration will
celebrate the end of the school food and education at every make fruit and vegetables
year event available during snack time
The PTA organizes the fair This will give the parents and Teachers will let students get
with school administration students an opportunity to involved in serving or
learn preparing the snack
This event is a great way to
incorporate healthy food and Hispanic heritage month is a A short nutrition education
education with the other festive time at the school. The lesson will be reviewed during
traditional fair food PTA will incorporate culture snack time
and nutrition at these eventsStep Three: Additional opportunities to keep initiatives momentum going
YEAR Additional YEAR Additional YEAR
ONE Programs TWO Programs THREE
● Partnership with ● Apply for the fruit
community garden and vegetable
program
● GrowNYC New
York Green Market ● City Harvest
school tour nutrition education
program
● Partnership with
Common Threads
to bring cooking
classes into the
school
http://www.commonthreads.org/programs.html, https://www.grownyc.org/education,https://www.cityharvest.org/programs/nutrition-education/, https://www.nyrp.org/Timeline
Thank you Ira Stern, Leonel Ponce, Jaime Stein & The Capstone Committee
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