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Judy F. Wilson, MSPH, RD¹, Donna Johnson-Bailey, MPH, RD¹, Alice Lockett, MS, RD, LD², Alicia White, MS, RD¹, and Anita Singh, PhD, RD¹. (1) Food & Nutrition Service, Office of Analysis, Nutrition & Evaluation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Dr., Rm. 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302, (703) 305-2585, judy.wilson@fns.usda.gov, (2) Food & Nutrition Service, Food Stamp Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Dr., 8th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22302

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has developed Eat Smart, Live Strong Activity Kit, an intervention designed to improve fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity among 60-74 year olds participating in or eligible for FNS nutrition assistance programs. The project was designed to help program providers and communities improve the health of a growing number of low-income older adults by providing “ready-to-go” tools and resources. This intervention is based on formative research, a literature review of current practices to identify effective methods, interviews with stakeholders and, feedback from practitioners after using these products with the target audience. Eat Smart, Live Strong was designed to be used by educators working with the FNS programs to deliver multifaceted, interactive nutrition education through its extensive program channels. The Eat Smart, Live Strong Activity Kit capitalizes on this network and uses a variety of incremental approaches to promote two key behaviors: increase fruit and vegetable consumption to 3 ˝ cups/day and participate in at least 30 minutes of physical activity most days of the week. Components of the Eat Smart, Live Strong Activity Kit include a leader's guide to assist in delivering and promoting the intervention and four session guides designed to motivate the target audience to adopt the key behaviors. Each session encourages achievement by allowing participants to practice both nutrition and physical activities. The sessions also encourage providers and participants to draw from resources in their communities including community-based organizations and health professionals to support participant goals for behavior change.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to

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• Share results of the formative research for Eat Smart, Live Strong with colleagues; and (
• Plan and implement the intervention within their Agency.

Keywords: Elderly, Food and Nutrition

Related Web page: www.fns.usda.gov/fns/

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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