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Nutritional Disparities in Santa Cruz County: A Search for Solutions
In recent years it has become apparent that the poor quality of processed food is driving an... more »
posted 04/15/11

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Project: Evaluating nutrition education efforts at Santa Cruz's Second Harvest Food Bank

As the staff and volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank work to combine food distribution with community-based nutrition education, the obvious questions arise: Do these peer education programs actually make a difference? Do participants change their eating habits for the better? And do these behavioral changes create measurable differences in participants' health?

Project: The power of peer education: Nutrition education outreach at second harvest food bank

By combining fresh fruit and vegetable delivery with health education, Second Harvest is empowering food bank members to become active participants in their community’s nutrition education. Second Harvest has transformed itself from a “food bank” to a “nutrition bank,” creating the community organizers of tomorrow.