Paying it Forward:St. James Food PantryChinese Translation & Nutrition EducationBecky C. WilliamsonNUTR 393 PortfolioApril 12, 2010

Background

•Located Southside of Chicago.

• Provides supplemental food support for zip codes 60616 and 60605.

• Recent clientele demographics have changed from a majority of African Americans to approximately 55% Chinese .

• Empowerment Program includes Nutrition Education.

Project Description

CHALLENGES• Help Chinese participants

overcome language & cultural barrier

• Provide SJ Food Pantry with cultural insights to assist serving Chinese population

• Nutrition Education Program

•Improve content & quality •Accommodate for Chinese

clientele

營養課程

Reaching out to the Chinese Community

我是中國人• Start developing a rapport with Chinese clientele

•Provide basic translation services

• Participate in pantry programs to advertise nutrition education program

Improving Nutrition Education

Current Nutrition Program

• My Pyramid• Cholesterol• Salt & Sugar• Serve Safe

Updated Nutrition Program

•My Pyramid Food Groups• Serving Sizes & Portion

Control• Food Label Reading

• In class exercises include Serving Sizes, Fat, Carbohydrate, Sodium and identifying ingredients

• Alternative Cooking Methods, including safe food handling practices

• Pre/post test to measure success

•Ultimately will include Chinese translation

Success?So far….

• Assisted in various SJ Food Pantry programs to develop rapport with clientele and assess needs.

• Provide translation services for Chinese speaking participants.

• Review SJFP’s current Nutrition Education program, provided suggest curricula improvements.

• Assisted in facilitating wk #1 nutrition class.

• Plan & teach wk #2, investigate multi-media resources for future curricula.

…a work in progress