Farm Truck 912 Wellness Program

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Farm Truck 912Wellness Program

Grant & Program Proposal

By Susannah Brewton & Denielle Saitta


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Culinary Medicine Program● Healthy culinary classes in food-insecure areas served by the

Farmers’ Market Farm Truck 912

● Preventative health screenings

○ Diabetes

○ Hypertension/Blood Pressure

○ Overweight & Obesity

● Nutrition education classes and activities for children


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About Farm Truck 912● Mobile farm truck that brings fresh foods to

individuals in the community with the least

access to healthy foods

● Offers low cost items for families on a limited

budget

● Various location throughout the week:○ Department of Family and Children Services

○ Savannah Gardens

○ Sheppard’s Gas and Food Market

○ Sustainable Fellwood

○ Moses Jackson Advancement Center

○ WW Law Community Center

○ Memorial Health

● Accepts and doubles SNAP/EBT benefits


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Background of Savannah Population● 20.9% of families in Savannah, GA have a mean income that f

the poverty line

● 57,310 total households in Savannah

● 9,265 of households receive SNAP/EBT benefits

U.S. Census Bureau


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Goals & ObjectivesTo decrease the nutrition related knowledge deficit of the low income populat

Savannah, GA

● Objective #1.1 - Expand on the current Savannah/Chatham County Culinary Mand to close the gap between health screening results and the deliverance of neducation to lower income residents within the Savannah/Chatham County ar

● Objective #1.2 - Increase the amount of resources for the Savannah/Chatham Medicine program by developing nutrition education handout for program pa

● Objective #1.3 - Increase public awareness of the Savannah/Chatham County Cprogram and its services, specifically informing those eligible for SNAP benefitamount of their benefits are doubled when shopping at the Forsyth Farmers’ MTruck 912.


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What We’re Going to Add● Expert nutrition assistance from an RDN

● Enhanced nutrition education classes

● Individualized, brief nutrition consultations

● Nutrition education handouts

○ Blood pressure/hypertension, carbohydrate control, managing obesity, c

health, general nutrition tips, childhood nutrition, adding variety, eating w

● Enhanced marketing


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Needs assessment● Assess the percentage of Savannah’s population that is receiving SNAP benefit

● Assess the number of individuals diagnosed with obesity, hypertension, and tySavannah, specifically identifying the number of these individuals whose incom

poverty line.

● Identify services already in place to meet the nutritional needs of the low incom

Savannah.

● Assess the use of currently nutrition services available to the low income popu

Savannah.


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Plan Details● Enhance the current Savannah/Chatham County Wellness Program, which is fa

Mercer University School of Medicine students, local chefs, the Forsyth FarmerFarm Truck 912

● RDN or trained volunteer will be present at the Forsyth Farmers Market health

and culinary medicine classes in order to deliver individualized nutrition consu

charge to participants.

● Involved Organizations

○ Savannah/Chatham County Culinary Medicine Program

○ Mercer University School of Medicine

○ Forsyth Farmers Market

○ Farm Truck 912

○ Wholesome Wave Georgia


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Timeline


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Logic Model


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Budget

Part-Time Dietitian/ Nutritionist $20.00 /hour (~3 hours a week)

Computers $400.00/ each x 2

Office Supplies $1000.00

$4,920 Total Funds


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Program Sustainability● We believe that our program enhancement will be sustainab

program handouts will already be created so they can be upd

used year to year

● The current Culinary Medicine program in Savannah was ada

Tulane University School of Medicine’s Culinary Medicine Cur

which has proven to be sustainable


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Evaluation Plans● Using program reports, we will monitor the number of participants who partak

education handouts. Phone interviews to these individuals will be conducted.

● Determine the benefits of advertisement in raising awareness of the Culinary M

Program and usage of SNAP benefits at the Forsyth Farmers Market and Food

● Lastly questionnaires will be mailed to every household in the Savannah/Chath

region. These will determine the overall public awareness of the Culinary Mediand SNAP benefits at the Forsyth Farmers Market and Food Truck 912 as well a

the nutrition education handouts.


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References● http://factfinder.census.

gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productvi

ew.xhtml?

pid=ACS_14_5YR_DP03&prodType=table

● https://news.mercer.

edu/articles/2015/partnership-to-improve-

savannah-chatham-county-community-

wellness.cfm#.VyKbKLT3Dx8

● http://www.farmtruck912.org

● http://forsythfarmersmarket.com/farmtruck/
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