Educating An Mnt Population Project Directions - 944 Words

Educ 4. Educating an MNT population - Project Directions 1. Target audience The target audience for the Mediterranean diet class is the food and nutrition services employees at the Sunnyside Medical Center, Clackamas, OR. They come from different cultural and educational background, and the age range is 20 years old and above. Their attendance is not voluntarily since the presentation was tied in with the Union Base Team meeting. According to the meeting facilitator, they employees have never attended any similar nutrition class in the past. 2. The needs of audience Since March is a nutrition month, the food and nutrition services director would like the FNS employees to receive nutrition education that would beneficial for their own well-being. She assigned me to work side by side with Mrs. Jessi Hann, a dietitian who is specialized in cardiovascular and diabetic health. And with her guidance I develop a survey for the employees to see what would be the most interest nutrition topics for them. The survey gave the options between cardiovascular health and diabetic health, and the subjects could pick more than one topic. The result, they are interested to learn about cardiovascular health, with the focus on the Mediterranean diet. 3. Objectives †¢ At the end of the presentation, 100% of the attendees would know what is the Mediterranean diet and the benefits for heart health. †¢ At the end of the presentation, at least 80% of the audiences would realize that incorporating