CalFresh Healthy Living, UC

This literacy-based health, nutrition, and physical activity curriculum employs a "learn by doing" approach with preschoolers. Lessons center around storybook reading and contain several activities that can be worked on as a group or individually allowing preschoolers to practice what they learned. Lesson activities align with the DRDPs.

Source:
Yolo County Cooperative Extension and UC ANR

Link:
Link not yet available

Families Eating Smart, Moving More (FESMM) is a direct education intervention designed to improve dietary intake, increase daily physical activity, and improve home food safety practices, food resource management, and food security. 

Source:
North Carolina State University

Link:
https://ncefnep.org/partners/curricula/

The Young at Heart exercise class provides strength training for older adults and includes exercises for 8 major muscle groups. The “Eat Better, Move Better” mini class structure includes 4 sessions of the “Young At Heart” exercises and a nutrition handout. The program is delivered 2 times per week for 30 minutes each class.

Virtual components have been added. 

Source:
Healthy Aging Association

Link:
http://www.healthyagingassociation.org/

Includes 12 Tai Chi real time lessons with revisions to warm up exercises and new movement sequences. Synchronized breathing aligned with Tai Chi movements is also integrated into the movement routine. Music is composed exclusively for this DVD.

Virtual components have been added. See Source/Virtual Contact
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Source:
Dr. Paul Lam, Tai Chi for Health Institute

Link:
https://taichiforhealthinstitute.org/

9 topics picked by seniors: Great Grain Discoveries, All Star Senior Snacks, Heart Healthy Meals, Cooking & Seasoning with Herbs, Savory Soups, Double Strength Calcium Recipes, Fitness Fun, Dietary Fat-Fact or Fiction?, Weight Control- Energy Density. Most lessons include recipes for taste testing and educational games.

Lesson 7. Evaluating Dietary Supplements does not fall within the SNAP-Ed scope and may not be delivered by SNAP-Ed personnel.

Virtual and in-person options are available.

Source:
Mischelle Forgy

STEP is a 9-session evidence-based exercise program focusing on walking and strength training for seniors. This guide provides information, tools, curricular material, and other resources to implement STEP program in continuing care retirement communities (CCRC).

Source:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Link:
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/stepmanual/index.html

An interactive 4-lesson curriculum that uses MyPlate and the 2015 Dietary Guidelines messaging with limited resource families. Lessons emphasize meal planning, food budgeting and healthy cooking so families can eat healthfully during pressing economic times. Virtual components available. Curriculum is free to download once training is complete.

Source:
UC ANR

Link:
Available upon completion of required training; Please contact CalFresh Healthy Living, UC State Office at [email protected]

Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change environment to reduce fall risk factors, and exercise to increase strength and balance. Includes eight 2-hour sessions of 8-12 participants. Structured group intervention activities, group discussion, problem solving, skill building, assertiveness training, videos, sharing practical solutions and exercise training.

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Food Smarts for Waste Reduction is a flexible, learner-centered cooking and nutrition curriculum with a focus on food waste reduction. Materials and lesson plans appropriate for adults. Instructor Guides offered in English, participant materials available in multiple languages. Included in the USDA’s SNAP-Ed Toolkit. Evaluation tools available and facilitator training required.
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Source:
Leah's Pantry

Food Smarts is a flexible, learner-centered cooking and nutrition curriculum with materials and lesson plans appropriate for adults, including older adults. Lesson plans with different class/series lengths are available. Instructor Guides offered in English, participant materials offered in multiple languages. Included in the USDA’s SNAP-Ed Toolkit. Evaluation tools available and facilitator training required. Food Smarts Waste Reduction lessons may also be added to the Food Smarts Lessons.