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The project will focus on research, education and extension activities through building a statewide infrastructure to train early childhood educators, parents and children under 8 years old in food safety education. The goals are: <OL> <LI> Trainers from cooperative agencies will be able to implement the research based food safety education training module, which contains curriculum, training guide, and materials to support implementation of the curriculum. <LI>Early childhood teachers, early childhood students, parents, children will participate in greater numbers, and will increase their number of hours in food safety education training. <LI>Early childhood administrative personnel, pre-service and in-service teachers, and parents will demonstrate increased knowledge and understanding of effective methods to teach children proper food safety behaviors. <LI>Early childhood teachers and parents will more frequently apply and teach food safety behaviors in the classroom and at home. <LI>Decrease the food-borne illness in Alabama.
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: The project will build a statewide infrastructure to train early childhood educators, parents and children under 8 years old in food safety education. The goals are: 1. Trainers from cooperative agencies will be able to implement the food safety education training module. 2. Program participants will participate in greater numbers, and will increase their number of hours in food safety education training. 3. Early childhood educators will demonstrate increased knowledge and understanding of effective methods to teach children proper food safety behaviors. 4. Teachers and parents will more frequently apply and teach food safety behaviors in the classroom and at home. 5. Decrease the food-borne illness in Alabama. The project will carry activities including 1) using the developed "Teach-the-Other" food safety education training module to train trainers from partnering agencies throughout the state and early childhood students at Alabama State University; 2) through collaborating with Alabama quality enhancement agencies, the project will conduct one-day in-depth, interactive team training workshops in partners' institution locations; 3) assisting the participants in conducting "Share-the-Training" with the other teachers and parents at the participants' home programs; 4) conducting food safety lessons for kids at child care centers and elementary schools, and 5) partnering with HIPPY program, Family Child Care Partnerships and Child Development Centers at Northwest-Shoals Community College, the project will be able present parent food safety workshops to parents around the state, and 6) the annual trainer meeting will take place in early September. With this unique strategy, the project will be able to reach more early childhood educators, parents, and young children with its limited funding.
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APPROACH: The project will carry activities including 1) using the developed "Teach-the-Other" food safety education training module to train trainers from partnering agencies throughout the state and early childhood students at Alabama State University; 2) through collaborating with Alabama quality enhancement agencies, the project will conduct one-day in-depth, interactive team training workshops in partners' institution locations; 3) assisting the participants in conducting "Share-the-Training" with the other teachers and parents at the participants' home programs; 4) conducting food safety lessons for kids at child care centers and elementary schools, and 5) partnering with HIPPY program, Family Child Care Partnerships and Child Development Centers at Northwest-Shoals Community College, the project will be able present parent food safety workshops to parents around the state, and 6) the annual trainer meeting will take place in early September. With this unique strategy, the project will be able to reach more early childhood educators, parents, and young children with its limited funding.