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2009 CYFAR Program Showcase

Reaching the Food Insecure Through Food Bank Educational Displays

Presenter(s)/Affiliation:
Mary Concannon, Patricia Moore and Chrissa Carlson, University of Maryland Extension. Mary Ellen Voorhees, Maryland Food Bank

Abstract:
The Maryland Food Bank coordinates the procurement and distribution of food donations to organizations that feed hungry communities. Each month, approximately 500 agencies pick up food for distribution to more than 15,000 needy families.  In Baltimore County, the University of Maryland Extension provides nutrition and food safety educational displays and materials at the point of food distribution to assist organizations with educating their clientele.   

Display

Examples of materials that were developed and displayed at the Maryland Food Bank in 2008/2009 include:

Fruit and Vegetable Storage Tips (PDF)
Designed for adult audiences; provides information for storing fresh Maryland produce.
Handout (PDF)
    
Cold Storage Tips (PDF)
Designed for adult audiences including food preparation staff; provides refrigerator and freezer food storage information.
Handout (PDF)

3 Steps to Eating More Fruits and Vegetables (PDF)
Designed for adult, teen and youth audiences; describes simple steps to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption.
Handout (PDF)

How to Use a Food Thermometer (PDF)
Designed for adult audiences including food preparation staff; provides USDA Recommended Safe Minimum Internal Temperatures.
Handout (PDF)

Salt, Sodium and High Blood Pressure (PDF) 
Designed for adult audiences. Describes how to eat less salt and sodium. Shows how to read a food label for sodium. Display could be used with blood pressure screening at health fairs.
Handout (PDF)

Sugar (PDF)
Designed for teen and adult audiences. Describes how to eat and drink less sugar. Shows how to read a food label for sugar. Display could be used with empty food containers demonstrating high and low sugar content.
Handout (PDF)

New educational displays and handouts are continually being developed for the Maryland Food Bank. The materials are also available for other organizations and agencies through our Web site (http://www.baltimorecounty.umd.edu/
FamilyandConsumerScience/Nutrition/
Educational%20Displays.cfm).

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For more information, contact Mary Concannon; 410-771-1761

Last updated: 07/21/2010