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Fresh Express Bus

Esperanza Elementary School

Zoe Weinlader Raleigh Long

Daniel Zinkan Reynaldo Angulo

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Background Information

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Esperanza Elementary School

Population:

  • Serving children ages 5 - 12 and adults 25 - 50.

  • 51.8% (total) and 66.1% (>18 y/o) of population living below poverty level.
  • Food desert (zip code 85009)
    • Surrounding neighborhood(s) considered low income and low access to foods (AZDHS).
    • http://azdhs.gov/gis/az-food-deserts/index.php
  • White: 50.2%
  • Black or African American: 5.4%
  • American Indian of Alaskan Native: 3.2%
  • Asian: .7%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: .2%
  • Some Other Race: 44%
  • Percent Hispanic or Latino: 80.9%
  • English speaking only: 13,863
  • Language other than English: 28,914
  • Speak English less than “very well”

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Lesson Plan

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Lesson 1:

Lesson 2:

  • Story time!
  • Comparison and contrast of healthy practices versus unhealthy eating practices
  • Breakfast fruit kabob.
  • Healthy popcorn snack.

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Funny Stories

  • Apple Kid

  • Unexpected change of audience

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Problems

For an Intervention

  • Not enough awareness of the Fresh Express
    • There were issues with helping customers understand the prices.
    • Most people wanted to drop kids off and leave
  • Nutritional Awareness for children
    • Need for children to be aware of what they are eating

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Intervention

Mobile Phone App

  • Would gamify eating fruits and vegetables
  • Keep track nutrients
  • Tied into Fresh Express

Marketing plan

  • Radio Advertisements
  • Flyers
  • School Announcements
  • Social Media
  • Students
    • Nutrition
    • Marketing

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Cost of Intervention

Flier Copies- $50

Radio Ad Production- $400

Biweekly Radio Air time- $5200

Creation of Mobile App- $50000

Monthly upkeep of App- $1200

Cost of Dietitian - $4680

Cost of Marketer- $3120

Total- $64,650

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Social Media

  • Facebook
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  • Twitter
  • #SeriouslySuperSnacks