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Nan Zeng, PhD (Research Assistant Professor & PI)

Victoria Culkin, MA (Associate Scientist III)

Lucky Alvarado, BA (Associate Scientist I)

Abigail Ringer, BA (Program Assistant)

Leveraging Technology to Adapt, Disseminate, and Implement a Statewide Obesity Prevention Program in Head Start Centers

2024 ASNNA Virtual Conference

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Department of Pediatrics

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CHILE Plus Program

  • The Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) Plus has been a statewide nutrition education and obesity prevention program for Head Start (HS) children across New Mexico since 2011.
  • This presentation aims to showcase how we've utilized technology to implement, evaluate and evolve this SNAP-Ed initiative.

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Technology Used in CHILE Plus

  • Digital repository
  • X/IG/FB
  • Online training
  • REDCap

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Digital Repository

  • https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-chile-plus/
  • Nutrition Modules
  • Physical Activity Curriculum
  • Family Engagement Activities

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Virtual Training

  • 117 teachers in 2023

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Video Lessons Demo

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Evaluation

  • REDCap
  • Module Checklist

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Into the Future…

  • Nutrition Module development

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Into the Future…

  • CHILE Plus Mobile App

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Thank You!

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