Abstract
LEARNING OUTCOME:To be able to relate the outreach examples to their own communities and minority nutrition needs. Person-to-person referrals are what lead most participants into Tri-County Health Department's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clinics. To facilitate these face-to-face contacts and to overcome the hesitation of new immigrants isolated by cultural or language barriers, we take nutrition education to them through community health fairs. Other special groups are met in their comfortable settings with messages tailored to meet their needs. Such programs have included the following: • a health fair, with screenings, education, and referrals, at the Muslim Mosque, featuring a life-size Middle-Eastern food guide pyramid • a family “Baby Shower” to the Spanish-speaking community, emphasizing the vital role of nutrition in preventing birth defects • a Women's Health Symposium held by the Black Women's Caucus, employing a video, cookbooks, pamphlets, and discussion dealing with risk factors of middle-aged African-American women While providing nutrition information, we add to our understanding of these communities and cultures, their diets, and their health needs.
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