Abstract

Long-term, CHEW aims to reduce childhood obesity. CHEW assists and educates USDA’s Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program families with 2-4 year olds; WIC grocers serving this population; nutrition and medical students; health providers and other community members. NashvilleCHEW.org website, online since June 2012, averaged over 6,000 views a month in 2014 with a peak of over 18,000 views in November. Website includes healthy snack recipes in English and Spanish; nutrition lectures, calendar of healthy food tastings, CHEW conferences presentations. Community outreach through a website can be effective in focusing attention on culturally tailored nutrition education and obesity prevention efforts.

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