Service:

                                               Child Care Nutrition Consultation                                 

Description:

A registered dietitian/licensed nutritionist provides nutrition consultation services to participating licensed child care centers and homes. Services include consultation relating to child care food and nutrition requirements, childhood obesity prevention activities, staff training, and parent workshops.

The NAP-SACC (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care) tool kit is used as the framework to guide activities in the centers and homes. 

Eligibility:

Selected child care settings in Durham County.

Fees:

None.  Services are available through funding from the Durham’s Partnership for Children, a Smart Start Initiative.  

Access:

Services are provided on site at child care centers and homes.

Appointment:

Yes. Call to inquire about eligibility for services.

Contact:

Nutrition Division, 560-7300.

Service:

Family Fun with Food   

Description:

Registered/Licensed Dietitians/Nutritionists in targeted schools conduct evening cooking and nutrition workshops for students and their parents.  The two hour workshops run once a week for four weeks.  Lessons include cooking on a budget, meal planning, and family meals.  Each week the parents and their children work together to cook healthy, tasty and inexpensive dinner and then sit down and eat together at the table. 

Eligibility:

Third through fifth grade students and their parents in the Durham County Public School System where greater than 50% of the student population is eligible for free or reduced priced meals. 

Fees:

None

Access:

Program in eligible Durham Public Schools as funding prohibits. Application required.  Participants chosen based on a first-come, first serve basis.    

Appointment:

None

Contact:

560-7791