Program Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives – Teens on Mercer Island Learn Healthy Eating Habits

Mission Statement:

Healthy Teens on Mercer Island is a program designed to provide knowledge of eating habits to enhance the health of teenagers on Mercer Island

Goals

Healthy Teens will help adolescents learn healthy eating habits
Healthy Teens will help adolescents understand the consequences of skipping breakfast
Healthy Teens on Mercer Island will help adolescents understand how fast food and sugar can lead to poor grades
Healthy Teens will help adolescents become more aware of their own individual eating habits and pitfalls

Objectives

Complete 30 teen motivational interviews and 3/1 hour workshops over zoom with teenagers on Mercer Island in a one month time frame

Improve awareness and positive attitude around healthy eating

Teenagers will participate in healthy eating habits suggestions i.e., no fast food, no soda for one month after program by tracking on a tracker daily

Teens will try not to skip breakfast for one month after the program

Teenagers will develop the skills to say no to unhealthy choices using Social Cognitive theory of changing behavior that is led by trained volunteers

Please view this Youtube video to better understand my goals

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