About CHILE Plus
CHILE Plus continues as an evidence-based, multidisciplinary nutrition education and obesity prevention program among American Indian and Hispanic children enrolled in Head Start programs across rural New Mexico. CHILE Plus is behaviorally-focused and is based on the socioecological model. CHILE Plus was partially funded by the New Mexico Health Care Authority as a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) project. The purpose of SNAP-Ed is to improve the likelihood that SNAP-eligible individuals and families will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA food guidance.
The aims of CHILE Plus are that Head Start children and their families will:
- CHILE Nutrition and Physical Activity classroom curriculum for Head Start children
- Provides repeated opportunities to try new foods and to increase physical activity throughout the school day
- CHILE Plus professional development delivered to Head Start teachers, food service staff, coordinators and administrators. Content includes healthy eating, active living, and family engagement strategies
- CHILE Plus Family Engagement Activities, including CHILE Plus messaging at home visits, in parent meetings, and through CHILE Plus Family Event activities. Activities are conducted by both CHILE Plus staff and Head Start staff
- Grocery store program to promote healthier food and beverage options in select rural communities
- Health Care and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program providers
CHILE Plus intervention includes the following:
- CHILE Nutrition and Physical Activity classroom curriculum for Head Start children
- Provides repeated opportunities to try new foods and to increase physical activity throughout the school day
- CHILE Plus professional development delivered to Head Start teachers, food service staff, coordinators and administrators. Content includes healthy eating, active living, and family engagement strategies
- CHILE Plus Family Engagement Activities, including CHILE Plus messaging at home visits, in parent meetings, and through CHILE Plus Family Event activities. Activities are conducted by both CHILE Plus staff and Head Start staff
- Grocery store program to promote healthier food and beverage options in select rural communities
- Health Care and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program providers
Have questions or want more information?
Email us at chileplus@salud.unm.edu