Browsing by Author "Katras, Mary Jo"

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    Assessing Food Shopping and Preparation as a Mediating Factor Associated with Healthy Outcomes
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2013-10) Lovett, Kathleen; Hurtado, G Ali; Bain, Jamie; Sherman, Shelley; Katras, Mary Jo
    To understand the relationship of food shopping and preparation of USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) key nutrition messages have on other key nutrition messages, a quasi-experimental design was developed using data from Minnesota’s 2012 SNAP-Ed evaluation system. SNAP-Ed participants attended a series of nutrition education classes delivered by Extension staff along with schools and community-based organizations and completed a retrospective evaluation survey. Correlations were used to assess self-reported changes for the food shopping and preparation key message. Results found that food shopping and preparation key message was significantly correlated with other key messages and mediation association of food shopping and preparation with low-fat calcium-rich foods, limiting added sugar, food safety and increasing physical activity were also significant. Food shopping and preparation key message is relevant when discussing other nutrition concepts and in future program development and research.
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    Boletín del Programa Latino de Extensión para la Educación Financiera, 2015, Vol 9, Número 3
    (University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2015-05) Lamas, Jose; Meraz, Antonio A; Baack, A; Mendoza, Francisca; Katras, Mary Jo
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    Boletín del Programa Latino de Extensión para la Educación Financiera, 2016, Vol 10, Número 2
    (University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2016-03) Burk, Gabriela; Putz, Taylor; Katras, Mary Jo; Lamas, José; Mendoza, Francisca M; Butler, Sarah L
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    Bridging Research to Practice: An Innovative Approach to Sharing Extension's Work
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2018-10) Mastel, Kristen; Katras, Mary Jo
    There is increasing competition for research-informed and trusted information online. Since Wikipedia is so prominent, it is an innovative opportunity for Extension to increase the rigor of Wikipedia articles by adding our research and education citations to make our work more discoverable and accessible.
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    Community Mentorship for Financial Capability
    (2016-03-31) Katras, Mary Jo; Overson, Kevin
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    Episode 70: Expanding Program Innovation with Youth
    (2022-04-14) Robideau, Kari; Meyer, Becky; Meyer, Nate; Katras, Mary Jo
    Over the last couple years youth workers have been forced into change and moved into situations where they had to be innovators… How can those experiences be utilized to continue in the mode of being changemakers? Becky Meyer (Center for Youth Development), Nate Meyer (Program Leader, Center for AFNR), and Mary Jo Katras (Program Leader, Center for Family Development) discuss how to capture the youth program innovation we’ve experienced and utilize a model to help practice empathy, be creative and strive for elegance.
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    Good Foods, Good Fathering: A Community-Extension Partnership to Engage Low Income Urban Fathers In Their Child’s Nutrition
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2013-10) Sherman, Shelley; Straub, Terry; Jones, Clarence; Katras, Mary Jo
    Research shows the importance of parental guidance in making healthy food choices. Fathers, specifically non-residential fathers, are often left out of the conversation when it comes to grocery shopping, meal planning and food preparation. They tend to cater to their children’s wants rather than making healthy food choices With funding from the Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute, Extension’s Simply Good Eating and Master Gardener programs and a community partner designed a participatory research pilot project to bring low-income, non-residential fathers back to the kitchen with the goal of linking growing,preparing and shopping for healthy food with building healthy family relationships. While this project required patience and flexibility, the fathers eloquently expressed how participation in this project changed the way they thought about feeding, parenting and nurturing their children. The community- Extension partnership was invaluable in providing healthy and positive food experiences for a group that has not been engaged by Extension.
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    Latino Financial Literacy Program Newsletter, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 3
    (University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2015-05) Lamas, Jose; Meraz, Antonio A; Baack, Amy; Mendoza, Francisca; Katras, Mary Jo
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    Latino Financial Literacy Program Newsletter, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 2
    (University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2016-03) Burk, Gabriela; Putz, Taylor; Katras, Mary Jo; Butler, Sarah L; Mendoza, Francisca M; Lamas, José