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CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEPS91Table 26: Summary of Priority Outcomes, Indicators and MeasuresProgram LevelSector Public HealthPriorityOutcomeStudents and their families access locally produced, healthy food through schoolsIndicator(s)Measures1: Student access to local, healthy foods inschools1.1 Number of students participating in, orexposed to, farm to school activities, such asschool gardening, cooking, nutrition and foodbasedlessons1.2 Food preparation strategies used to increaselocal food availability, accessibility or appeal oflocal, healthy foods, including use of culturallyappropriate foods in schools1.3 Food serving strategies used to increase line ofsight, accessibility and appeal of healthy, localfoods, including use of culturally appropriatefoods2: Family and adult access to local, healthy foods fromfarm to school program activities2.1Number of parent or care-giver participantsparticipating in farm to school activities, such asafter-school programs, garden volunteers, field trips,nutrition and food-based learning, etc.2.2 Number and type of nutrition, food-based oragriculture-based learning materials sent home orshared with other community adults2.3 Number and types of ways procuring local foods isconnected to garden and/or educational activities inthe home and community1.4 The number of ways procuring local foodsis connected to garden and/or educationalactivities in the school2.4 Number and types of adults (i.e., teachers, parents orcare givers, community partners, staff) engaged in thedesign and implementation of food preparation andserving strategies1.5 Increase in the percentage of total free andreduced-meal eligible children participating inschool meal programs when farm to schoolactivities are present1.6 Increase in use of local, healthy foods inschool and outside of school meal programs,including breakfast, lunch, snacks, Departmentof Defense fresh produce program, summerand after school programs1.7 Number of students directly engaged inthe design and implementation of the foodpreparation and food-serving strategies inMeasures 1.2 and 1.31.8 Number of children directly involved in farmto school (students, teachers, administrators,farmers, food service) engaged in the designand implementation of farm to schoolactivities1.9 Number of students trained and participatingin youth action research to help evaluate orassess impact of farm to school programs inpublic health measures such as food access,food literacy, etc.2.5 Number of adults directly involved in farm to school(students, teachers, administrators, farmers, foodservice) engaged in the design and implementation offarm to school activities2.6 Increased support and technical assistance forstudents and their families to grow and prepare theirown foodNATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK