Service Title: Education

Definition: Services which provide individuals with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills suited to their interests and capabilities through formally structured, group oriented lectures or classes.  Subject areas for adult education may include nutrition, health, mental health, personal care, consumerism, crime prevention, legal rights/entitlement benefits, home maintenance and repair, retirement orientation and life enrichment, etc.

1. Service Activities may include:
   
   a) Arranging and providing academic courses, classes, seminars, lectures and other presentations;
   
   b) Developing teaching aids and/or informational materials;
   
   c) Arranging for group tours of nutrition-related and other organizations as deemed appropriate; and
   
   d) Arranging and providing nutritional education. Nutrition education is defined as:  Facts are made available about the kinds and amounts of food required to maintain good health and nutrition, foster good eating habits, and to develop better food purchasing practices, preparation, and selection.  Nutrition education should be overseen by a dietitian or individual of comparable expertise.
2. Unit of Service: The unit of service measurement is one educational session (program) per participant.  This includes educational sessions (programs) provided to individuals or groups.  For example, if one educational session is provided to ten individuals, then ten units of service have been provided.
3. Service Standards: Reserved (Please refer to complete standard)