Impa' Kilimpi' (Strong Food) Nutrition Program

Chickasaw Nation Residents
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The Impa' Kilimpi' (Strong Food) Nutrition Program showcases creative approaches to nutrition education by modeling and teaching positive lifestyle habits.

This program is available to the public.

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Contact

Phone:
(580) 272-5506
Fax:
(580) 272-5501
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Program Details

Creative approaches to nutrition education are provided to families and communities throughout the Chickasaw Nation by modeling and teaching positive lifestyle habits. Through a variety of methods and resources to accommodate all age groups, the Impa’ Kilimpi’ team regularly engages with the community through Eagle Adventure, Get Fresh!, Community Gardens, Body Adventure and Champion Nutrition.

Programs

Get Fresh!

Learn healthy ways to prepare delicious meals and snacks through live or virtual cooking demonstrations and other educational tools. Get Fresh! provides nutrition education through interactive cooking classes, food demonstrations, youth camps and health fairs.

Find recipes, videos and more at: GetFreshCooking.com

Find cooking classes at: GetFreshCooking.com/Events

Eagle Adventure

This unique and interactive program combines First American storytelling, classroom lessons, hands-on activities and food experiences to help children (grades one through three) find joy in being active and enjoying a variety of fruits and vegetables. Eagle Adventure teaches the importance of developing health habits early in life, which can help prevent Type 2 diabetes.

Find education materials at: GetFreshCooking.com/EagleAdventure

Community Gardens

Impa’ Kilimpi’ oversees three on-site community gardens. These gardens implement food sovereignty by demonstrating an assortment of gardening methods, such as using recycled materials for planting, composting and indoor gardening with hydroponics among others. A variety of herbs, fruits and vegetables are distributed to eligible participants and used in Get Fresh! cooking demonstrations.

Body Adventure   

This Chickasaw culture-infused health education program is based on the children’s book “Brave Little Anoli” and teaches students (grades four and five) about the power of making healthy choices using interactive lessons about fruits, vegetables, water and physical activity. Body Adventure also features a life-size, walk-through exhibit allowing children to learn about nutrition and digestion as they walk through 10 organs of the body and engage with animated videos and graphics. 

Champion Nutrition

A sports nutrition curriculum developed by a dietitian to enhance an athlete’s performance and overall health. This virtual curriculum is a series of five videos geared toward high school athletes with an optional bonus video for sports-specific nutrition education. Additional benefits include access to a dietitian for personalized guidance and sports enhancement tools for athletes and coaches.

 

Other Information

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Locations

Ada Nutrition Services

Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Ardmore Nutrition Services/WIC

Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401

Purcell Nutrition Services/WIC

Purcell, Oklahoma 73080