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Small Museum Research Collaborative: Exhibit-based Outreach
Grant Code: R25RR022741
Funding Years: 09/22/2005 - 06/30/2010
Institution: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
Department: Department of Exhibits
Address:
1945 SE Water Ave
Portland, OR, 97214-3354
PI:
COATS, VICTORIA,
Phone: (503) 797-4584
Fax: (503) 797-4566
Email: vcoats@omsi.edu
Co-PI:
JOHNSON, MARILYN D.,
Phone: (503) 797-4536
Fax: (503) 797-4568
Email: mjohnson@omsi.edu
URL: http://www.omsi.info/everybodyeats/
Audience
Small museum visitors: families with children ages 5-10, school groups grades K-5, Latino families and students
Subjects Addressed
Nutrition, physical activity, clinical research, healthy choices
Project Description
The SMRC exhibition project has three primary goals: 1) Promote intergenerational learning about healthy nutrition and physical activity by creating exhibits and educational materials that are family-friendly and engage adults, children, and Latino families. 2) Present clinical research methods and outcomes that advance our understanding of nutrition and physical activity to increase visitors- scientific literacy and encourage them to make informed healthy choices. 3) Build on visitor understanding of healthy nutrition and physical activity with practical applications and better understanding of barriers and solutions.
Resources for Sharing
1) 700-square-foot bilingual (English & Spanish) exhibition about healthy nutrition for national tour to small museums. Two copies will be available for rent. 2) 700-square-foot bilingual (English & Spanish) exhibition about physical activity for national tour to small museums. Two copies will be available for rent. 3) Project website about the exhibitions. 4) Teachers- guides to the exhibitions. 5) Take-home family guide to the exhibitions. 6) Educational programs and demonstrations about healthy eating and physical activity.
Dissemination Strategies
Tour both exhibitions to five SMRC partner small museums for collaborative evaluation and further development of exhibits and programs. Create exhibitions that meet needs of small venues (e.g., cost, size, content, complexity) and disseminate for rent nationally (three venues per year for a minimum of 8 years).
Abstract
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), in collaboration with the Small Museum Research Collaborative (SMRC), proposes to create four small bilingual exhibitions in English and Spanish for a national tour to small museums. The exhibitions will focus on current clinical research in nutrition and physical activity and its applications to personal and family wellness. We propose to build four, 700-square-foot traveling exhibitions: two identical exhibitions with a focus on nutrition, and two identical exhibitions with a focus on physical activity. OMSI's SMRC partners bring the experiences and resources of five geographically and thematically diverse small museums to this project. As the lead institution, OMSI brings over 19 years of experience in creating and touring national exhibitions and in collaborative projects with other museums. Front-end, formative, remedial, and summative evaluation will be conducted with family audiences at OMSI and SMRC sites. To extend the visitor experience, OMSI and SMRC will produce related educational materials and programs including a Web site, teachers' guides, small museum staff training, distance-learning programs, and interactive presentations. An SMRC distance-learning network will be created for program dissemination. The project will be developed with the support of local research scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) and other experts in nutrition and fitness research, health care, and education. The project's audience is family and K-5 school group visitors to small science and children's museums in rural and small urban communities nationwide. Latino families are also a priority audience for the project. Each of the four traveling exhibitions will tour to three venues a year for a minimum of eight years. We conservatively estimate that over two million people will visit the exhibitions during their national tours. This project presents a powerful oppo tunity to reach museum visitors in rural and underserved communities, to invite families to pursue healthy nutrition and physical activity together, and to present and interpret clinical research findings for diverse audiences.
Keywords
spanish, nutrition, physical activity, fitness
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