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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Posted
8/29/18
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10.514
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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NI23EFNEPXXXG049
PROJECT SUMMARY EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN THE FIVE TARGETED AREAS, APPROXIMATELY 24% OF THE RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY. IN THESE COUNTIES, 30% OF DEATHS ARE FROM NUTRITION RELATED DISEASES, INCLUDING HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND DIABETES, 74% EAT LESS THAN FIVE SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EACH DAY, AND 68% ARE CONSIDERED OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) TEACHES NUTRITION AND FOOD RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND YOUTH. FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY (FAMU) EFNEP ASSIST FAMILIES IN ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ATTITUDES, AND CHANGED BEHAVIOR NECESSARY FOR MAKING HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, PREPARE DELICIOUS AND SAFE FOOD, AND MAKE MONEY AND FOOD STAMPS GO FURTHER. FAMU EFNEP PROGRAM DELIVERS A SERIES OF NUTRITION LESSONS TO PARTICIPANTS IN SIX TARGETED COUNTIES. COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPANSION INTO NONTRADITIONAL SETTINGS, SUCH AS FAITHBASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITH FOCUSED AUDIENCES, PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO INSURE THE TARGETED AUDIENCE IS REACHED. THE PROGRAM TARGETS YOUTH AND ADULTS IN UNDERSERVED AND LOWINCOME COMMUNITIES IN FOUR RURAL AND TWO URBAN COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO REACH AT LEAST 80 ADULTS IN THE TARGET COUNTIES, AND INCREASE THIS NUMBER BY 5% EACH YEAR OVER THE FIVEYEAR PERIOD. ADULT PARTICIPATION WILL CONSIST OF GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS INCLUDING CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING KEY COMMUNITY AND OTHER COLLABORATIONS TO ASSIST WITH RECRUITING AND MAINTAINING ADULT PARTICIPATION. THE YOUTH AUDIENCES CONSIST OF LOWINCOME CHILDREN AND YOUTH, 4H YOUTH OF VARIOUS ETHNIC AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO REACH AT LEAST 350 YOUTH AND INCREASE THIS NUMBER BY 5% EACH YEAR OVER THE FIVEYEAR PERIOD.
Florida A & M University
Formula Grant
$236.3k
10/1/22
7/17/23
NI23EFNEPXXXG035
UC ANR EFNEP PROGRAM ABSTRACT DESCRIPTION & BENEFICIARIES THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SCIENCE-BASED OR EVIDENCE BASED ACTIVITIES TO ENABLE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ENGAGE IN NUTRITIONALLY SOUND FOOD PURCHASE AND PREPARATION PRACTICES. EFNEP IS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 1425 OF THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175), AND APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(D) OF THE SMITH-LEVER ACT. UC AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (UC ANR) MANAGES EFNEP IN 24 COUNTIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA. EFNEP DELIVERS RESEARCH-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION TO LIMITED-RESOURCE FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TO ACQUIRE SKILLS, ATTITUDES, AND CHANGED BEHAVIORS NECESSARY FOR NUTRITIONALLY SOUND DIETS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITIONAL WELL-BEING. IN FFY2021, UC ANR'S EFNEP PROGRAMS HAD OVER 9 ,200 ENROLLED IN ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. ACTIVITIES & OUTCOMES UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (UCCE) ACADEMICS PROVIDED OVERSIGHT, LEADERSHIP, AND GUIDANCE FOR EFNEP STATEWIDE PROGRAMS. CURRICULA WERE SUCH AS MAKING EVERY DOLLAR COUNT (MEDC), EATING SMART BEING ACTIVE (ESBA), AND PLAN, SHOP, SAVE, AND COOK (PSSC) WERE DELIVERED TO HELP ADULT PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE TOOLS NEEDED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR MONEY BY TEACHING FAMILIES FOOD BUYING/BUDGETING SKILLS AND FOOD RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. THE CHALLENGES OF MEETING AMID COVID RESTRICTIONS HIGHLIGHTED THE STRENGTHS OF THE CALIFORNIA EFNEP PROGRAM IN ADAPTING TO THE NEEDS OF THE AUDIENCE IT SERVES. MANY PROGRAMS PIVOTED THEIR PROGRAMMING TO BE OFFERED ONLINE, WHICH HELPED MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. IN ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES, FOR EXAMPLE, EFNEP EDUCATORS PROVIDED A NINE-PART VIRTUAL SERIES, UCCE CONNECTS TO YOU! IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOCUSED ON STRATEGIES TO STRETCH THE HOUSEHOLD FOOD BUDGET AND PROVIDED INFORMATION ON COVID-19 RELATED EMERGENCY FOODASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THEY ALSO DEMONSTRATED RECIPES FOR THE FOOD ITEMS PARENTS RECEIVED AT THEIR LOCAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. EFNEP EVALUATION RESULTS FROM FFY2021 FOUND THAT ADULT GRADUATES FROM THE PROGRAM STATEWIDE AVERAGED A $41.62 MONTHLY SAVINGS IN THEIR GROCERY BUDGET, WHICH EQUATING TO A $500 SAVINGS ANNUALLY. GIVEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC'S SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO HOUSEHOLD FINANCES FROM CASCADING SHUTDOWNS AND LAYOFFS, THIS EXTRA MONEY MONTHLY MADE A DIFFERENCE. DURING FFY 2021, PROGRAM FAMILIES MADE STRIDES IN HEALTHY EATING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND BEHAVIORS SUCH AS: - 84% OF ADULTS AND 57% OF YOUTH IMPROVED FOOD SAFETY, INCLUDING HAND-WASHING, CLEANING FOOD PREPARATION SURFACES, NOT THAWING FOOD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, AND USING A MEAT THERMOMETER - 98% OF ADULTS AND 83% OF YOUTH IMPROVED DIET QUALITY, WITH 60% OF PARTICIPANTS CONSUMING MORE TYPES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EACH DAY - 97% OF ADULTS AND 48% OF YOUTH PRACTICED FOOD RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WITH 79% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTING INCREASED SKILLS IN PLANNING MEALS, SHOPPING FOR SALE ITEMS, AND INVENTORYING THEIR FOOD SUPPLY BEFORE SHOPPING - 85% OF ADULTS AND 57% OF YOUTH INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WITH 66% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTING THAT THEY EXERCISED FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES MORE DAYS PER WEEK AFTER PARTICIPATING IN EFNEP PROGRAMMING.
The Regents Of The University Of California
Formula Grant
$3.8m
10/1/22
12/8/23
NI20EFNEPXXXG046
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE (EFNEP) EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM
Oregon State University
Formula Grant
$622.3k
10/1/19
7/18/22
NI17EFNEPXXXG045
EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM
University Of Wisconsin System
Formula Grant
$2.1m
10/1/16
4/1/21
NI21EFNEPXXXG023
EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM FY2021
University Of Guam
Formula Grant
$105.1k
10/1/20
7/13/21