2019 Impacts: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Improving Nutritional Security through Education

Institution	National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) (USDA)
Titel	2019 Impacts: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Improving Nutritional Security through Education
Quelle	(2020), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Food; Nutrition Instruction; Extension Education; Low Income Groups; Program Descriptions; Well Being; Health Behavior; Land Grant Universities; Peer Teaching; Behavior Change; Diversity; Eating Habits; Dietetics; Costs; Partnerships in Education; Hunger; Poverty; Minority Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährungslehre; Cost; Kosten; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Armut; Ethnische Minderheit
Abstract	The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is the nation's first nutrition education program and remains at the forefront of educational efforts to reduce nutrition insecurity of low-income families and youth today. Funded by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), EFNEP supports program participants' efforts toward self-sufficiency and nutritional health and well-being. EFNEP also combines hands-on learning, applied science, and program data to improve its effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability. Collectively, 76 land-grant institutions deliver EFNEP through Cooperative Extension. Other federal programs and public and private efforts have joined with EFNEP to improve this nation's nutritional health and well-being. EFNEP's uniqueness lies in its deep community roots, university connections, and in hiring and training peer educators to teach low-income families to develop healthier behaviors. Each year, EFNEP produces measurable evidence that shows how low-income families succeed when they have access to NIFA programs. Annual data consistently shows that more than 90 percent of adult EFNEP participants report improved behaviors following program involvement. This report provides statistical information on the following topics: (1) Reaching Low Income Families; (2) Reaching Diverse Populations; (3) Saving Money/Improving Diets; and (4) Changing Adult Behavior/Influencing Youth. [For the 2018 report, see ED627135.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01