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| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.2) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.3) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
| 2066.4) | 67 |
Number of families/caregivers who reported supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they grew or preserved (community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets) |
| 2066.5) | 85 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
Author: Dianne Hayward
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Cumberland County schools have offered a Summer feed Program over the past several years due to the fact that they are classified as a low income area with 72 % of families eligible for free and reduced meals.This year Cumberland County Extension office, ANR and FCS Agents and myself the Nutrition Education Program Assistant partnered with the Cumberland County Food Services director to promote the Summer Feed Program where all school age children could collect food
Author: Dianne Hayward
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
How to teach low income, working parents of preschooler about healthy nutrition with their preschoolers and also having no physical contact with any children during our lock downs for covid was a challenge for me as a nutrition education program assistant with the Cumberland County extension office. Even at the best of times with no covid we had trouble reaching these families. The FCS agent and I went to the HANDS program with the Health department and they had events like baby showers and fall
Author: Deborah Messenger
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the 2019 Health Profiles, Cumberland County has an obesity rate of 36% percent which is above the state level of 34%. Also, Cumberland County has a physical inactivity rate of 33% which is also above the state percentage which is 29%. As an effort to increase students awareness and improve behaviors related to good nutrition, the Cumberland County Family and Consumer Sciences agent and the Cumberland County Agriculture and Natural Resources agent partnered with Kindergarten through
Author: Dianne Hayward
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The local Community Action office contacted our extension office about holding classes related to growing your own food. As the nutrition education assistant I agreed and enlisted the help of the family and consumer science agent and Agriculture and Natural Resources agent. These classes were meant for the general public and especially low income families who require at least one attendance of a class to qualify for Garden voucher assistance program supplied by the USDA. The voucher can only be
