Extension
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| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 60 |
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 |
| 2066.5) | 270 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
| 2066.4) | 0 |
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) |
| 2066.3) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
Author: Bethony Morris
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
February 9, 2021 Hancock County Cooperative Extension Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant (EFNEP) was told they could start in person programing again! EFNEP reached out to a local elementary school about coming in person to start nutrition programing again. With both EFNEP and the school following the covid guide lines, we were able to start meeting. EFNEP decided a great way to keep germs from spreading was to ask the physical education teacher if he want
Author: Bethony Morris
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Germs are everywhere, is the statement the Expanded Food Nutrition Program Assistant (EFNEP) from the Hancock County Cooperative Extension office used serval times while working with kindergarten-second graders. Several of the students thought they only needed to wash their hands after being inside a restroom. During the program with the students, EFNEP talked about all the times during the day a person should wash their hands. We discussed how each time you wash your hands it s
Author: Bethony Morris
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The Hancock County Cooperative Extension Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant (EFNEP) partnered with True North, a rehab facility for women, to teach the Healthy Choices for Everybody program. At the beginning of the program only 10% of the ladies said they do any type of physical activity daily.As the program continued to meet once a week, at the end of each lesson, as a group the EFNEP and ladies discussed how to get the recommend 30 minutes of physical activity in daily.
Author: Bethony Morris
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The Hancock County Cooperative Extension Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant (EFNEP) was asked to join the South Hancock Elementary 5th grade class. EFNEP decided to teach the Professor Popcorn program. When first meeting with the class EFNEP talked about how important eating fruits and vegetables where. All the ways they help our body to grow, keep us healthy, and make our body strong. EFNEP learned that only 38% of students where eating vegetables at sc
Author: Bethony Morris
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The Hancock County Cooperative Extension Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant (EFNEP) joined True North Rehab Center to teach the Healthy Choices NEP program. Once the entry paperwork was done, the EFNEP found that less than 9% of the adults were eating the recommended USDA daily intake of fruits. It was then taught why fruits are such an important part of a diet. The vitamins, minerals, and fiber, fruits are a great source to help our bodies. Fruits provide tons of antioxi
