Author: Connie Downey
Planning Unit: Clay County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
COVID-19 changed almost everything, with strict guidelines and social distancing. Clay County Cooperative Extension Service SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education) assistant had to figure out ways to stay in touch with the target audience throughout the county.
Daily post about nutrition, budgeting, meal planning, food safety, cooking demonstration videos and recipes have been posted. Utilizing the state provided materials for the NEP Facebook page, the Clay County SNAP-Ed assistant created a Nutrition Education Program Facebook page to stay connected and deliver nutrition education The Facebook page is aimed toward the targeted audience but can be utilized by everyone. The Clay County Nutrition Education Program page has 192 likes and 195 followers.
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