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Download full textNational Institute of Food and Agriculture, 2023
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is the nation's first federal nutrition education program for low-income populations. Without question, accelerating equity in programming has long been a priority of EFNEP. Historically underserved populations with limited financial resources are often people of color and at increased risk…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction, Nutrition, Food
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 2019
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…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction, Nutrition, Food
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Direct linkSalter, Cathy – Geography Teacher, 2010
This article discusses what's cooking in America's schoolyard gardens. From First Lady Michelle Obama's world-famous Kitchen Garden, to Alice Waters' groundbreaking Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, California, to a nationally recognized elementary school learning garden in the small Midwestern town of Ashland, Missouri, school children are planting…
Descriptors: Obesity, Nutrition, Child Health, Health Promotion
Katz, David L.; Katz, Catherine S.; Treu, Judith A.; Reynolds, Jesse; Njike, Valentine; Walker, Jennifer; Smith, Erica; Michael, Jennifer – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a nutrition education program designed to teach elementary school students and their parents, and to distinguish between more healthful and less healthful choices in diverse food categories. Methods: Three schools were assigned to receive the Nutrition Detectives[TM] program and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Body Composition
Bante, Holly; Elliott, Michael; Harrod, Amanda; Haire-Joshu, Debra – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To describe the frequency of inappropriate feeding practices used by parents of preschoolers and the impact on a child's preference for and intake of fruits and vegetables (FV). Design: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a telephone interview. Setting: A community-based program in rural southeastern Missouri. Participants:…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Public Health, Eating Habits, Child Rearing
Nolan, Nelda M.; Gross, John G. – 1972
The report evaluates the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in Missouri by comparing the dietary adequacy and nutrition knowledge of 200 program families representative of urban, small town and rural areas with that of 200 similarly representative non-program families. Data were gathered by personal interviews taken in March,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Data Analysis, Demography
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1990
This instructional module was designed to assist health services assistant educators in facilitating adult students' learning in health careers outside nursing. The module may be used to provide classroom instruction, assist assigned staff in providing on-the-job instruction, or provide selected units for independent study for dietary aides. The…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
