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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

 

 

EFNEP, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, is an integral part of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's Family and Consumer Sciences. EFNEP teaches low-income audiences how to improve their dietary practices and become more effective managers of available resources:

Four distinguishing features of EFNEP are:

  • A targeted audience of low-income families and youth .Teaching performed by Agent Assistants and/or volunteers trained and supervised by Extension professionals .Intensive instruction for individuals and/or small groups.
  • innovative program delivery methods to expand clientele participation, increase retention of nutrition knowledge, and improve program effectiveness.

The adult component of EFNEP focuses on educational programs to enhance the quality of the families' nutrition.  Once graduated from EFNEP, families should have other opportunities to participate in other Extension programs.

The youth component of EFNEP focuses on providing food nutrition education to contribute to personal development of youth from low-income families.

Extension has the responsibility to provide additional educational experiences for the EFNEP audience. The use of EFNEP materials in other programs can contribute to interaction and serve as a bridge between Extension programs.

 

Programs

We offer programs for Adults, Pregnant Women, and Youth. Listed below are the programs currently available.  Please contact your local Extension office of a program that fits your needs.

Cent$ible Nutrition

Target Audience: Adults
Objective: To provide nutrition education to limited-resource families by working with clients in their homes, working with clients' neighbors, using what is available in the home, helping in the development of healthier, happier families.

Lessons enable participants to develop new skills and gain knowledge in order to:

  • Improve nutritional and physical well-being of the total family.
  • Increase knowledge of the essentials of human nutrition and physical activity.
  • Increase the ability to select and buy food that satisfies nutritional needs.
  • Improve skills in food production, preparation, storage, safety, sanitation, and meal-time practices.
  • Increase the ability to manage food budgets and related resources such as food stamps.

Have A Healthy Baby

Target Audience: New Parents/Pregnant Women
Objective: To assist limited-resource pregnant teens and adults with babies up to one year of age to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behaviors necessary for nutritionally sound diets and to contribute to their personal development and to the physical development and the nutritional welfare of the fetus and mother-to-be.

Participation in the program should result in the following:

  • Improved diets and nutritional welfare for the mother-to-be and the fetus .Increased knowledge of the essentials of human nutrition .Increased likelihood of seeing a health care provider early during pregnancy .Increased ability to select and buy food that satisfies nutritional needs .Improved practices in food production, preparation, storage, safety, and sanitation .Increased knowledge of the effects of lifestyles choices. Increased ability to manage food budgets and related resources such as WIC, Food Stamps, and commodity foods .Increased knowledge of available community resource agencies and other assistance organizations.
  • Improved fitness skills for overall health.

Kids in the Kitchen

Target Audience: Youth
Objective: To encourage youths to eat healthier meals and snacks as result of hands-on cooking experiences. Youths will learn how to prepare simple, healthy foods that they can make for themselves and other family members at home.  Additionally, they will learn good food safety practices with each lesson.

Kids in the Kitchen is an updated summer and after-school program for kids ages 6 to 15 years; it includes three lesson levels: Level A- ages 6 to 9 years; Level B - Ages 10 to 12 years; and Level C - Ages 13 to 15 years.

EFNEP Agent Assistants

 

 

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