2020 Impacts: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Improving Nutritional Security through Education
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| Title: | 2020 Impacts: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Improving Nutritional Security through Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA) |
| Source: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 2021. |
| Availability: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW Stop 2201, Washington, DC 20250. Tel: 202-720-4423; Web site: https://nifa.usda.gov/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups, Extension Education, Program Effectiveness, Poverty, Minority Groups, Dietetics, Adult Programs, Youth Programs |
| Abstract: | Nutrition insecurity, reflected by poor nutrition, limited physical activity, unsafe food practices, and food insecurity, is a significant national health concern. Poor health disproportionately affects minority and low-income populations. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is the nation's first nutrition education program for low-income populations and remains at the forefront of nutrition education efforts to reduce nutrition insecurity of low-income families and youth today. Funded by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and conducted by Cooperative Extension through land-grant institutions in all U.S. states and territories and the District of Columbia, EFNEP uses education to support program participants' efforts toward self-sufficiency and nutritional health and wellbeing. The global pandemic of 2020 had a profound effect upon EFNEP. Program reach declined as stay-at-home orders and public closures were implemented across the nation. Improved behaviors also decreased slightly, as participants struggled to find normalcy in their lives. Still, consistent with previous years, more than 90% of adult participants reported improved behaviors following program involvement. The need for and value of EFNEP became even more apparent in 2020, as new partnerships were formed to help low-income families and youth gain knowledge and skills for increased food security, food resource management (shopping and food preparation), and food safety to keep healthy in these challenging times. This report provides statistics from EFNEP 2020 and shares stories that show EFNEP continues to make a difference in the lives of low-income families and youth, even, and especially in times of adversity. |
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| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | ED611402 |
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