Family Nutrition Education Programs Nutrition and Life Skills for Missouri Families

Program Content Area Nutritional Quality Food Availability Food Safety Physical Activity

Objectives Achieving life long health and fitness Choosing healthy food choices Increase food preparation skills Increase knowledge and practice of food safety skills Using a Food Label Nutrition Facts Panel Adopting the habit of being Physically Active

The Family Nutrition Education Program What is FNEP? The Family Nutrition Education Program EFNEP Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program FNP Family Nutrition Program

Family Nutrition Program SNAP - ED Target audience Food Stamp Recipients Eligible for food stamps Series of lessons preferred 8 – 12 lessons for adults 5-7 lessons for youth

Social Ecological Model

Show-Me Nutrition for Youth Let’s Read about Healthy Eating Adventures in Nutrition with the Show-Me Chef Fun with Food and Fitness Food Group Express Building My Body Choosing Foods for Me Exploring the Food Groups Digging Deeper Choices & Challenges

Additional Programs Kids in the Kitchen Eating from the Garden A Yummy Curriculum Eating Smart Being Active Cooking Matters Cooking Matters in the Store Small Steps to Health and Wealth Stock Healthy Shop Healthy

Collaboration Agencies with Local Public Funding Public schools Community centers Abuse shelters Food Pantries Shelter Workshops Senior Centers Health Clinics Public Health Departments Preschools After school programs Homeless shelters Parents as Teachers Mid-Continent Libraries ABE Classes Head Start

FNP Connects Statewide Number of participants for FY 2016: 953,106 Total direct educational contacts 4,091,665 Total indirect educational contacts: 3,170,363 Number of groups that participated: 10,797 Number of youth participants: 213,667 Number of adult participants: 739,439

Nutrition Classes for Youth Most programs include seven lessons Kids learning to make healthy choices

Educational Activities

Food Prep

Hand washing

Reaching Food Stamp Audiences Food Pantry Recipe and Information cards Buddy Pack Program Reaches more than 6000 children Show Me Nutrition Education Displays

Adult Education Eating Smart Being Active

Show Me Nutrition Education Displays Teacher Lounges Food Pantries Health Fairs WIC Offices Grocery Stores

Policy, Systems and Environment Eating from the Garden Eat Smart in the Parks Marketing and Messaging - MoCAN Increasing Physical Activity Farm to Institution Farmer’s Markets Healthier Lunchrooms

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Target audience Income within 185% of poverty Children in home under 19 Series of 6 – 12 lessons

Agencies Served Through EFNEP WIC Head Start Churches 4-H Food pantries Salvation Army Shelters YMCA after school programs Day care centers Teen pregnancy shelters

EFNEP Facts at a Glance Reached 6,357 participants 3,735 adults 2,622 youth

EFNEP Impact

National EFNEP Impact Cost benefit analyses for savings on health care costs are as high as $10.64 per $1 spent on programming

National EFNEP Impact For every $1 spent to implement EFNEP, $2.48 is saved on food expenditures, reducing the need for emergency food assistance

National EFNEP Impact Overall diet improvement in all food groups Preventing food-borne illness through improved safety practices Collaboration with other agencies reinforces common nutrition message

Food Safety 37% of participants more often practiced not thawing their foods at room temperature 23% more often practices not allowing meat and dairy foods to sit out for more than two hours.

Managing Food Dollars 36% more often planned meals in advance 34% more often compared food prices 34% more often used a grocery list for shopping 33% less often ran out of food before the end of the month

Healthy Food Choices 34% more often thought about healthy food choices when deciding what to feed their families 30% more often prepared foods without adding salt 40% more often used the food label to make food choices

Healthy Food Choices 27% of participants reported that their children ate breakfast more often

Employment Opportunities Nutrition Program Associate Extension Associate Regional Nutrition and Health Education Specialist Project Director Program Manager Associate State Nutrition Specialist State Nutrition Specialist

Putting a Face to the Name! Jo Britt-Rankin FNEP Administrative Director Candance Gabel FNEP State Coordinator

Putting a Face to the Name! Donna Mehrle Assistant Coordinator Karen Sherbondy Alternate Educational Delivery Coordinator

Putting a Face to a Name! Larry Roberts Eating from the Garden Coordinator Susan Mills-Gray Associate State Nutrition Specialist

Putting a Face to A Name! Cindy Deblauw Eat Smart in the Parks Coordinator Lorin Fahrmeier Farm to Institution Coordinator

Putting a Face to the Name! Stefanie Crupe Administrative Assistant Tom Pitchford Fiscal Manager

Credits The Family Nutrition Education Program (FNEP) is partially funded by the USDA, Food and Nutrition Services. The funding is channeled to the University of Missouri Extension Human Environmental Sciences through the Missouri Division of Family Services.

Credits Equal opportunity is and shall be provided to all participants in Extension programs and activities, and for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or military organizations associated with the armed forces of the United States of America.

Credits Funded in part by USDA’s Food Stamp Program. Running out of money for food? Contact your local Food Stamp office or go to: www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/fstamp