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Health & Nutrition

Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.

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Cover photo for 2023 EFNEP Impact Report

2023 EFNEP Impact Report

EFNEP helps address the challenges limited-resource families face when introducing healthy changes through nutrition education, cooking classes, physical activity …

Cover photo for EFNEP Impacts Spanish Community

EFNEP Impacts Spanish Community

For over 50 years, EFNEP has worked with families in North Carolina to encourage behavior change among its participants. …

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Fall Leadership Team Meeting

For the first time in over three years, our state leadership team convened on campus for a quarterly team …

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EFNEP Awards 2023

Each year EFNEP takes time to reflect on and honor the commitment of our educators, community leaders, and partners …

Betsy at farmers market

Farmers Market Fun

Betsy Hooker, Henderson County EFNEP educator, was invited to participate in the Hendersonville Farmers Market for the 2023 season. …

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Watch Out for Added Sugars!

Teen Cuisine is an EFNEP program designed to teach youth from grades 6 to 12 important life skills to …

Cover photo for A&T EFNEP Coordinator Receives Award

A&T EFNEP Coordinator Receives Award

North Carolina Cooperative Extension encompasses the two Land Grant Universities within the state. Here at NC State, we partner …

Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition

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Appendix H. Community Gardening Resources

This appendix is part of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives users to the tools …

2/19/25

Garden Harvest Tracking Sheet

This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and provides a …

2/19/25

Application for Community Gardening Assistance

This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25

Community Garden Asset Inventory

This document is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25

Tracking the Harvest: Measurement Guide for Counting or Weighing Vegetables

This measurement guide is part of Appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives …

2/19/25

Instructions for Tracking the Garden Harvest

This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25

Asset-based Community Development: Mapping Reciprocal Partnerships—An Example

This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook and gives a …

2/19/25

Asset-based Community Development: Mapping Reciprocal Partnerships—Blank

This document is part of appendix H of the Extension Gardener Handbook.

2/19/25