Nutrition Education
The University of California CalFresh Nutrition Education Program (UC CalFresh NEP) operates through a joint agreement among the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food and Nutrition Service, the California Department of Social Services CalFresh Program, and the University of California Cooperative Extension. UC CalFresh NEP consists of adult, family, and...
The California Department of Education has compiled a list of resrouces, initiatives, and policies geared towards improving nutrition and establishing healthy eating habits in school, child care, adult, and after school settings. Topics include California's Farm-to-School Program and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Classroom Cooking, Competitive Foods...
Nutrition to Grow On is an innovative middle-school curriculum that offers teachers a direct link between the garden and nutrition education. The curriculum teaches children about nutrition and where their food comes from, by taking them through the steps of planting, maintaining, and harvesting their own vegetable garden.
UC Davis established the Center for Nutrition in Schools (CNS) in response to the needs of teachers and administrators for nutrition education resources and professional development opportunities. CNS provides research-based nutrition education programs and resources that improve student health and assist students in achieving their full potential...
The Shaping Healthy Choices Program is a multi-component, school-based intervention that was developed to improve children’s health. The program integrates activities within four components: nutrition education and promotion, family and community partnerships, foods available on the school campus with an emphasis on regional agriculture, and school...
This website offers free resources for LA County health professionals and educators including publications and videos. Choose Health LA was a local initiative of the LA County Department of Public Health to prevent and control chronic disease.
Facebook.com/ChooseHealthLA
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This PDF, available in both Enlgih and Spanish, teaches families through a one-year training program how to integrate physical activity and nutrition education into a parenting.
The program was found to be effective in reducing the risk of low-income, preschool-age Latino children being overweight. The authors concluded that a combination of...
ChopChop is filled with nutritious, delicious, ethnically diverse, and inexpensive recipes for kids. Winner of the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year, this quarterly magazine is published in both Spanish and English. It also has food facts, games and puzzles, and interviews with healthy heroes ranging from kid...
EatFresh.org is an online resource for CalFresh eligible individuals and families, though this website is a great resource for anyone who wants to improve their health. EatFresh.org seeks to: encourage cooking at home with fresh foods and minimally processed non-perishables, show users that healthy change can happen even when barriers exist, and help...
The Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program is a partnership of the University of California, the USDA, county governments, and California residents. The program's mission is to assist low-income youth and families with young children to acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary to choose nutritionally sound diets and...
