University of Connecticut |
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
EFNEP Program Description for Connecticut (Adobe Acrobat file) Publications
Contact Linda Drake for more information about EFNEP. |
News and UpdatesFebruary 5, 2008 - "What's Happening" The Spring-Fall 2007 edition of the Department of Nutritional Sciences newsletter, "What's Happening," is available as a pdf here. January 22, 2008 - Start of the Spring Semester Welcome new and returning students. Get to know the Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students here at the Department of Nutritional Sciences. And don't miss any of this semester's informative Seminar Series.
Positions OpenAssistant Professor in Community Nutrition Professor and Coordinator |
Since 1968, EFNEP has been funded by he United States Department of Agriculture and is an integral part of the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System. Currently, it is one of the federal government’s longest running educational outreach programs targeted to low-income families. Specially trained EFNEP Nutrition Assistants, who know their communities well, work with program families in their homes or in small community groups to offer knowledge and skills to help people control and manage their food and nutrition practices for better health and quality of life. In combination with food assistance programs such and WIC or the USDA Food Stamp Program, EFNEP can make a difference in improving food choices and health.