4-H Youth Development
Program information
FNEC state team is committed to quality youth development efforts. Wendy Wolfe has an appointment that focuses on integrating youth development concepts with nutrition education efforts.
Objectives
Guided by a newly formed Youth Healthy Lifestyles Program Work Team, the goal of 4-H Choose Health is to emphasize healthy eating and active living within both statewide and local level 4-H activities. Two major projects are underway: Choose Health at 4-H Camp, in which teen assistant counselors assess the camp nutrition environment and make recommendations for change, and 4-H Choose Health Ambassadors, which incorporates youth empowerment and leadership efforts with efforts to change nutrition environments and provide teen-led nutrition education in various settings.
Audience
Educational activities/programs will convey Choose Health messages to youth and adults in their communities.
Educational Message
Choose Health will focus on healthy eating and physical activity both through education and by changing the environment in the home, at schools and at the local (community) level.
Funding
To Learn More:
To learn more about this project contact Wendy Wolfe, Choose Health Coordinator, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University.
