Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Objectives
Assist low-income families and youth acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and changed-behaviors necessary for nutritionally sound diets, contribute to their personal development and improve the total family diet and nutritional well being.
Participation should result in:
- Improved diet quality for the total family.
- Increased knowledge of nutrition and health.
- Increased ability to select and buy quality foods.
- Improved practices in food safety and preparation.
- Improved food resource management practices.
Audience
Adult participants, who have children 19 years of age or less, living at or below 185% of poverty and responsible for planning and preparing the family's food. Youth programming may also be conducted, if programs adhere to the policies defined in section 700 of the FNEC Policy and Procedure Manual.
Education Messages
Education to program participants must focus on food and nutrition information. The topic areas which can be covered are:
- nutrition knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to improve diets (normal nutrition),
- planning for daily food needs,
- knowledge and practice in food selection and preparation,
- knowledge of financial management relating to family food budgets,
- use and care of equipment used for food preparation and storage,
- food safety,
- maternal and infant nutrition, and
- healthy lifestyles.
State History
New York State began providing EFNEP in 1969 through Cornell University Cooperative Extension. EFNEP is currently offered in 29 Counties and New York City.
Video Resources
- EFNEP Marketing Video
- Video News Release - 35 Years of EFNEP
- 35 Years of Excellence
- Testimonial: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- A Quarter Century of EFNEP
