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UCANR: Safeguarding abundant and healthy food for all Californians
Over 2,500 youth and adults statewide improve food safety practices after participating in EFNEP
Published on: January 8, 2021
Educator shares CDC graphic and information on handwashing.
CDC Handwashing Graphic

EFNEP delivered food safety lessons to over 4,000 participants last year, with nearly 2,500 reporting improvements in food safety knowledge and practices. EFNEP's work contributes to UC ANR's public value of safeguarding sufficient, safe, and healthy food for all Californians.

The Issue

The foodborne illness burden in the U.S. is estimated at 48 million cases, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3000 deaths each year (CDC.gov). This burden will likely increase during the coronavirus pandemic since more families are now cooking and preparing meals at home. With limited consumer knowledge about food safety, the likelihood...

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Condition Change: Improved food safety
Strategic Initiative: Healthy Families and Communities
Public Value: UCANR: Safeguarding abundant and healthy food for all Californians
Tags: education (1), EFNEP (2), food safety (2), statewide (1)
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UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
EFNEP Partners with Mexican Consulate’s Ventanilla de Salud to Increase Food Security in Latinxs in San Bernardino
Published on: December 7, 2020
Screenshot of instructors fro EFNEP Zoom class series with Ventanilla de Salud.
EFNEP and VdS Virtual Class

EFNEP and Ventanilla de Salud partnership reaches Latinx and farmworker clients through UCCE Connects to You! Zoom series. Forty-three percent improve food security indicators, contributing to UC ANR's public value of sufficient, safe, and healthy food for all Californians.

The Issue:

The Ventanilla de Salud (Window on Health) is a program that is implemented through 50 Mexican consulates in the United States. The goal of Ventanilla de Salud (VdS) of San Bernardino is to promote health literacy and healthy lifestyle choices, conduct health screenings, and increase access to health care for Latinxs who visit the Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino. According to UCLA's

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Condition Changes:
Strategic Initiative: Healthy Families and Communities
Public Value: UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
Tags: EFNEP (2), food security (6), Mexican Consulate (1), San Bernardino (1), Ventanilla de Salud (1)
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