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UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
UCCE programming increases student leadership for healthy outcomes
Published on: June 25, 2019
During the career fair, an Engineer speaks with youth about what she does for her job
During the career fair, an Engineer speaks with youth about what she does for her job

After participating in 4-H SNAC programs, 95% of youth participants reported they learned how to be a better leader, supporting increased health outcomes in their communities.

 

The Issue

Youth in low-income communities of color face health inequities. While 14.6% of all California adolescents ages 12-17 are classified as obese, rates are much higher among Latino adolescents (20.2%) and highest among adolescents in very low-income households (20.4% vs. 12.7% among the highest income households). Further,

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Strategic Initiative: Healthy Families and Communities
Public Value: UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
Tags: 4-H Program (1), CalFresh Healthy Living UC (3), Cooking (1), Leadership (1), San Luis Obispo (2), Santa Barbara (2)
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