How UC ANR is making a difference for Californians
- Author: Eli Israel Figueroa
- Editor: Andra Nicoli
Published on: October 13, 2023
Hillview student adds her poster to the wall in one of the school's main hallways.
CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL), University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) in Contra Costa County promotes healthy communities with a nutrition education curriculum designed to improve teens' eating and fitness choices. One hundred seventeen middle school youth who participated in EatFit increased their fruit and vegetable intake by 30%.
Condition Change:
Improved community health and wellness
Strategic Initiative:
Healthy Families and Communities
Public Value:
UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
- Author: Chutima Ganthavorn
- Author: Katie Panarella
- Contributor: Shyra Murrey
Published on: January 8, 2021
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...
Condition Change:
Improved food safety
Strategic Initiative:
Healthy Families and Communities
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