Annual Outcomes & Impacts

During FFY2024, CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties (SLO/SB) supported comprehensive, school-based nutrition and physical activity education and supports for policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes including:

•  Direct education reaching 3,282 youth and 48 adults.
• Indirect education reached 23,755 community members, of whom 2,087 were estimated as new reach.
• Engaged 41 community partners in CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE programming including agricultural 
  partners, schools, food banks, nonprofit organizations and parks and recreation centers.
• Participated in 5 multi-sector coalitions across counties to address food security and equitable access 
  to policies, systems, and environments supportive of health and wellness. Sectors represented on 
  these coalitions include agriculture, education, government, community-based organizations and public 
  health.
• PSE supports implemented at 18 sites, reaching 18,691 community members including:
  • Supported the adoption of 76 nutrition, 12 physical activity and 3 nutrition and physical activity 
    supports across both counties for a total of 91 PSE changes adopted or actively maintained.
  • Conducted 3 needs assessments and staff readiness assessments.
  • Delivered additional programs in support of PSEs including Harvest of the Month (HOTM), 
    Rethink your Drink (RYD), Gardens, PowerPlay and the 4-H Student Nutrition Advisory Council 
    (4-H SNAC) guide.
  • Of the sites implementing or maintaining PSE changes, a majority also offer complementary 
    strategies such as staff training (91% in SLO, 100% in SB), parent/community involvement 
    (27% SLO, 71% SB) and evidence-based education (9% in SLO, 86% in SB).
  • For sustainability of PSE changes, 100% in SLO and 86% in SB report a sustainability 
    mechanism is planned, in process or in place.

See prior years Reports, Outcomes and County Profiles here.

2024 County Profile

Success Stories

2024

Partnering with Teacher Extenders for 4-H Student Nutrition Advisory Council Clubs

Nourishing Families: Family Cook Nights at the Adam Elementary Family Resource Center

Sprouts: Empowering Teens as Teachers in Garden Nutrition Education

Staying Active with CATCH During School Breaks

2023

CFHL, UCCE Integrates the Master Food Preservers Into Programming to Promote Healthy Living

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Promotes Food Access During National Farmers Market Week

Student Leaders Increase Their Confidence in Cooking: 4-H SNAC Culinary Academy

UCANR Programs Partner to Increase Nutrition, Garden and Food Preservation Skills to Youth

2022

4-H SNAC: An emerging model for integrating Extension nutrition and positive youth development (PDF 105KB)

Students growing into leaders: Fostering a healthy school and a healthy community (PDF 125KB)

Farmers market navigators increase access to healthy, local foods (PDF 115KB)

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE promotes community healthy with Teens Love Cooking (PDF 122KB)

Report prepared for Hunger Holistically – Systems Level Interventions to Combat Hunger on local issues in food security and food access here.

2021

CFHL, UCCE partners with farmers markets to increase access to healthy, local food (PDF 138KB)

P.E. Specialist Partnership: Resilience and Innovation Broadens our Reach (PDF 586 KB)

Cooking together (virtually) to build community and promote health during COVID-19 (PDF 104KB)

Hapgood students discover pest and pals! (PDF 102 KB)

Teens Love Cooking! (PDF 100 KB)

2020

Partnering to increase access to healthy, local food - CalFresh at Farmers' Markets (PDF 76 KB)

Adapting services to keep healthy eating active living curricula in schools (PDF 101KB)

Let-tuce Try Salad From The Garden! (PDF 93.7KB)

SNAC youth leader meetings go virtual, create opportunities to engage families (PDF 140 KB)

2019

UC supports comprehensive, student-led efforts in nutrition, garden and physical activity at partner (PDF 94.7KB)

Building health and nutrition skills, one class discussion at a time (PDF 86.1 KB)

Teacher makes lifestyle changes to model MyPlate for her students (PDF 85.5 KB)

Teens Love Cooking... to promote a healthier generation. (PDF 96.3KB)

Comprehensive approach to nutrition education services create sustainable changes at schools (PDF 87.6 KB)

Taste testing in a safe environment makes students more likely to try a variety of foods (PDF 88.9KB)

Building community capacity for garden enhanced nutrition education (PDF 86.1KB)

CalFresh Healthy Living works to bring more low-income clients to farmers markets (PDF 97.6KB)

CalFresh Healthy Living, UC programming increases student leadership for healthy outcomes (PDF 100.6 KB)

California's CalFresh Healthy Living, with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – USDA SNAP, produced this material. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. For important nutrition information, visit www.CalFreshHealthyLiving.org.

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For questions regarding CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE in San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara Counties or content on these webpages please email uccalfreshslosb@ucanr.edu