Healthy Families and Communities
Initiative Themes
- Food Literacy and Healthy Lifestyles
- Scientific literacy (youth and adult)
- Positive youth development
Public Value: The HFC SI helps build our state economy, building the capacity and health of our people and communities.
Our Strategic Initiatives help unify, communicate and advocate for the work we do. Here's how the pieces fit together.
Grand Challenges
The HFC SI panel support this work by bringing a broad spectrum of expertise and practice to help identify key emerging issues. HFC emerging issues include:
- Chronic disease and food insecurity across the lifespan of all Californians
- Delivery of high-quality positive youth development in all communities
- Rising social, economic and health inequality
- Access to science education and professional learning opportunities
Impact
See UC Delivers for examples of impact in HFC.
UC ANR members can share the impact of their work - it's easy. Click here to find out how.
Funding
See funding opportunities listed with UC ANR Contracts & Grants
See Opportunity & Matching grants (small grants to help with urgent time-sensitive needs)
HFC-related Blogs
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Winners of the 2023 UC Master Gardener Photo Contest
In the 2023 UC Master Gardener Photo Contest, the diverse talents of UC Master Gardeners from across the state were vividly displayed. From delving...
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UC Cooperative Extension advisor helps property managers prevent pests in the home
Living with pests, or “unwanted guests” as some put it, can take a physical, mental and economic toll. For people living in...
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Cast Your Vote in the 2023 UC Master Gardener Photo Contest!
The summer of 2023 brought a burst of creativity within the UC Master Gardener Program, as volunteers across California have submitted their...