Rosa Vargas

Regional Manager

CalFresh Healthy Living, UC
One Shields Avenue
1103 Meyer Hall
Davis, CA 95616
rivargas@ucanr.edu

http://www.uccalfresh.org

Also in:
Santa Barbara County
Kern County
Riverside County
Los Angeles County
San Luis Obispo County

Education

M.P.A. Public Administration, California State University Stanislaus. 2014

B.S. Management, California State University Stanislaus. 2009

Awards

• School Wellness - 2nd place National, 2nd place Regional
  Presented by National Association of Extension Family & Consumer Sciences,  https://neafcs.memberclicks.net/2021-award-winners,  2021

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Klisch, S.; Diaz, M.; Dimond, E.; Hong, K.; Marrs, A.; Plascencia, B.; Rorabough, M.; Vargas, R.; Soule, K (2022). 4-H SNAC (Student Nutrition Advisory Council) Guide. National 4-H. November.

• Vargas, R.; Klisch, S. (2022). Cooking together (2022) to build community and promote healthy during COVID-19. Journal of NEAFCS. 74-80. https://neafcs.memberclicks.net/assets/documents/journal/2022-jneafcs/2022-JNEAFCS.pdf

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Klisch, S.; Marrs, A.; Petit, M.; Vargas, R. (2022). UCCE engages a school community to increase the use of a school garden, promoting school and community health and wellness, and shaping future leaders. UC Delivers. December. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=55775

• Gertschen, D.; Vargas, R.; Klisch, S. (2021). Eating for health: It’s not what it “looks” like. UC ANR Healthy Communities Blog. July. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=48960

• Hong, K.; Dimond, E.; LaFreniere, M.; Vargas, R.; Klisch, S. (2021). Resilience and Innovation: CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE partners with school districts to promote healthy living. UC Delivers. August. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=50205

• Klisch, S.; Dimond, E.; Vargas, R. (2021). UCCE Partnerships Support Increased Access to Healthy Food and Income to Local Farmers. UC Delivers. December 15. https://cesanluisobispo.ucanr.edu/uccalfreshslosb/Blog/?blogpost=51100&blogasset=115476

• Vargas, R.; Diaz, M.; Dimond, E.; Klisch, S. (2021). Virtual cooking classes build community and promote health during COVID-19. UC Delivers. July. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=49016 

• Klisch, S; Dimond, E.; Vargas, R.; Soule, K.E (2020). CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE develops culinary skills and contributes to community health during COVID-19 pandemic. UC Delivers. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=43469

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