Karina Macias
Program Manager
550 E. Shaw Ave. Suite 210-B
Fresno, CA 93710
karmacias@ucanr.edu
Office: (559) 241-7618
Adult Nutrition Education Program
At the UC Cooperative Extension, we're teaching Californians how to make healthy choices on a limited budget.
We act as a bridge between the learning and knowledge of the UC system and our community, tailoring the latest science, curriculum and information to the needs, culture and language of our low-income communities.
Our goal is to help these families, moms, youth and seniors make better nutrition decisions, maximize limited food budgets and plug-in to our county’s unique opportunities.
UC Food Blog
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CalFresh can be used at farmers markets, but many recipients unaware
To improve access to fresh produce, more farmers markets need ability to process benefit cards Over the past year, farmers markets in Marin and Sonoma counties have seen an increase in the number of shoppers using CalFresh (known nationally as...
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After 22 years of serving Riverside County residents, UCCE nutrition advisor Ganthavorn retires
After serving Californians for over 22 years as a UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor for Riverside County, Chutima Ganthavorn retired from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources July 1. Ganthavorn credits her success...
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Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative gets boost with $10 million research grant
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research has awarded a $10 million grant to support U.S. dairy's Net Zero Initiative as a critical on-farm pathway to advance the industrywide 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals set through the...
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Using vegetation barriers to reduce transmission of foodborne pathogens from livestock operations to fresh produce fields
Approximately 48 million people are sickened by foodborne illnesses leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths every year, according to the CDC estimates. A foodborne disease outbreak occurs when two or more people get the same illness...
Impacts
Knowledge Change:
- 85% of adults are more knowledgeable about saving money on food
- 81% know more about simple, healthy meals to make at home
Behavior Change:
- 42% of participants increased their variety of fruits consumed