Nutrition and Health

Health
Focus:
Plan and deliver educational programs and activities that help individuals and families learn and understand the relationship between nutrition, diet, health and fitness.

Audience: Adults and youth across the life span

Methodology: Train-the-trainer, workshops, lecture classes, workshops, educational displays, lesson series,  health fairs, on-site demonstrations, newsletters and information letters.


FF-NEWS (Families First-Nutrition Education and Wellness System)- A culturally sensitive nutrition education program for limited resource audiences.  The curriculum contains four modules with 56 lessons.
Project H.O.P.E .(Hypertension Outreach Prevention Education) - An educational program designed to address hypertension management in minority communities.

Project D.E.A.P.  (Diabetes Education Awareness Prevention)- An educational program that takes a holistic approach to reducing diabetes in children and adults in minority audiences.
HIV/AIDS Awareness and Risk Reduction Utilizes peer educators to teach the dangers associated with risky behaviors.


 
   

 

 
Contact Information
Cooperative Extension Program
P.O. Box 3059
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, Texas 77446
Phone: 936.857.2023
Fax: 936.857.2004
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