Food and Nutrition

A primary focus of Family & Consumer Sciences is food and nutrition programming. Five Nutrition Program Educators (NPE’s) and a Registered Dietician deliver nutrition information to the residents of Schoharie County. This programming includes education on dietary quality, food security, food safety, and physical activity. Food and nutrition programming also includes programs relating to diabetes and breast cancer/cervical cancer.

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Food and Nutrition Education Program Within the College of Human Ecology, the Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) provides training, research and information on food and nutrition. DNS oversees the USDA Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), which zfunds Schoharie County nutrition educational programs for limited-resource families with children.

Eat Smart New York!

Eat Smart New York! is a program to educate persons in receipt of food stamps. It is another important part of our nutrition education program, and is funded through a grant from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. If you wish to apply for food stamps, please contact the Schoharie County Department of Social Services.

Healthy Living Partnership – Diabetes Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie County is a member of a four-county coalition funded by the New York State Department of Health. The coalition is dedicated to reducing the incidence of diabetes in our communities.

Healthy Living Partnership – Cancer and Women Several agencies in Schoharie County, including Cornell Cooperative Extension, collaborate on projects to reduce the rates of breast cancer and cervical cancer. This effort is funded through a grant from the New York State Department of Health. Cornell University sponsors a program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF).

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