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 in Piscataquis County

Donna Bucher, Regional Nutrition Education Professional

Susan Henner, Nutrition Aide

Anita Libby-Kain, Nutrition Aide

Nutrition education staff provide programming to individuals, families and communities to help them make informed choices about food, to promote healthy lifestyles, and to support economic and social well being. Using research-based information and resources, faculty and staff help Mainers make behavior changes by: making environmental and policy changes to encourage healthy diets; promoting eating well at all life stages; managing issues of the elderly; and addressing problems of hunger and food security.

Workshops, programs and community interventions are available to Maine-based groups on a variety of topics. Educational materials, catalog listings of federally supported materials (including information on school-age nutrition, dietary recommendations and food labeling) as well as an extensive audio visual library are also available. For more information, contact shenner@umext.maine.edu.

For more information on Nutrition visit the following website...

http://www.umext.maine.edu/topics/nutritio.htm

Nutrition Education Programs are FREE and offered throughout Piscataquis County.

EFNEP/Eat Well: Nutrition lessons offered in the home or school site for individuals and groups of adults and children.

Learn-By-Mail: "Ten steps to good nutrition" , lessons are mailed to your home. Continuing education credits are awarded for this program.

Summer Fun Shops: Games, Fun, Crafts and Food for your child at these one-day nutrition events held across the county.

Born-To-Read: Free books and information to help you and your baby explore the world of books.

Other Child and Family Development information can be found at: 

http://www.umext.maine.edu/topics/families.htm

Other Food Safety information can be found at:

http://www.umext.maine.edu/topics/food.htm

Family Financial Literacy and Money Management is Coming Soon!

Parenting Newsletters

To sign up for Parenting Newsletters contact: jconroy@umext.maine.edu.

  4-H Programs

4-H is the youth development education program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. 4-H participants range from ages 5 to 19 and, traditionally, organize themselves into 4-H clubs to support each other as they take on "learn-by-doing" projects. Young people can also become involved in 4-H through 4-H school enrichment programs, 4-H camps, by creating individual 4-H projects of their own, and many other activities. 4-H teaches young people life skills necessary for success in life. For more information about how you can become involved in 4-H, contact your county Extension office or visit Maine 4-H.

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