Delaware State University

Dsu Extended Food and Nutrition Education Program Per the State of Childhood Obesity, Delaware Has the 1"' Highest Adult Obesity Rate in the Nation and THE16" Highest Youth Rate for Ages 10 to 17. Delaware's Adult Obesity Rate Is Currently 33.5%, Up From 17 .1 % in 2000. Adults Between the Ages of 45-64 Have the Highest Prevalence of Obesity at 39%, Followed by Adults Between the Ages of 25-44 at 33.8%, and Adults Above 65 at 32.5%. Adult Obesity Rates Are Lowest in Those Who Are 18-24 Years of Age at 18.4%. the Obesity Rate for 2-TO 4-YEAR-OLD Wic Participants in Delaware in 2014 Was 17.2%. the 2014 Delaware Survey of Children's Health (DSCH), Sponsored by Nemours Found That 14.7% of Delaware Children, Ages 2-17, Are Overweight and That 20.9% Are Obese. Aligned With Dsu Priority for Carrying Out a Program of Extension Activities Designed to Employ and Train Professional and Paraprofessional Aides to Engage in Direct Nutrition Education of Low-income Families and in Other Appropriate Nutrition Education Programs. Dsu-efnep Plan Will Strive to Use Evidence-based Nutrition Education and Pse Interventions to Improve the Health Behaviors of Low-income Delawareans That Affect Priority Issues Including Obesity, Mental Health, and Chronic Disease. Approaches for Healthy Communities Pse Learning Collaborative Helped Educators, Supervisors, Planners, Leaders, and Decision Makers Understand the Importance of Pse Work, Create a Common Pse Language Throughout the State, and Provide the Skill Set Necessary for the Incorporation of Pse Approaches Into Health Promotion Work Through Delaware. Our Target Audience Will Consist of Families, I.e. Mothers, Pregnant Teens, Adult Caregivers of Young Children; in Addition to Youths Between the Ages of 8-15 Years of Age. the Target Audience Will Be Recruited via Community Centers, Faith-based Organizations, Social Service Centers, Health Care Centers, Shelters, Adult Education Centers, State Service Centers, Rehab Facilities, State and Local Housing Facilities, Boys and Girls Clubs, After School Programs, Etc.