Delaware State University

Project Summary Abstract Project Title: Delaware State University Extended Food and Nutrition Education Program Institutional Category: 1890 Land Grant Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-10514-EFNEPXXX-23-0001 a. Project Director (include Institutional Affiliation for Each): DR. Verona Mulgrave Pi Dsu B. Partner Institutions: None C. Provide a Very Concise Summary. Provide a Very Concise Summary. Many Nutrition Issues Plague Adults, Youths, and Children in Delaware. These Include Obesity, Food Insecurity, and Food Safety, Among Others. According to the Delaware Department of Public Health, in 2021, 33.9 Percent of Delaware Adults Reported Being Obese, and Another 34.9 Percent Reported Bmis Considered Overweight - More Than the Recommended Weight Levels, But Not Obese. About 29.4 Percent of Adults in Delaware Reported Weights in the Recommended or Healthy Range. 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 20.9% Are Obese. Moreover, in Delaware, 99,530 People Are Facing Hunger - and of Them, 30,040 Are Children, With 1 in 10 Adults and 1 in 7 Children Facing Hunger. Overall, 12.6% of Delawareans Are Food Insecure, With a Higher Prevalence Among Racial Minorities, Low-income Households, and People With Chronic Diseases. Therefore, It Is Imperative That Strategies Are Put in Place to Mitigate the Impact of These Pressing Issues Faced by Residents of Delaware. Delaware State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (dsu-efnep) Seeks to Help Alleviate These Problems Using Evidence-based Nutrition Education and Policy Systems and Environmental Interventions to Improve the Health Behaviors of Low-income Delawareans. All Efforts Will Focus on Usda -nifa Efnep Priority Areas, Including Priority #1, Improvement in One or More Food Groups; Priority #2, Increase in the Amount and Frequency of Physical Activity; Priority #3, Improve Food Safety Practices; Priority #4, Improvement of Food Security; Priority #5 Increase Youth Nutritional Knowledge and Behaviors; Priority #6 Increase Levels of Youth Physical Activity. Our Target Audience Will Consist of Families, I.e., Mothers, Pregnant Teens, Adult Caregivers of Young Children, and Youths Between the Ages of 8-15. We Will Utilize Direct Education Methodology Using Evidence-based Curriculum to Teach Nutrition Education to Our Target Audience Over a 8 Weeks Period. Moreover, We Also Seek to Implement Environmental Changes at How Partnership Sites Through Our Pse Effort. Dsuefnep Plan Focuses on Accomplishing Each Priority Through Collaborating With Various Community Partners, Including Schools, Community Centers, State Agencies, Churches, Shelters, Headstart, and Public Housing.