Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Improving Nutritional Security Through Education

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a federally funded program implemented through land-grant universities that uses education to support participants’ efforts toward self-sufficiency, nutritional health and well-being. EFNEP combines hands-on learning and applied science to address nutrition insecurity in low-income populations that disproportionately experience poor health. EFNEP teaches the skills to make healthier choices, save money, increase self-sufficiency and improve overall well-being.

Improving Nutritional Security Through Education

The Challenge: Living Healthy on a Budget

Living a healthy lifestyle on a budget can be challenging. For low-income populations, nutrition insecurity is a significant health concern. Nutrition insecurity routinely results in chronic disease and poor health, reducing quality of life for affected populations.

Our Response: Improving Nutritional Security Through Education

CSU Extension’s EFNEP program works directly with low-income families and individuals to teach practical skills to help participants improve their diets and nutrition practices, stretch their food dollars farther, handle food more safely and increase their physical activity levels.