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Carroll, Jan B.; Christensen, Kyle; MacPhee, David; Schmitt, Patti – Journal of Extension, 2018
The Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) is a program that can respond to data documenting the health of the nation. Participants engage in individual civic projects that align with social determinants of health and seek to ameliorate health inequities. They also discover and/or increase their civic engagement skills to more effectively…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Family Involvement, Family Attitudes, Statistical Data
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Gossett, Linda S. – Journal of Extension, 2012
New groups of refugees settled in apartments far from city services. Their children lacked access to organized after-school activities and the opportunity to practice English. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) wanted to reach and teach the young refugees but lacked the staff and budget to do so. This article discusses how…
Descriptors: Refugees, Youth Opportunities, Partnerships in Education, Nutrition Instruction
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Richards, Jennifer; Pratt, Carrie; Skolits, Gary J.; Burney, Janie – Journal of Extension, 2012
Adolescents are an understudied, but meaningful, population when it comes to food safety education. With the proliferation of pathogenic microbes and changes in eating habits of Americans, today's youth are more at risk of contracting a foodborne illness than previous generations. Hands On: Real World Lessons for Middle School Classrooms provides…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Food Standards, Foods Instruction, Safety Education
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Mullahey, J. Jeffrey – Journal of Extension, 2011
Budget reductions have severely affected resources available to deliver agriculture and natural resource Extension programs in Florida. University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences delivers Extension programming through a unique partnership between research and education centers and county Extension. Science-based information…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Counties, Natural Resources, Extension Education
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Bassano, Louis V.; McConnon, James C., Jr. – Journal of Extension, 2011
This article explains how Extension can enhance and expand its nationwide community-based entrepreneurship programs by developing strategic partnerships with other organizations to create highly effective educational programs for rural entrepreneurs. The activities and impacts of the Down East Micro-Enterprise Network (DEMN), an alliance of three…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Partnerships in Education, Change Strategies
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LaBelle, Chris – Journal of Extension, 2011
When delivered on a mobile device, interpretive tours of a locale afford powerful learning experiences. As mobile devices become more powerful, content for these devices that is individualized and location-specific has become more common. In light of this trend, Oregon State University Extension developed a GPS-enabled iPhone tree tour…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Pilot Projects, Place Based Education, Geographic Information Systems