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The EFNEP Program - Marion County

 
What is EFNEP

Text Box: EFNEP is a federally funded nutrition education program that has been helping families since 1969. Trained paraprofessionals, who live near you, will work with you once a week for 6-8 visits. EFNEP is fun, free and flexible.  A total of 558 families (1867 individuals) were reached by EFNEP during the Financial Year 2006. 88 percent had a positive change in at least one or more nutrition practice (i.e., planning meals in advance, reading labels, or feeding their children breakfast). 81 percent showed improvements in their food resource management skills (i.e., not running out of food, shopping with a list, comparing prices when shopping) 70 percent improved their food safety practices (i.e., properly thawing and handling of foods, using meat thermometers to check for meat doneness, and proper and appropriate washing of hands).   A recent cost/benefit studies of the EFNP program have consistently shown that for every $1.00 invested in EFNEP, as much as $8.00 is estimated to be saved in health care costs*.  (The benefits of EFNEP were characterized as dollars to be saved by the potential delay/avoidance of chronic diseases as a result of the EFNEP participant adopting optimal food and nutrition behaviors).  EFNEP families also saved $33.00 per person per month on their grocery bill.   In the words of one EFNEP participant, "I learned how to save money and stretch my food dollar." Back to Top    

Text Box: A Family Nutrition Advisor (FNA) who lives in or near your neighborhood will contact you. Your Advisor will meet with you either in your home, at a site you both agree on, or in a group at an agency. You will meet for about an hour a week for 6 to 8 weeks. If you decide you would like more information, you can add more lessons. During a typical visit, you will: Discuss a variety of food and nutrition topics Do hands-on activities Make low-cost, tasty recipes You will receive: A Participant Handbook full of tips and Recipes A Graduation Gift and an EFNEP Graduation Certificate from Purdue University upon completion Back to Top  

 

 

 

                                                                                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: You will learn: How to make your food dollars and /or food stamps last until the end of the month Basic Nutrition information How to prepare quick, tasty and healthy foods How to improve food safety skills How to fee picky eaters, If pregnant, how to Have a Healthy Baby Back to Top Text Box:  You are eligible for the EFNEP Program if You are Pregnant or have children And If you are eligible to participate in WIC Food Stamps TANF Head Start Hoosier Healthwise   Back to Top

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: To enroll in this Program, please fill out a Registration Form and submit it or you can call (317) 275-9305 Ext. 260 to sign up. Back to Top

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