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Thursday, February 20
 

4:00pm EST

General Session: Lived Experience - Working Adults: Exploring Barriers to Nutrition Education Participation
Thursday February 20, 2025 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST
EFNEP and SNAP-Ed are often delivered in settings where adult audiences are not engaged in the paid workforce such as in senior centers or drug treatment centers. Adults with traditional paid jobs but who do not earn wages that disqualify them from public benefits face barriers to attending nutrition education classes that are unique to their circumstances. Moreover, most EFNEP adult participants are women so there is limited understanding of motivation and barriers to attend nutrition education programs for people who identify as men. This session will present findings from a qualitative examination of the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of SNAP eligible working adults as they relate to nutrition education. We will also discuss ways of engaging participants, recruitment, and retention strategies developed through these findings.
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Karen Franck

Extension Associate Professor
Dr. Karen Franck is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee Extension Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. She is the Lead Evaluator for EFNEP for UT and has led efforts to strengthen EFNEP evaluation through her involvement with NC2169 and NC3169.
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Rita Jackson

State EFNEP Coordinator, The University of Tennessee
Dr. Rita R. Jackson serves as State Coordinator for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) with the University of Tennessee Extension Service. EFNEP provides education to limited income families in the areas of nutrition, food safety, budgeting food dollars and... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Regency Ballroom ABCD

4:30pm EST

General Session: Partners Website
Thursday February 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
By the end of this session, conference attendees will understand the purpose, development process, and plan for monitoring the new EFNEP Partner website. To view the new website, please visit https://efnep.extension.org/

Give us your feedback about the website → https://forms.gle/iYiUQfv3k3vVJYJw6 
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Kate Yerxa

EFNEP Coordinator, University of Maine
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Natalia Ocasio

Communications Specialist, University of Florida
Natalia Ocasio Balbás is the Communications Specialist and Instructional Designer for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program at the University of Florida. Natalia has been with EFNEP since October 2020. With her expertise, Natalia spearheads both internal and external... Read More →
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Theresa Mince

EFNEP Coordinator, Auburn University
Theresa Mince is the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Coordinator at Auburn University in Alabama, providing statewide leadership to Nutrition Educators in 36 counties. Her previous experience includes direct education, policy, systems, and environmental (PSE... Read More →
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Emily J. Mott

Administrative Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Thursday February 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Regency Ballroom ABCD
 
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