Greetings from Imperial County!

In the Spotlight!

Mary Welch-Bezemek and Martha Lopez
Making a Difference in Imperial County

PROGRAMS

UCCE Imperial County CalFresh Nutrition Education Program provides our community with nutrition education and physical exercise for the entire family.

The Youth Nutrition Education Program provides no-cost curriculum, support and resources to pre-school through high school teachers in low-income Imperial County schools to deliver this education in
their classrooms.

The Adult Nutrition Education Program provides evidence based nutrition education to food stamp recipients and other low-income individuals and families in collaboration with local partners.

DREC and UC-CalFresh partner to provide Nutrition and Agriculture on the farm to adults and youth in Imperial County.

OUR PARTNERS
Dedicated to leveraging every opportunity, UC-CalFresh collaborates with dozens of organizations and entities to maximize our successes.

School Districts
Public Health Department
Homeless and Abuse Shelters
ICCOE Pre-School
4-H
Imperial Valley Press
Nutrition Network (Champions for Change)
Desert Research and Extension Center (DREC)
Community Centers
Charter Schools
Imperial Valley Community College

IMPACT
Imperial County UC-CalFresh is making a vital impact providing our community’s most vulnerable populations with the information they need to make healthier, wiser food choices:

3,633 children served

26 schools served

176 teachers helped

425 classes taught

6,881 adults received nutrition education

$253,613 brought into the county

SUCCESSES
Approximately 52% of Imperial County children and adults who participated in UC-CalFresh changed their behaviors in the following ways:

Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables
Now read food labels when making food choices
Increased their physical activity
Children are now willing to try new foods at school
More children bring fruit as a snack
More children are identifying healthy food choices

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The NEW 2012 Field Crop Guidelines available now!

Stop by our office and get
your copy!

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Select Agricultural Briefs are
now available in Spanish.
Please select Articulos Elegidos
de Agricultura under the news-
letters tab on the left to access
them.

Agrícolas Breves seleccionadas
estan ahora disponibles en Español.
Opríme el botón a la izquierda
(Newsletters) para acceder Cartas
de Noticias y luego opríme
Articulos Elegidos de Agricultura.
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UC Food Blog

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Healthalicous cooking
Posted 5/8/2012 - UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers and educators continue to fight increases in childhood obesity rates. Childhood obesity is linked to many lifelong health problems. If left unchecked these problems have the potential to reverse life...

Contact Information

Imperial County
Cooperative Extension
1050 East Holton Road
Holtville, CA 92250-9615

Phone: (760) 352-9474
Fax: (760) 352-0846

Director:
Dr Khaled M Bali