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Family & Consumer Sciences from the Federal Perspective

Public Issues Leadership Development Conference April 16, 2019

Overview of NIFA Programs

• Institute of Youth, Family, and Community

Division of Family & Consumer Sciences

• Institute of Food Safety & Nutrition

Division of Nutrition

Program Specialist

(Vacant) Division Director (Crocoll) NPL Rural & Community Development (Elrod)

NPL Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics

(Riggins)

NPL FCS Research & Evaluation

(Balsano)

NPL Family & Community Health

(Shipley)

NPL Housing &

Environmental

Health

(Samuel)

2019 Division of Family & Consumer Sciences

Strengthening Families, Farms, Communities, and the Economy

Program Assistant

(Williams)

Program Assistant

(Toppin)

Program Specialist

(Turner) Supervisory Program Assistant (Ashton) IYFC Program Assistants

Adult Development & Aging Programs Program Specialist

(Montgomery)

To improve quality of life in rural America, support a productive workforce, and maximize rural prosperity.

MISSION

Optimal health and well- being for all.

VISION

TAGLINE

Strengthening families, farms, communities and the economy.

FCS-Related Programmatic Foci

• Family & Community Health
• Adult Development & Aging
• Housing and Environmental Health
• Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics
• Nutrition Education (IFSN/DN)

Family and Community Health

The NIFA Family & Community Health program leads, develops, implements, and supports efforts which empower all families and communities to achieve

• ptimal well-being through informed decisions and

healthy lifestyles.

Family & Community Health

Ahlishia Shipley, PhD

Family and Community Health

Health and Wellness

Child and Family Development Family & Consumer Sciences Education

Education Research Extension

Funding Administration National Program Leadership

Child and Family Development

• Military Families
• DoD-USDA Partnership for Military Families
• Family & Consumer Sciences Military Family

Programs

• Military Families Learning Network and other

Resources!

• Early Care and Education
• eXtension Alliance for Better Kid Care
• Relationships
• National Extension Relationship and Marriage

Education Network

• Parenting
• Just in Time Parenting

• Supporting Say Yes to FCS Campaign

Initiatives

• Consulting on USDA/NIFA Education

Programs to Elevate FCS Education

• Communicating USDA/NIFA and Partner

Efforts

Family & Consumer Sciences Education

• Funding: Rural Health and Safety Education Grant

Program

• FY 19 Focus: Opioid Prevention and Reduction
• Federal Interagency Workgroup on Child Abuse and

Neglect

• National Health Outreach Conference
• 2019 Conference | May 1-3, Fort Worth
• Regional/National Initiatives
• CES/RWJF Well Connected Communities
• Extension Opioid Response Working Group

Health and Wellness

Addressing the Opioid Is Issue

• Implementing Congressional Guidance for RHSE program
• Responding to Congressional inquiries
• Soliciting stakeholder feedback
• Coordinating with USDA and federal partners
• Collaborating with ECOP and RRDCs on nationwide system

efforts

• Disseminating relevant information and opportunities

For more information contact:

Ahlishia J. Shipley, Ph.D., CFLE National Program Leader for Family and Community Health Division of Family & Consumer Sciences National Institute of Food and Agriculture V: (202) 401-6854 F: (202) 690-2469 ashipley@nifa.usda.gov

Adult Development & Aging

Adult Development and Agin ing

Adult development and aging programs provide an understanding of older adults and the aging process, family caregiving issues and opportunities, and the impact

• f our aging society on communities and the nation.

Sylvia Montgomery

Adult Development and Aging Workgroup

Adult Development and Agin ing

• Incorporating language geared towards

addressing issues of older adults

– Smith Lever Special Needs Grant Program – Rural Health and Safety Education Program

• With DFCS, encouraging submitting evidence-

based programs to ACL Review Council for review

• Email dated April 2, 2019

Programs Developed and/or Delivered by Extension

Adult Development and Agin ing

Aging Related Programs Developed and/or Delivered by Extension at https://nifa.usda.gov/resource/aging-related- programs-developed-andor-delivered-extension

• Is your program seen on this page?
• If not, send your program information to Sylvia

Montgomery at smontgomery@nifa.usda.gov

Visit https://acl.gov/oam/2019/resources to learn how you can be a part of this movement Share your success stories with older adults at impactstories@nifa.usda.gov

Older Americans Month

Adult Development and Agin ing

• Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR Sustainable

Community Projects) deadline April 22, 2019 (All land- grant institutions are now eligible)

• AgrAbility – Assistive Technology Program for Farmers

with Disabilities deadline May 9, 2019

• Smith Lever Special Needs Grant Program deadline May

28, 2019 https://nifa.usda.gov/request-application-rfa-schedule

• The Rural Health and Safety Education Grant Program

deadline June 10, 2019

Funding Opportunities

Adult Development and Agin ing

• The Brookdale Foundation seed grants for Grandparents

and other Relatives Raising Children deadline June 12, 2019

http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/

Funding Opportunities

Adult Development and Agin ing

USDA Partners with Department of Justice

Adult Development and Agin ing

View all resources from the Rural and Tribal Elder Justice Summit at https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/rural-and-tribal-resources

Sylvia Montgomery, B.S. Program Specialist Division of Family & Consumer Sciences National Institute of Food and Agriculture V: (202) 720-8855 F: (202) 720-9366 smontgomery@nifa.usda.gov

For more information contact:

Housing and Environmental Health

Housing & Environmental Health

Beverly C. Samuel serves as a National Program Leader in the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Division of Family & Consumer Sciences. She provides national leadership for the research, extension, and education functions of NIFA’s housing and environmental health portfolio. This includes strategic management of projects related to housing, health, safety, aging in place, disasters, technologies for occupational health, and energy efficiency to improve the quality of life and prosperity in rural America.

Housing and Environmental Health

Children’s Environmental Health

Healthy Homes Disaster Education

Education Research Extension

Funding Administration National Program Leadership

Volunteer Development

Healthy Homes Partnership

Healthy Homes

• Supported through Interagency Agreement

with Housing & Urban Development

• Healthy Homes website
• Lessons plans, PowerPoint

presentations, webinars, newsletters

• New Youth HH Curriculum
• Healthy Home Social Media (Facebook,

twitter, Pinterest)

• Everyone Deserves

a Safe and Healthy Home publication

• Stakeholder version

Healthy Homes

• Everyone Deserves

a Safe and Healthy Home publication

• Consumer version

Healthy Homes

Healthy Homes Part rtners App

Healthy Homes Partners app helps stakeholders - such as extension educators, environmental health care providers, public health professionals, and health educators - navigate common residential health related hazards, including identification, mitigation/removal, and supplemental resources. A room-by-room checklist is included. Developed by Oklahoma State University.

Healthy Homes Basic ics App

Healthy Homes

Consumer version

New for Healthy Homes

• Web portal for improving reporting from each state on the

same activities and outcomes ;

• Increased funding to include more states with mini-grants;
• Resources to work with Tribal Healthy Homes audiences;
• Videos on 8 Principles of Healthy Homes
• Podcasts on Healthy Homes
• Youth Curriculum on Healthy Homes

President’s Task Force on Children’s Environmental Health Risks

• Vision: The United States will become a

place where children live, learn and play free from the harmful effects of lead exposure.

• Interagency collaboration to develop a

federal strategy to reduce childhood lead exposures; stakeholder input will be sought.

• Great opportunity for Extension outreach

related to lead poisoning prevention and control

• Click here for key federal programs

Children’s Environmental Health

Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

The Federal Action Plan was released in December 2018 USDA (Cooperative Extension is written into the plan to support Objective 2.1 Improve Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels (BLLs) to Identify Children Exposed to Lead

Energy Efficiency

• NIFA listserv for energy provides opportunities to stay

abreast of new information, connect with other professionals in the field, and exchange information with colleagues

• Exploring Energy Efficiency & Alternatives (E3A) curriculum
• Climate Masters is a new initiative funded through NIFA to

develop a national strategy supporting volunteers focusing

• n climate issues and it includes strategies for energy
• National Extension Energy Summit is a bi-annually
• pportunity to join fellow energy educators to share, learn

and network to become a more effective in energy program collaboration and delivery.

New Knowledge Area

KA 807. Disaster Preparedness , Mitigation, Response, and Recovery This KA engages individuals, youth, families, and communities to help people become more resilient and reduce the impact of natural and man-made disasters by making informed personal decisions in all phases of any disaster.

Ext xtension Dis isaster Education Network

Links Extension educators from various disciplines, enabling them to use and share resources to reduce the impact of disasters.

• Resource Dashboard
• 200 Tips for Living on A Reduced

Income

• 101+ Ways to Save Food Money
• A Disaster Kit for Staying at Home
• A Flood of Emotions

Disaster Education

Funding Opportunities

• Smith-Lever Special Needs

Competitive Grant (May 29, 2019)

• Food and Agriculture Defense

Initiative – Extension Disaster Education Network (continuation grant to Purdue University)

Master Famil ily & Consumer Scie iences Volunteer Program

• Currently being utilized at various levels in

30 states

• Umbrella curriculum for volunteer

training; supplemental subject matter training provided by state

• Online program including, leader’s guide,

13 lessons for training volunteers, quizzes, and certificate of completion

• Complimentary tool kit available to State

Specialist, contact blallen@montana.edu

Volunteer Development

Multi-State Research Proje jects

• Personal Protective Technologies for Current and Emerging Occupational and

Environmental Hazards. Farmers, firefighters, police officers, military personnel, healthcare professionals, pesticide handlers, and others who perform their jobs in hazardous environments wear protective gear that it is often poorly ventilated, bulky, and difficult to get on and off which can impede performance and cause

• injuries. Scientists at land-grant universities across the U.S. are working together to

improve protective gear.

• Aging in Place: Home and Community in Rural America is pending. It is

spearheaded to address the opportunities and challenges of creating and sustaining livable rural communities for older residents. In the study, “aging in place” will include home and community-based services to prevent relocating to institutional settings.

For more information contact:

Beverly C. Samuel, CFCS National Program Leader, Housing & Environmental Health Division of Family & Consumer Sciences National Institute of Food and Agriculture V: (202) 720-6059 F: (202) 690-2469 bsamuel@nifa.usda.gov

Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics

Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics

The Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics portfolio addresses rural-urban interdependence and informed financial decision making.

Toija Riggins

Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics

Behavioral Economics & Family Resource Management Rural Economic Prosperity & Quality of Life

Education Research Extension

Funding Administration National Program Leadership

Rural Economic Prosperity & Quality of Life

• Funding:
• Extension Risk Management Education (ERME)

Grant Program

• Farm Business Management and Benchmarking

Grant Program

• Small Business Innovation Research Grant

Program, Rural & Community Development Topic Area

• All projects improve education, tools, resources

for producers and contribute to quality of life in rural communities.

Behavioral Economics & Family Resource Management

• Financial Security for All Community of Practice (FSFA CoP)
• http://articles.extension.org/personal_finance
• America Saves Program & America Saves Week
• Association for Financial Counseling and Planning

Education (AFCPE) Conference, Extension Pre- Symposium

• Common Indicators, Common Reporting National

Initiative

• Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC)
• FLEC Public Meetings @ Treasury - federal partnerships

& resources

• Family Economics Listserv
• Your Money, Your Goals Cooperative Extension Cohort

America Saves

Multistate Research Groups

• NC2172 - Behavioral economics and the intersection of

healthcare and financial decision making across the lifespan

• NCCC65 – Indicators of Social Change in the Marketplace:

Producers, Retailers and Consumers (textiles, apparel)

• NCCC52 - Family Economics Coordinating Committee
• These allow researchers and Extension staff across the country

to collaborate and share resources toward an interdisciplinary agenda of their choosing.

For more information contact:

Toija Riggins, Ph.D. National Program Leader for Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics Division of Family & Consumer Sciences National Institute of Food and Agriculture V: (202) 720-2297 F: (202) 690-2469 toija.riggins@nifa.usda.gov

The Importance of the Federal, University, and County/Local Partnership for Low- Income Nutrition Education

Alexandra Alford, MS-MPH, RDN Program Specialist 2019 PILD Conference

Required Acknowledgements and Disclaimers

• The Findings and Conclusions in this Presentation Have Not

Been Formally Disseminated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Should Not Be Construed to Represent Any Agency Determination or Policy.

• The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA).

• USDA is a equal opportunity provider and employer.
• Funded by [in part by] … include grant number if have it

Key Points

EFNEP and SNAP-Ed are programs with results Program effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability are essential Each of us has a role to play What NIFA is doing and what you can do

An example of partnerships in action

Success Starts with Great People

Program coordinators and staff University leadership and others who support Community and state partners Federal partners

Federal (NIFA) Responsibility

• Quality, integrity, consistency, visibility, and recognition at every level are

essential EFNEP is a NATIONAL program

• Work with universities in providing federal oversight, program policy and

direction, setting national initiatives, and determining program accountability

• Keep focus on legislative intent and program purpose
• Improved food and physical activity behaviors of low-income families and

youth; especially families with young children

• Uses a peer educator, paraprofessional model

Federal Partner (NIFA)

University and County Responsibility

University Partners

• Centralized leadership

is critical !!!

• Oversee state level

planning, reporting, and accountability

• Determine within-

state flexibility

• Initiate state and

multi-state initiatives

County/Local Partners

• Provide effective

paraprofessional staff supervision* and proper implementation

University and County Partners

• Identify,

strengthen, and expand other partnerships in support of program and desired

• utcomes by/for

target audience

*organizational structures vary among universities

Key Program Components

PRIMARY FOCUS Direct Education

Behavioral change by low-income population served Hands-on interactive learning Relationship-based – peer educator Evidence-based programming in four core areas

SECONDARY FOCUS Community Engagement

Social ecological model Professional responsibility Complements paraprofessional teaching and builds upon community and state relationships addressing the same core areas

Data Matters!

Used locally, by universities, and nationally

• Participant engagement
• Program planning
• Program monitoring
• Staff development and performance
• Stakeholder and decision-maker awareness and

understanding THANK YOU for your efforts to ensure program effectiveness, efficiency, accountability, and visibility through data

Program Quality: Results

Maintain Improvement Levels for Adult Behavior Change (FY 2014 reference)

NEW QUESTIONAIRE – 2018

Diet Quality (food recall)* Diet Quality (questionnaire) Physical Activity Nutrition Practices Food Safety Food Resource Mgmt. Food Security *2018 HEI change score. 6.51

FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 94% 95% 94% 94% 39% 39% 39% 40% 89% 89% 89% 89% 65% 66% 65% 65% 84% 84% 84% 84% FY 2018 94% 92% 78% 79% 80% 47%

Current Initiatives

EFNEP’s 50th anniversary recognition throughout the year PSEs/Community Partnership Impacts Updating the EFNEP and SNAP- Ed Websites

We all have a role to play!

How YOU Can Help Make a Difference – Locally and Nationally

50th Anniversary Planning and Implementation

Vision – Year long event with local, state, and national recognition; creating path to future

Universities

 Planning at Conference  Planning Committees – Execution of state and local plans – January to December 2019 – EFNEP literature review and paper in peer reviewed journal – EFNEP collections page on

• nline journal page

https://www.jneb.org/content/collection_efnep

NIFA

 Call to Conversation Reports and Website  Recognition Event – Washington DC – EFNEP Webpage – Showcase at Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Meeting – National Coordination and Facilitation

Other Ways to Be Involved

• Participate in grant opportunities to strengthen the evidence
• Provide strong local leadership and ensure fidelity and

integrity of federal programs

• Build capacity through relationships and funding
• Give people opportunities to see, hear, and experience your
• story. Highlight NIFA/University/regional-local partnerships

and share success:

– within communities – with universities – with NIFA – with others stakeholders and interested persons

Terms – What do they mean? How do they apply? Do they apply?

• Know your audiences –

speak the language that resonates for them – words they understand.

• Know the meaning of the

term and its implication. Don’t overstate – or understate – the value of your work.

• Use language appropriate to

the situation. Add context as needed.

EFNEP Website

EFNEP Website

SNAP-Ed – Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Administers Program

State agencies

Provide program

• versight to ensure

integrity of funds and demonstrate program effectiveness regarding SNAP-Ed

• utcomes and

impacts

Implementing agencies – including cooperative extension/land-grant universities and others

Contract with the state agencies to conduct and evaluate SNAP-Ed according to Program Guidance

FNS SNAP-Ed Connection Website – program development, policies, resources

Each year’s program guidance https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/administration/snap-ed-plan-guidance-and-templates

Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Centers of Excellence (RNECE)

• Overview:
• Funded 2014-2015
• High degree of research

and program implementation collaboration

• Projects concluding
• Resource for science-

based interventions

• Website highlights

accomplishments; hyperlinks to regional sites

https://nifa.usda.gov/rnece-accomplishments

NIFA Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition Low-Income Nutrition Education Contacts

Helen Chipman, Ph.D., RDN National Program Leader

• hchipman@nifa.usda.gov
• 2336 Waterfront Centre,

Washington, D.C.

• (202) 720-8067

Alexandra Alford, MS-MPH, RDN Program Specialist

• Alexandra.Alford@nifa.usda.gov
• 2363 Waterfront Centre,

Washington, D.C.

• (202) 720-5075
• (202) 875-4105

Questions and Answers