There is significant concern among farmworkers and farmers about on-farm transfer of the COVID-19 virus. The ability to connect with vaccine providers has proven difficult for those language and technology/internet barriers, and those without established relationships with health care providers. In addition, undocumented farmworkers are less likely to have a health care connection and are […]
Join the Feed a Family 5K and Help Feed New Jersey Families
This June, Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Family & Community Health Sciences (FCHS) Department will host its first annual virtual Feed a Family 5K and Wellness Walk. FCHS is partnering with Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) to raise funds that will stock NJ food pantries with nutritious foods and help families learn easy, tasty ways to use that […]
FCHS Offers CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program Virtually to NJ Residents
The Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) has launched “NJ Empower to Prevent,” its version of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This project is funded by a grant from the New Jersey Diabetes Prevention and Control Program […]
Feeding Vulnerable Seniors at Home
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 2020 Annual Report spotlights the many stories of outreach and resilience during COVID-19. To read more, see the NJAES 2020 Annual Report. The Union County Congregate Nutrition Program provides senior residents with meals at 25 community sites, offering good nutrition and opportunities for socialization. COVID-19 restrictions necessitated shifting to home-delivery for […]
FCHS Asks: RU Ready to Preserve Food at Home?
New Jersey Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) are getting you ready to preserve your fresh produce and other foods with 8 free webinars on home food preservation from April 15 and June 10. Hosted by experts from across New Jersey, each week will discuss different topics exploring step-by-step instructions, equipment, and best practices. “Preserving produce […]
FCHS Offers Cancer Thriving & Surviving Series
Are you or someone you love battling cancer or who has beaten cancer? Michelle Brill, Family & Community Health Sciences Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County, in partnership with the Hunterdon & Mercer Regional Chronic Disease Coalition and the Elixir Fund, is offering the highly acclaimed FREE Cancer Thriving & Surviving series now available […]
Nutrition and Physical Activity for the Childbearing Years, An FCHS Series
Nutrition and Physical Activity for the Childbearing Years is a 3-part series from pre-conception through baby’s first year. Michelle Brill, FCHS Educator of Mercer County takes you through the latest research-based recommendations for optimal health and wellness at this special time in a woman’s life cycle. Drawing upon the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, and Cornell […]
FCHS Works with Multiple Partners to Distribute Donated Yogurt to Jersey Neighbors in Need
Rutgers Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) provides nutrition, health, and wellness education for a variety of audiences of any socioeconomic status. With SNAP-Ed grant funding from the New Jersey Department of Health, FCHS SNAP-Ed staff also seek to help improve healthy food access for limited resource populations, by identifying strategies to address […]
FCHS Teaches Nutrition and Lifeskills to the Developmentally Disabled
FCHS, the Nutrition Guru! Programs that offer long-term support and assistance help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities reach new heights and thrive in our communities. Thanks to a NJ SNAP-Ed grant, from the New Jersey Department of Health, FCHS partnered with ARC Gloucester County, a local organization in Woodbury, NJ, to create a nutrition […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Presents 2020 Excellence Awards at Annual Conference
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference was held as a virtual meeting, January 12 – 14, 2021. The presentation of Excellence Awards was made on the 14th, presented by Rachel Lyons, chair, Department of 4-H Youth Development. Wilbur M. Runk Award Recipient: Graham “Geb” Bastian Mentor: Debra Palmer-Keenan, Associate Extension Specialist, Nutritional Sciences The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is an Extension program […]
