Ideas for Cooking & Nutrition
Higher Education - Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
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Ideas for Cooking & Nutrition Details
Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition (ICAN) is a NMSU Cooperative Extension Service program funded by USDA's EFNEP and SNAP-Ed grants to provide nutrition education to limited-resource audiences in New Mexico.ICAN's mission is to inspire New Mexico's limited-resource families to make healthy food and lifestyle choices.ICAN improves quality of life statewide by:-Teaching practical skills including cooking, food safety, and food resource management-Providing evidence-based nutrition education-Facilitating the development of healthy public spaces such as school and community gardens-Collaborating with community partners to connect participants with resources for healthier living=Engaging participants through a variety of approaches, including social media-Evaluating and improving programming as needed to adapt with the communities we serve
