Making Partners for Health
Through partnerships with other agencies, our Community Nutrition & Wellness Program works to address issues such as hunger, obesity, and diabetes among residents in Tioga County.
Our Partners
Click links at left to visit our partners' sites
Food$marts is a program of Eat Smart New York, New York State’s food stamp nutrition education program.
It helps limited-resource individuals and families become more independent and self-sufficient.
Helping People Eat Smart
Objectives
· To insure that people have enough to eat without resorting to emergency food assistance.
· To motivate people to adopt healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors.
· To improve safe food handling, preparation and storage.
· To enhance food resource management related to food shopping and preparation.
· To foster changes that make nutritious, safe and affordable foods available to the food stamp population in Tioga County.
Helping people eat better for less
Methods
Our objectives are achieved through individual or group instruction by Nutrition Program Educators (NPEs) trained through Cornell University.
Whether working one-on-one or with groups, NPEs tailor nutrition lessons to the needs and interests of participants.
Some Topics
of Instruction
Food Guide Pyramid
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Serving Size for Health
Saving Money
Shopping for Food
In-season Fruits and Vegetables
Smart Snacks
Farmer’s Market
NUTMEG
NUTMEG is a joint project of the Nutrition and Wellness and the Family Development programs where children ages 3 to 8 learn about nutrition and physical activity.
Waverly Kid's Cafe
The Phoenix
The Phoenix is a joint project of the Nutrition and Wellness and the 4H Youth Development programs providing Waverly youth with a safe and nurturing place to go after school.
MyPyramid
The New Food Guide Pyramid
The USDA has recently released the MyPyramid food guidance system to replace the Food Guide Pyramid. Along with the new symbol, the system provides many options to help Americans make healthy food choices and to be active every day.
Use the link at right to learn all about it.
The Healthy Begins at Home Group began in the summer of 2006 to address the issue of being overweight in Tioga County, particularly in our children.
Use the link at right to learn all about it.
