Nutrition Education for Wellness


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University of Hawaii

   College of Tropical
   Agriculture and
   Human Resources

State of Hawaii

   United States
   Department of
   Agriculture (USDA)
   >> NIFA
    >> Food and Nutrition
         Service—USDA
    >> Nutrition.gov
    >> USDA-NEW Flow Chart

Sponsors &
Collaborators

Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program - DHS

   Women, Infants, &
   Children Program
   (WIC) - DOH

Hawaii Department
of Education (DOE)

Office of Hawaii Child
Nutrition Programs (DOE)

School Food Services (DOE)

Executive Office on
Aging

Food and Nutrition
Service - USDA

   Emergency Food
   Assistance Program -    Department of Labor
   & Industrial Relations
   (DOLIR)

   Hawaii Department
   of Health (DOH)
  >> Start Living Healthy

There is a link between nutrition, physical activity, and the well being of individuals and families. Historically established is the link between nutrition, a fundamental physical building block of human beings, and the well-being of our country. Food assistance programs have been based on these links.

NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR WELLNESS (NEW) is a statewide "umbrella concept" program that facilitates consumer foods and nutrition education.

To provide educational programs that increase the likelihood of healthy food choices consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans, MyPlate and Nutrition Facts.

To provide practical foods and nutrition education training via training and technical assistance and services delivery, materials adaptation and development, resources support, development of practical applied research, evaluation, and collaboration facilitation.

To safeguard the health and well-being of limited income households by promoting skills building and access to a healthy diet.

To provide statewide leadership and work with a diversity of organizations to achieve common goals.