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The FHN Partnership brings together nationally recognized
faculty with expertise in:
- food policy
- medical and cognitive consequences of sub-optimal
nutrition
- nutrition education
- food safety
- food behavior assessment and counseling
- community based medical assessment and the provision of services
- provision of an array of health promotion and social services
related to the special circumstances of poverty, aging and childhood.
Community-based outreach serves as a critical medium for the identification
of needed activities in both the areas of applied research and expanded
and new student training opportunities. Community-based nutrition education
and outreach with a focus on the improvement of food security, dietary
quality, food resource management, food safety and consumer empowerment
will directly result in the improved health and wellbeing of at-risk
Rhode Islanders. Grass-roots and legislative outreach efforts directed
toward policy and systems changes that enhance participation in food-related
entitlement programs, improve access to food, or address housing cost
issues and an improved living wages in Rhode Island will also result
in improved health outcomes.
The four partners to the Food Hunger and Nutrition Partership
at URI currently sponsor nationally-recognized outreach efforts
including: (click on name of outrach program to open their website
in a new window)
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The mission of the Geriatric Education
Center (GEC) is to improve knowledge and skills in geriatrics and
gerontology and to foster interdisciplinary training for health care
and human service professionals in order to meet the complex needs
of the elderly and enhance their quality of life. To that end, RIGEC
offers interdisciplinary geriatric education for health care and
human service professionals on relevant topics and training in geriatric
content and team process to interdisciplinary clinical teams and
community-based groups.
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The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program (EFNEP) has a 30-year history of providing free nutrition
education to limited-resource individuals and families in Rhode Island.
Families with young children and youth, ages 4-18 are the primary
audience.
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The mission of RI Food Stamp Nutrition
Education Program (FSNEP) is to provide educational programs that increase
the likelihood that food stamp-eligible Rhode Islanders will choose
healthy foods and active lifestyles consistent with federal guidelines
(i.e., Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA Food Guide Pyramid).
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The College of Nursing has
a long history of affililation with the majority of health agencies
in the state. CON faculty serve on countless
health boards and advisory councils, provide leadership in state
and national organizations, hold political office, and provide consultation
to various civic and governmental organizations. Faculty are particularly
committed to meeting the needs of the underserved; numerous faculty
maintain their practice in underserved areas, and both undergraduate
and graduate students are offered clinical opportunities with underserved
populations.
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Collaborating with the greater community
on anti-hunger advocacy, research, and education is a top priority.
Efforts are currently underway with the RI
Departments of Health and Human
Services, RI
Food Bank, RI
College Poverty Institute, RI Food Security Coalition, and the Wiley
Center.
Nationally, the Center is working with Second
Harvest and the Food
Research and Action Center (FRAC) to address federal programming
and legislation.
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