Pre-Conference Workshop
The following workshops will be offered on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Advanced registration is required to attend.
Cooking Well Suite of Programs: Overview, Hands-on Cooking and Tasting
We learn by doing! Join the Healthy South Texas Specialists for a hands-on preparation and sampling session featuring four Cooking Well Exploring Cultures recipes. See our setup and learn useful ideas for implementing any of the programs in the Cooking Well Suite. There will be time for discussion of the Cooking Well suite materials, resources, and best practices.
When: Monday, February 6, 2023, 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Where: AgriLife Extension South Campus, 1470 William D. Fitch Parkway, Room 175
Maximum Participants: 20
Cost: No fee
Presenters: David Leal, Elaine Montemayor-Gonzalez, Amy Valdez, and Sumathi Venkatesh
Post-Conference Workshops
The following workshops will be offered on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
Advanced registration is required to attend.
Better Living for Texans
Over twenty-eight years ago, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entered into new partnerships with USDA’S Food and Nutrition Service and Texas Health and Human Service Commission to deliver SNAP-Ed in counties across Texas.
Through the Better Living for Texans (BLT) program, agents and educators have engaged, educated, and empowered millions of people to successfully implement practices on nutrition, gardening, and physical activity into their lives! Yet, many individuals of all ages continue to struggle with food insecurity and adequate access to nutritious meal options which support active, healthy lives.
This session will help participants gain a better understanding of the relationship between poverty and hunger, acknowledge the impact food insecurity has on health outcomes, as well as recognize the dire importance of a healthy diet for optimal community food security. During this session, the BLT State office team will:
- Explore the barriers to food insecurity through the Community Food Experience, a discussion-based activity
- Identify opportunities to best tell the BLT/SNAP-Ed success stories happening in your communities
- Highlight newer BLT resources available to you for successful program delivery
Agents, educators, specialists and others involved with the Better Living for Texans Program are invited to participate.
When: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Thomas G. Hildebrand, DVM ’56 Equine Complex, 3240 F&B Road, College Station
Cost: No fee
Community Conversations on Health Workshop
The FCH ‘Community Conversations on Health’ team will be hosting an interactive workshop with Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and County Extension Agents to discuss ongoing and future extension-public health preventative education of chronic and infectious diseases in rural communities in the project’s counties of focus. County Extension Agents from the following counties are invited to attend and provided more information: Jones, Haskell, Stephens, Houston, Marion, Titus, Colorado, Liberty, Matagorda, Falls, Grimes, Limestone, Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Hudspeth, Menard, Reeves, Brooks, Starr, Willacy.
When: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Where: The George
Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program
This EFNEP post-conference session is required for all EFNEP educators, agents, and state level staff only. For any questions, please reach out to the EFNEP State Office.
When: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: A&M Hotel & Conference Center
Cost: No fee
StrongPeople Strong Bodies Leader Training
Participants who have applied to become StrongPeople Strong Bodies leaders will receive a separate email with details on time, attire, and registration links.
When: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: AgriLife Extension South Campus, 1470 William D. Fitch Parkway, College Station, TX