The following workshops will be offered on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Advanced registration is required to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When<\/strong>: Monday, February 6, 2023, 1:30 \u2013 3:00 pm The following workshops will be offered on Thursday, February 9, 2023. Over twenty-eight years ago, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entered into new partnerships with USDA\u2019S Food and Nutrition Service and Texas Health and Human Service Commission to deliver SNAP-Ed in counties across Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 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: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Agents, educators, specialists and others involved with the Better Living for Texans Program are invited to participate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When<\/strong>: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:00 am \u2013 12:00 pm 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\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When:<\/strong> Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:30 am \u2013 1:00 pm 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When<\/strong>: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:00 am \u2013 12:00 pm Participants who have applied to become StrongPeople Strong Bodies leaders will receive a separate email with details on time, attire, and registration links. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When<\/strong>: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:00 am \u2013 5:00 pm 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":99,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/blank.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/blank.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.agrilife.org\/health-summit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Where<\/strong>: AgriLife Extension South Campus, 1470 William D. Fitch Parkway, Room 175
Maximum Participants<\/strong>: 20
Cost<\/strong>: No fee
Presenters<\/strong>: David Leal, Elaine Montemayor-Gonzalez, Amy Valdez, and Sumathi Venkatesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPost-Conference Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Advanced registration is required to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBetter Living for Texans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Where<\/strong>: Thomas G. Hildebrand, DVM \u201956 Equine Complex, 3240 F&B Road, College Station
Cost<\/strong>: No fee <\/p>\n\n\n\nCommunity Conversations on Health Workshop <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Where:<\/strong> The George <\/p>\n\n\n\nExpanded Food & Nutrition Education Program <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Where<\/strong>: A&M Hotel & Conference Center
Cost<\/strong>: No fee <\/p>\n\n\n\nStrongPeople Strong Bodies Leader Training <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Where<\/strong>: AgriLife Extension South Campus, 1470 William D. Fitch Parkway, College Station, TX <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"