Steps to Health Reaches Out Virtually in 2020
Steps to Health is NC State University’s SNAP-Ed program. We empower youth, adults, and communities through evidence-based nutrition programs …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
Enjoying Apples From the Farm to the Table
Help us celebrate NC Crunch Day by biting into an apple with us tomorrow. Every year the Farm to …
SNAP Benefits to Increase in Fiscal Year 2021
2020 has been a difficult year but in every tragedy, there is triumph. The USDA has decided to increase …
In the Cards
As unemployment surged in North Carolina this spring during the COVID-19 pandemic, so did the demand for food from …
SNAP-Ed Makes Big Impacts Across the State
North Carolina State University’s Steps to Health program is just one of nine SNAP-Ed programs in the state of …
Resources You Can Use: COVID-19
North Carolina State Extension provides resources for communities across the state to utilize the food and other resources in …
Healthy Eating Improves With Steps to Health
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) serves limited resource individuals and families nation-wide. SNAP-Ed is funded by the United …
Impacts Made With Steps to Health
North Carolina State University’s SNAP-Ed program, Steps to Health continues to help program participants make positive changes in their …
SNAP-Ed Partners With Local Agencies to Make Impacts
Our Nutrition Educators work closely with community agencies to help residents improve eating patterns by making a healthy choice …
The Affordability of MyPlate
The Affordability of MyPlate: An Analysis of SNAP Benefits and the Actual Cost of Eating According to the Dietary …
"Eat Fruits and Veggies and Your Kids Will Too."
They learn from watching you. Eat fruits and veggies and your kids will …
"They Learn From Watching You."
NC State’s SNAP-Ed Steps to Health program has launched a social marketing campaign “They learn from watching you. Eat …
Stakeholders Report Released
Steps to Health’s, North Carolina State University’s SNAP-Ed program, annual stakeholders reports indicates program participants are making positive changes …
Steps to Health SNAP-Ed
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) serves limited resource individuals and families across North Carolina. SNAP-Ed is funded by …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Family and Consumer Sciences Program
- Food Safety
- Local Food
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
Partnerships and Organizations
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