What
does the WNEP (Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program) offer in
Trempealeau County?
 WNEP is a federally funded program providing nutrition education
to low income families and individuals. The major focus of the
program includes:
- Choosing a healthful diet,
- Implementing cost saving shopping
strategies,
- Preparing low-cost snacks and meals, AND
- Using safe food
handling practices.
The nutrition educator collaborates with Senior Services, WIC
(Health Department), food pantries, and Western Dairyland Head
Start to provide on-site nutrition displays and interactive educational
activities. The family living agent coordinates the Buffalo/Pepin/Jackson/Trempealeau
counties project. Lorna Anderson, nutrition educator, conducts
the on-site education programs.
Highlights of programming efforts include:
Nutrition Educator on-site locations:
WIC clinics (once monthly)
- Trempealeau County Health Department
- Whitehall
- Galesville Presbyterian Church
- Strum Village Hall
Senior Housing Sites
- Galesville Lake View Apartments
- Arcadia Public Housing
- Eleva Housing
- Independence Park View Apartments
- Trempealeau Riverview Apartments
Arcadia Food Pantry
and TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) (monthly)
- St. Joseph’s Hospital
Pigeon Falls School Cafeteria Education
Head Start classes as arranged - Blair, Independence and Strum centers
Educational Contacts from October 2005 through September 2006
- 605 WIC contacts
- 929 Food pantry contacts (Arcadia TEFAP)
- 523 contacts
at Senior meal sites
Additional Nutrition Resources
Related Links of Interest
- Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program
- Extension Program in Nutritional Science
- Food Safety and Health
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- MyPyramid
- Nutrition Facts Label
- Recipe Finder
- Tufts University Navigator Links
to some of the best sites on nutrition. The sites are rated
by experts from Tufts University.
- National Center for Home
Food Preservation Research based information on how to can, freeze,
dry, cure & smoke, ferment, and pickle foods.
- Cooks’ Thesaurus Covers
thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools with pictures, descriptions,
suggested substitutes,
and pronunciations.
- Meals For You Features special diets, general nutrition,
menu planning, and recipes. There is an option of developing
your
own cookbook.
- Food and Nutrition
Information Center Research-based information
on everything from allergies to weight control and obesity.
Includes major topics such as
dietary supplements, dietary guidelines, Food Guide Pyramid,
food composition, and tools the consumer may use to help
evaluate well-being and health.
- Nutrition.gov Links to research-based on-line nutrition newsletters
and other food topics including life cycle and well-being
issues, food safety, and food assistance programs.
- UW - Extension WNEP
Includes links to issues and demographics that affect health,
newsletters by UW food and nutrition specialists.
STAFF
If you have any questions regarding WNEP in
Trempealeau County, please contact:
Cyndy Jacoby
Family Living Agent and WNEP Coordinator
Trempealeau County - UW Extension
Government Center
36245 Main Street
Whitehall, WI 54773-9449
Phone: (715) 538-2311 Ext 209
Toll Free: (877) 538-2311 Ext 209
Fax: (715) 538-4210
Email: cyndy.jacoby@ces.uwex.edu
Lorna Anderson
Nutrition Educator
Trempealeau County - UW Extension
Government Center
36245 Main Street
Whitehall, WI 54773-9449
Phone: (715) 538-2311 Ext 328
Toll Free: (877) 538-2311 Ext 328
Fax: (715) 538-4210
Email: lorna.anderson@ces.uwex.edu
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