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Department of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences
Annual Report
2013
Annual Report
2013
The Department of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences in the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University aims to improve the
health and well-being of youth, families, and their communities through:
EXTENSION
Extension and Engagement
Develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based programs and
interventions that improve education, health, and economic well-being.
RESEARCH
Research
Conduct applied research directed at the needs of youth, families, and
communities.
TEACHING
Teaching
Train experienced and emerging professionals to work with youth and
families in community-based organizations through an online master’s
program in Family Life and Youth Development.
Areas of focus include:
• Community Youth Development
• Volunteer Resource Management
Integration of research,
teaching, and extension
advances effective
and impactful learning,
discovery, translation,
application, and
engagement.
• Family Life
• Family Resource Management
• Community Leadership
• Nutrition and Food Safety
The Department of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences works across
the functions of extension, research, and teaching to best serve students
and stakeholders.
FACULTY
Kim Allen, PhD, BCC, Assistant Professor, Extension
Specialist, Human Development, Family Life Coaching
Luci Bearon, PhD, CFLE, Associate Professor, Extension
Specialist, Adult Development/Aging
Andrew Behnke, PhD., CFLE, Associate Professor,
Extension Specialist, Human Development, Latino Audiences
Carolyn Bird, PhD, AFC, RFG, Associate Professor, Extension
Specialist, Family Resource Management
Dara Bloom, PhD, Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist,
Local Foods
Ben Chapman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Extension
Specialist, Food Safety
Carolyn Dunn, PhD, RD, Department Head, Professor,
Extension Specialist, Nutrition
Harriett Edwards, EdD, Associate Professor, Extension
Specialist, Volunteer Management
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Nichole Huff, PhD, CFLE, Assistant Professor, Extension
Specialist, Human Development, Director of Graduate
Certificate Programs
Sarah Kirby, PhD, Associate Professor, Extension Specialist
and DEL, Housing, Energy
Jackie McClelland, PhD, Professor, Extension Specialist,
Nutrition
Dale Safrit, EdD, Professor, Extension Specialist, Youth
Leadership, Director of Graduate Programs
Michael Schulman, PhD, William Neal Reynolds
Distinguished Professor, Rural Sociology
Marshall Stewart, EdD, Associate Professor, Special
Assistant to the Dean, Director, APLU Food Systems
Leadership Institute
Ben Silliman, PhD, Professor, Extension Specialist,
Evaluation
STAFF
Surabhi Aggarwal, MHSc, MPH, RD, LDN, Extension
Associate, Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less
Matt Agle, MS, Extension Associate, Food manager
certification course
Lisa Benavente, MEd, Extension Associate, Expanded Food
and Nutrition Education Program
Tony Benavente, MEd, Extension Associate,
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Latoya Betton, Extension Associate, Greene County
Educator, 4-H VIP (Very Important Parent) Program
David Brittain, Extension Assistant, Military Programs
(Air Force)
Julie Bunting, Administrative Support Specialist, Project
YES
Geri Bushel, Administrative Support Specialist, Assistant
to Department Head, ECA Advisor, Graduate Program
Coordinator
Tara Carr, MPH, RD, LDN, Extension Associate,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-ED
Beverley Cash, Administrative Support Associate,
Project YES
Susan Chase, MEd, Extension Associate, Expanded Food
Judith D’Eredita, Extension Associate, Expanded Food
and Nutrition Program
Letter from the Department Head ______________________________
A
t no time has the work that we do been more relevant for the youth and families of North Carolina and
beyond. It is an exciting time for our department as we separate programmatic functions from the
academic unit and take on a new more descriptive name. Our traditional role as a 100% extension-funded
department is changing with a new and growing graduate program as well as research funding. There are
many changes in the department. However, what has not changed is our commitment to continue to provide
support, programming, and training for Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development.
NC Cooperative Extension is undergoing broad changes. This creates a unique opportunity for our faculty to
redefine our role as specialists. We continue to develop alternate delivery strategies to address the needs of
youth, families, and communities in North Carolina. The Impacts section of this report highlights but a few of the
stellar programs that our faculty and staff lead to help youth and families lead healthier, more productive lives.
The Family Life and Youth Development graduate program continues to grow. We are training new and
existing professionals to work with youth and families in a variety of settings. Our faculty’s experience in
teaching, extension and engagement, and research provide students a unique blend of theory and practice.
Faculty have long used research methods to evaluate their extension work and collectively have a diverse
research portfolio in the areas of youth, families, and community. Even without formal research appointments
or research funding, the faculty conduct research to build an evidence base for their work. For the first time,
we now have research funding in the department. We will continue to grow our research program and further
enhance the synergy between research, teaching, and extension.
Our faculty have a long history of successful resource development from a variety of sources. With over $5M
in funding for 2013 and over $18M in multi year commitments, our faculty are among the most successful in
the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in grants awarded. Our faculty also contribute to the scholarship
of youth, families, and communities as evidenced by numerous papers published in the peer-reviewed
literature, presentations at national meetings, and invited presentations in the US and internationally.
Our faculty have much to be proud of as we examine the impacts and outcomes from 2013. Join me in
congratulating them on all they have and will continue to accomplish for the youth, families, and communities
in North Carolina and beyond.
Carolyn Dunn, PhD, RD
Professor and Head
James Draper, MPA, Administrative Support Specialist, HR,
Budgets, Contracts and Grants
Aubrey Ettinger, MPH, Extension Associate, Food safety
liaison for NC Schools
Madi Fehling, Administrative Support Associate, Eat Smart,
Move More, Weigh Less
Emily Foley, MS, Extension Associate, Expanded Food and
Nutrition Education Program
Lindsay Goolsby, MS, RD, LDN, Extension Associate,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)- ED
Autumn Guin, Extension Associate, 4-H VIP (Very Important
Parent) Program
Suchi Gupta, MS, Project Assistant, eXtension Home Energy
Anne Hardison-Moody, PhD, MTS, Research Scholar,
Faith and health
Tom Higgins, MS, Project Assistant, eXtension Home
Energy
Gretchen Hofing, MPH, RD, Extension Associate,
Shannon Hoffman, Administrative Support Specialist,
JC Johnson, MBA, National Director, Project YES
Lorelei Jones, MEd, Coordinator, Expanded Food and
Renee Jordan, Administrative Support Associate,
LaTonja Joyner-Hyman, MS, Extension Associate,
Bertie County–Early College
Denise Lamb-Willis, Bookkeeper, Expanded Food and
Laura Langham, Extension Associate, Energy
Katrina Levine, MPH, RD, LDN, Extension Associate,
Nutrition and consumer, retail, and school food safety
Jeanette Maatouk, MA, Extension Associate, Program
Coordinator, More in My Basket
Stephanie McDonald, MPH, Extension Associate,
Gregory Moore, Extension Assistant, Eat Smart, Move
More, Weigh Less
Dede Nelson, MEd, Instructional Designer, Graduate
Degree Program
Virginia New, MS, Extension Associate, Expanded Food
Kelly Nordby, MPH, RD, LDN, Extension Associate,
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less
Salim Oden, Extension Assistant, Expanded Food and
Amy Pipas, MA, Extension Associate, Outreach Facilitator,
More in My Basket
Kavitha Ram, Temp–Administrative Support, Food safety
Ben Raymond, Graduate research assistant, Food safety
Steve Roman, Extension Associate, Parenting and
relationship education
Marissa Sheldon, MPH, Community Outreach Coordinator,
Voices into Action: The Families, Food and Health Project
Ellen Thomas, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, Retail and
food service beef food safety
Diana Urieta, MSW, Extension Associate, Juntos
Suzanne van Rijn, MAEEd, Extension Associate, Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education Program
Jenelle Wass, MS, RD, LDN, Extension Associate,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP)-ED
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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles _____________________________________
Allen K. Coaching: an approach to extension education. Journal
of Extension. 2008;51(5):Article 5IAW1. http://www.joe.org/
joe/2013october/pdf/JOE_v51_5iw1.pdf. Accessed April 22, 2014.
Allen K. A framework for family life coaching. International
Coaching Psychology Review. 2013;8(1). http://www.sgcp.
org.uk/publications/international-coaching-psychology-review/
international-coaching-psychology-review_home.cfm. Accessed
April 22, 2014.
Allen K, Nelson D. A case study on integrating social media
in an on-line youth development course. Journal of Online
Learning and Teaching. 2013;9(4). http://jolt.merlot.org/vol9no4/
allen_1213.pdf. Accessed June 3, 2014.
Brotherson S, Behnke AO, Goddard W. Connect: Engaging in a
positive social network of support. In: Futris TG, Adler-Baeder F,
eds. The National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education
Model: Core Teaching Concepts for Relationship and Marriage
Enrichment Programming. Publication No. HDFS-E-157. Athens,
GA: University of Georgia Printing; 2013:9-16. http://www.
nermen.org/NERMEM.php. Accessed April 23, 2014.
Carroll EB, Orthner DK, Behnke AO, Smith CM, Day S,
Raburn ML. Integrating life skills into relationship and marriage
education: the Essential Life Skills for Military Families program.
Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family
Studies. 2013;62(4):559-570.
Copur Z, Bird CL. An international study of college students’
personal financial wellness perceptions. The Forum for
Family and Consumer Issues. 2013;18(3). http://ncsu.edu/ffci/
publications/2013/v18-n3-2013-winter/copur-bird.php. Accessed
April 23, 2014.
Dunn C, Kolasa K. Development of a movement and state plan
for obesity prevention, Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2013;45(6):690-695.
Dunn C, Whetstone LM, Kolasa KM, Jayaratne KSU, Thomas C,
Aggarwal S, Herget C, Rogers AB. Delivering a behavior-change
weight management program to teachers and state employees
in North Carolina. American Journal of Health Promotion.
2013;27(8):378-383.
Goddard W, Brotherson S, Schramm D, Behnke AO. Care: Using
nurturing, caring, and affectionate behaviors. In: Futris TG, AdlerBaeder F, eds. The National Extension Relationship and Marriage
Education Model: Core Teaching Concepts for Relationship and
Marriage Enrichment Programming. Publication No. HDFS-E-157.
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Printing; 2013:33-38. http://
www.nermen.org/NERMEM.php. Accessed April 23, 2014.
Guin A, Kirby SD. Residential energy conservation and
consumers. The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues.
2013;18(2). http://ncsu.edu/ffci/publications/2013/v18-n2-2013summer-fall/guin-kirby.php. Accessed April 23, 2014.
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Hecht (Goolsby) L, Wass J, Kelly L, Clevenger-Firley E, Dunn C.
SNAP-Ed Steps to Health inspires third graders to eat smart
and move more. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
2013;45(6):800-803.
Herndon MC, Behnke AO, Navarro M, Brown J, Storm JF.
Needs and perceptions of Cooperative Extension educators
serving Latino populations in the South. Journal of Extension.
2013;51(1). http://www.joe.org/joe/2013february/a7.php.
Accessed April 22, 2014.
Jayaratne KSU, Bird CL, McClelland JW. Application of
crossover design for the evaluation of a nutrition education
program. Journal of Extension. 2013;51(2):2TOT1.
www.joe.org/joe/2013april/tt1.php. Accessed April 23, 2014.
Kirby SD, Goldschmid M, Pedersen C, Langham L. eXtension’s
home energy community of practice: providing residential energy
education for consumers. Housing and Society, 2013;40(1):111122.
Kreske A, Ducharme D, Gunter C, Phister T, Chapman B.
Using role-play to enhance foodborne illness crisis management
capacity in the produce industry. Journal of Extension.
2013;51(5):5FEA5. http://www.joe.org/joe/2013october/a5.php.
Accessed June 9, 2014.
Mammarella S, Behnke A, Bearon L. Helping grandparents
raising grandchildren: a review of selected programs and
resources. Journal of the National Extension Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences. 2013;8:73-80.
http://bit.ly/1bmWG5k. Accessed April 22, 2014.
McClelland JW, Bird CL. Best practices: motivating
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application.
The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues. 2013;18 (2).
http://www.ncsu.edu/ffci/publications/2013/v18-n2-2013-fallv18-n2-november-2013.php. Accessed April 23, 2014.
McClelland JW, Jayaratne KSU, Bird CL. Nutrition education
brings behavior and knowledge change in limited resource older
adults. Journal of Extension. 2013;51(2): 2FEA1. www.joe.org/
joe/2013april/pdf/JOE_v51_2a1.pdf. Accessed April 23, 2014.
Powell D, Erdozain M, Dodd C, Morley K, Costa R, Chapman B.
Audits and inspections are never enough: a critique to enhance
food safety. Food Control. 2013;30:686-691.
Robertson L, Boyer R, Chapman B, Eifert J, Franz N.
Educational needs assessment and practices of grocery store
food handlers through survey and observational data collection.
Food Control. 2013;34:707-713.
Schramm D, Futris T, Galovan A, Allen K. Is relationship and
marriage education relevant and appropriate to child welfare?
Children and Youth Services Review. 2013;35(3):429-438.
Silliman B, Schumm WR. Youth program quality survey: youth
assessment of program quality. Marriage and Family Review.
2013;49:647-670.
Zoellner JM, Hill J, Grier K, Chau C, Kopec D, Price B, Dunn C.
Randomized controlled trial targeting obesity-related behaviors:
Better Together Healthy Caswell County. Preventing Chronic
Disease. 2013;10:120296. http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.
Book Chapters _______________________________________________
Runyan C, Schulman MD, Scholl L. Workplace safety for
young workers. In: Landrigan PJ, Etzel RA, eds. Textbook of
Children’s Environmental Health. Cary, NC: Oxford University
Press; 2013: 178-187.
Safrit RD. Evaluation and outcome management. In: Seel, K,
ed. Volunteer Administration: Professional Practice. 3rd ed.
Toronto, Canada: LexisNexis Canada; 2013.
PRESENTATIONS
Refereed Presentations at National and International Meetings
INTERNATIONAL
Allen K, Huff N. Family life coaching. 4th European Coaching
Psychology Conference; December 12, 2013; Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Chaifetz A, Chapman B. Implementing Good Agricultural
Practices (GAPs) in school and community gardens. International
Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting; July 29, 2013;
Charlotte, NC.
Copur Z, Bird CL. The complex relationship of culture and
demographics on college students’ personal financial wellness
perceptions. International Istanbul Finance Congress; May 31,
2013; Istanbul, Turkey.
Dunn C, Thomas C. Using synchronous, distance-education
technology to deliver a weight management intervention.
European Congress on Obesity; May 14, 2013; Liverpool,
England.
McClelland JW, Bird CL. Best practices: motivating
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Application.
International Istanbul Finance Congress; May 31, 2013; Istanbul,
Turkey.
Thomas E, Gunter C, Jaykus L, Chapman B. Tracing
temperature patterns of cut leafy greens during transportation.
International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting;
July 29, 2013; Charlotte, NC.
NATIONAL
Allen K. A guide to bullying prevention. Southeastern Council on
Family Relations; February 21, 2013; Birmingham, AL.
Allen K. A guide to bullying prevention. Cambio De Colores;
June 12, 2013; St. Louis, MO.
Allen K. Teaching family life coaching to graduate students.
Southeastern Council on Family Relations; February 21, 2013;
Birmingham, AL.
Allen K. Teaching family life coaching. North American Society for
Adlerian Psychology Conference; June 22, 2013; San Diego, CA.
Allen K, Roper R, Guin A, Roman S, Betton L. 4-H very
important parent program. Children Youth and Families At Risk
Conference; May 16, 2013; Alexandria, VA.
Bearon L, Peterson TL, LaFollette-Black S. Grandparents in
transition: Returning to parenting one more time. Southern
Gerontological Society Annual Meeting; April 5, 2013; Charlotte,
NC.
Behnke AO. Improving the lives of Latino families through
effective practice & research. 2013 Annual Conference of the
Southeast Council on Family Relations; February 22, 2013;
Birmingham, AL.
Behnke AO, Aguilar C, Allen K, Urieta D. Engaging youth and
families to succeed in high school and beyond: the Together
Program. Galaxy Conference; September 19, 2013; Pittsburgh,
PA.
Bird CL, McClelland JW. New directions in policy drive
programming. Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting;
April 5, 2013; Charlotte, NC.
Bloom D. Standards for development: governance and food
safety in Walmart’s supply chains in Honduras. Annual Meeting of
the Rural Sociological Society; August 9, 2013; New York, NY.
Bloom D. Streamlining supply chains: analyzing supermarket
retailers’ efforts to localize the food system. Joint Annual
Meetings of Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society and
Association for the Study of Food and Society; June 20, 2013;
East Lansing, MI.
Bowen S, Elliott S, Hardison-Moody A, Leak T. Community and
family food environments: a qualitative approach to childhood
obesity research. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
Annual Conference; August 12, 2013; Washington, DC.
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Crinion P, Broadwater G, Silliman B, Franzen L. Evaluation
champions: advocates, mentors, people with passion. NACDEP
Galaxy IV 2013. Proceedings of the 4th National Association
of Community Development Extension Professionals Galaxy
Conference; September 18, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA.
Crinion P, Silliman B. Evaluation champions. American
Evaluation Association Conference; October 18, 2013;
Washington, DC.
Dunn C, Muth M, Kretser A. Everyday eating: what drives
consumer’s food decisions? Society for Nutrition Education and
Behavior; August 10, 2013; Portland, OR.
Edwards HC. I came to the conference. Now what? Volunteer
Conference of Southern States; October 5, 2013; Eatonton, GA.
Edwards HC. Icebreakers, energizers and games, oh my!
Volunteer Conference of Southern States; October 5, 2013;
Eatonton, GA.
Edwards HC. Service through youth adult partnerships.
Volunteer Conference of Southern States; October 4, 2013;
Eatonton, GA.
Edwards HC, Culp KC, Jordan JW. Bridging the gap between
Extension professionals & volunteers: building the southern
region 4-H volunteer advisory group. NACDEP Galaxy IV 2013.
Proceedings of the 4th National Association of Community
Development Extension Professionals Galaxy Conference;
September 19, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA.
Goldschmidt M, Kirby S. The home energy community of
practice. National Extension Energy Summit; April 30, 2013;
Denver, CO.
Hardison-Moody A. Are we listening? Women’s religious
lives from local to global. After Secularization Conference, cosponsored by the University of California at Berkeley Humanities
Institute and the Social Science Research Council; March 2,
2013; Irvine, CA.
Hardison-Moody A. Transformations in the aftermath of
violence: Liberian women’s practices of healing post-conflict.
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion;
November 24, 2013; Baltimore, MD.
Hardison-Moody A. Bowen S, Elliott S, Jakes S, Jones L.
Engaging community voices: an assets-based approach to
research and action on healthy foods & safe places to be active.
Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association;
November 4, 2013; Boston, MA.
Hardison-Moody A, Dunn C, Funmilayo M, Jones L, Thomas
C. Adapting a faith-based health-promotion program to a diverse
audience of immigrant and refugee women: lessons learned.
Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association;
November 4, 2013; Boston, MA.
Huff NL, Werner-Wilson RJ, Hendricks K. Examining positive
affect and communication trends in parent-adolescent conflict.
National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference;
November 9, 2013; San Antonio, TX.
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Jakes S, Guin A. CYFAR guiding principles and the requirements
for a community approach. Children, Youth, and Families at Risk
101 Workshop; July 30, 2013; San Antonio, TX.
Jordan JW, Edwards HC, Culp KC. The phoenix flies! Creating
the 4-H volunteer conference of southern states. NACDEP
Galaxy IV 2013. Proceedings of the 4th National Association
of Community Development Extension Professionals Galaxy
Conference; September 18, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA.
Kern B, Henry CS, Behnke AO, Plunkett SW, Knowles S.
Fathers’ parenting behaviors, and risks for physical and relational
aggression in African American and Latino adolescent boys.
Kim Y, Bowers J, Lindsey S, Martin S, Ebata A, Behnke AO.
Process monitoring evaluation for an online resource for parents.
Kirby SD. Teaching non-major graduate students about housing:
environmental influences on the family. Housing Education
and Research Association Annual Proceedings; October 29,
2013;Tulsa, OK.
Monteverdi R, Allen K. Building bridges with poverty & new
Extension professionals. Galaxy Conference, September 19,
2013; Pittsburgh, PA.
Raymond B, Chapman B. 2013. A content analysis of YouTube
beef burger recipes. Shigatoxin Producing E. coli Coordinated
Agriculture Project Annual Meeting; May 29, 2013; Lincoln, NE.
Silliman B. E-Basics: putting evaluation capacity-building online.
American Evaluation Association Conference; October 19, 2013;
Washington, DC.
Silliman B. E-Basics Online: a self-directed Internet learning
site. NACDEP Galaxy IV 2013. Proceedings of the 4th National
Association of Community Development Extension Professionals
Galaxy Conference; September 18, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA.
Silliman B, Franz N. Just get me an evaluation tool! American
Evaluation Association Conference; October 18, 2013;
Washington, DC.
Thomas E, Chapman B. Quantifying risk communication of
STEC when ordering undercooked burgers in food service
establishments. Shigatoxin Producing E. coli Coordinated
Agriculture Project Annual Meeting; May 29, 2013; Lincoln, NE.
Syracuse C, Blevins M, Lawrence A, Britton R, Green B,
McClelland J, Jones S. CalciYUM! Bridging barriers to talk
about strong bones. NACDEP Galaxy IV 2013. Proceedings
of the 4th National Association of Community Development
Extension Professionals Galaxy Conference; September 18,
2013; Pittsburgh, PA.
Invited Presentations _________________________________________
INTERNATIONAL
Chapman B. Building an external and internal food safety
culture—and measuring it. Alberta Food Processors Association;
March 20, 2013; Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Chapman B. Communicating food safety risks and hazards to
food inspectors and retail personnel. International Association for
Food Protection Annual Meeting; July 31, 2013, Charlotte, NC.
Chapman B. Creating and fostering a culture of food safety
in food service settings. Congress of the Society for Latin
American and Caribbean Anthropology; November 6, 2013;
Campinas, Brazil.
Chapman B. How do you improve this ‘Culture’ thing? Dubai
International Food Safety Conference; November 15, 2013;
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Chapman B. Utilizing food safety audits to change an
organization. Dubai International Food Safety Conference;
November 15, 2013; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
NATIONAL
Allen K. A guide to bullying prevention. Military Partners
Meeting; February 6, 2013; Washington, DC.
Allen K. A guide to bullying prevention. Healthy Living Partners
at National 4-H Center; February 15, 2013; Washington, DC.
Allen K. A guide to bullying prevention [webinar]. Children,
Youth, and Families at Risk. January 16, 2013. http://www.
cyfernet.org/onlinepd/01-13-bullying.html.
Allen K. Improving the lives of children through healthy
relationship education. Cambio De Colores Conference; June 13,
2013; St. Louis, MO.
Behnke AO, Aguilar C. Building trust with Latino audiences
[webinar]. Children, Youth, and Families at Risk. January 25,
2013. http://www.cyfernet.org/onlinepd/01-13-trust.html.
Behnke AO. Engaging and enriching the lives of Latino families
[webinar]. Federal Administration of Children and Families.
January 28, 2013. http://www.slideshare.net/aobehnke/
engaging-latinoyouth.
Behnke AO. Engaging Latino children and teens [webinar].
Federal Administration of Children and Families. February 27,
2013. http://www.ncfr.org/events/calendar/webinar-engaginglatino-children-and-teens.
Bird C. The Affordable Care Act; Beyond Health Care Insurance.
[webinar] Professional development for Specialists and
Agents. eXtension Creating Healthy Communities Community
of Practice. December 6, 2013. https://learn.extension.org/
events/1323#.U6H2QS80WH4.
Chapman B. I Just tweeted that I barfed: food safety in the time
of social media. Illinois Symposium for Food Safety; September
25, 2013; Bloomington, IL.
Dunn C. Color Me Healthy. Mississippi Department of Public
Health. March 9, 2013; Gulfport, MS; Virginia Department of
Public Health; March 25-28, 2013; VA (4 sites).
Dunn C. Delivering a behavior-change weight management
program to teachers and state employees in North Carolina
[webinar]. American Journal of Health Promotion. June 25, 2013.
http://healthpromotionjournal.com/index.php?com_route=view_
video&vid=108&close=true.
Dunn C. Food Values Database [webinar]. ILSI North America.
June 19, 2013. https://learn.extension.org/events/1070.
Edwards HC. Volunteer role descriptions: getting off to a good
start! [Online presentation]. Science E-Volunteering Training
Program, National 4-H Council; February 28, 2013.
Edwards HC. Volunteers: working with and loving them! Virginia
Cooperative Extension Annual Conference; January 30, 2013;
Blacksburg, VA.
Kirby S. North Carolina disaster resilient housing. Southern
Region Extension Resilient Housing Meeting; April 25, 2013;
Baton Rouge, LA.
Kirby S, Chapman B. Disaster scenario training. Extension
Disaster Education Network; October 10, 2013; Madison, WI.
McClelland JW. Better food better health, improving nutrition,
food resource management and physical activity for Latino
families. 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on
Nutritional Science and Therapy; July 16, 2013; Philadelphia, PA.
McClelland JW. Nutrition and disease: What conditions
benefit most from good nutrition? And they ate happily ever
after: Lifespan nutrition for health and vitality. Conference and
Webinar. Kannapolis Scholars Conference, Kannapolis, NC. July
26, 2013. http://kannapolisscholars.wix.com/2013symposium#1.
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GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Title
Direct Sponsor
Prime Sponsor
North Carolina 4-H Very Important Parents
Sustainable Community Project
Investigators: Allen, Kimberly I.; Jakes, Susan S.
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
$348,000.00
8/1/11–7/31/16
4-H National Mentoring Program
(previous title: NC Youth and Families With Promise Expansion)
Investigators: Allen, Kimberly I.; Behnke, Andrew O.
National 4-H Council
US Dept. of Justice (DOJ)
$102,500.00
12/1/11–1/31/13
Triangle For Latino Student Success
Investigator: Behnke, Andrew O.
HIP Consulting
Lumina Foundation
$121,875.00
7/1/12–9/30/15
North Carolina Youth and Families with Promise (NCYFP) 2014
$165,081.00
12/1/13–1/31/15
North Carolina State University and Oklahoma State Joint
Sustainable Community Project
Investigators: Behnke, Andrew O.; Aguilar, Cintia
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)–
$160,000.00
9/1/13–8/31/14
National Institute of Food & Agriculture
Extension–Supporting Military Families and Youth Partnerships–
Family Advocacy Subcontract eXtension Military Family
Learning Network
University of Florida
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
$19,500.00
9/1/12– 8/31/14
Juntos 21st Century Community Learning Center
Investigators: Behnke, Andrew O.; Lammi, Matthew Daven;
Aguilar, Cintia
NC Dept. of Public Instruction
US Dept. of Education (DED)
$400,000.00
7/1/13–6/30/14
Child Care and Youth Training and Technical Assistance Project
$45,000.00
5/1/11–6/30/14
North Carolina Youth and Families With Promise (NCYFP)–2013
Investigators: Behnke, Andrew O.; Allen, Kimberly I.
$100,627.00
12/1/12–1/31/14
Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education Training Project
(HRMET)–Year 5
Investigators: Behnke, Andrew O.; Allen, Kimberly I.
University of Missouri–Columbia
US Dept. of Health & Human
Services (DHHS)
$28,118.00
9/30/12–9/29/13
Juntos Para Una Mejor Educación (Together for a Better
Education) Summer Program–Year 4, Summer 2013
Investigators: Behnke, Andrew O.; Aguilar, Cintia
$50,000.00
5/1/13–8/31/13
Father’s Count Study
$457,278.00
1/1/08–3/31/13
North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s
More In My Basket FY2014
Investigator: Bird, Carolyn L.
NC Dept. of Health & Human
Services (DHHS)
$267,565.00
10/1/13–9/30/14
Multistate Extension Education and Outreach
on the Marketplace Exchanges of the Affordable Care Act
University of Georgia
$90,000.00
9/1/13–8/31/14
NCSU’s North Carolina Cooperative Extension
More In My Basket FY2013
Services (DHHS)
$309,611.00
10/1/12–9/30/13
Dissemination of Core Health Messages:
Using Community-Based Participatory Research
to Strengthen the Health of Rural, Low-Income Families
University of Massachusetts
Investigating and Enhancing Positive Food Safety Culture
in Farmers Markets
Investigator: Chapman, Benjamin
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University (aka Virginia Tech)
Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in the Beef Chain:
Assessing and Mitigating the Risk by Translational Science,
Education and Outreach
Hazard Analysis Critical Control (HACCP) Plan
Exploration and Communication of Gaps Barriers
for Small Farms in NC
Investigators: Chapman, Benjamin; Ducharme, Diane
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Amount Awarded
Project Duration
$1,104.00
9/1/11–5/31/13
$102,913.00
9/1/13–8/31/18
$199,586.00
1/1/12–11/30/14
$135,249.00
10/1/13–9/15/14
Carolina Farm Stewardship
Association
$10,100.00
7/1/13–6/30/14
Title
Direct Sponsor
Prime Sponsor
Hazard Analysis Critical Control (HACCP) Plan
Health Rocks
Investigators: Chilcote, Amy; Allen, Kimberly I.
Healthy Lifestyles Initiative: Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less
Investigator: Dunn, Carolyn
NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc.
NC State Health Plan for
Teachers & State Employees
Food Value Decisions–ILSI Project Committee
International Life Sciences
Institute North America
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less for Diabetes
Amount Awarded
Project Duration
$257,179.00
10/11/11–9/15/13
$44,000.00
1/1/13–8/31/14
$2,652,482.00
7/1/09–12/31/15
International Life Sciences
Institute North America
$5,638.00
5/14/12–8/31/13
Services (DHHS)
US Dept. of Health & Human
Services (DHHS)
$6,945.00
7/1/12–3/28/13
Air Force/4-H Military Partnership and Outreach and Support
Investigator: Edwards, Harriet C.
Kansas State University
$265,112.00
9/1/13–8/31/15
2014 NC 4-H Military Partnerships Grant
$25,000.00
10/1/13–9/30/14
NC Operation Military Kids 2013-2
US Army
US Army
$49,284.00
4/1/13–9/30/14
2013 NC Military Clubs Grant
$25,000.00
10/1/12–9/30/13
4-H Air Force Military Partnership Project
Investigators: Edwards, Harriet C.; McKinney, Thearon T.
$240,853.00
9/1/11–8/31/13
North Carolina Operation Military Kids 2012
$156,065.00
9/1/11–3/31/13
Family and Child Well Being Optimized COP
(Families and Child Well-Being Learning Network)
Investigators: Huff, Nichole Langley; Behnke, Andrew O.
$50,000.00
9/1/13–11/30/14
Consumer Energy Education, E-Conservation Program
Investigator: Kirby, Sarah D.
NC Dept. of Commerce
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)“
$199,863.00
11/1/12–12/31/14
Home Energy Community of Practice Leadership Funds
Investigator: Kirby, Sarah D.
$22,368.00
1/1/12–12/31/14
Energy Transformation School Enrichment Curriculum
Investigator: Kirby, Sarah D.; Chilcote, Amy
Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation
Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation
$24,999.00
8/1/13–7/31/14
Steps to Health (NCSU SNAP-Ed FY 2014)
Investigators: McClelland, Jacquelyn W.; Bird, Carolyn L.;
Dunn, Carolyn
Services (DHHS)
$1,019,221.00
10/1/13–9/30/14
Steps to Health (NCSU SNAP-Ed FY2013)
Investigators: McClelland, Jacquelyn W.; Bird, Carolyn L.;
Dunn, Carolyn; Aguilar, Cintia
NC Dept. of Health & Human)
Services (DHHS)
$818,554.00
10/1/12–9/30/13
Evaluation CoP
Investigator: Silliman, Benjamin
$30,000.00
10/1/10–6/30/14
4-H Science E-Basics Online Training
Investigator: Silliman, Benjamin
NOYCE Foundation
$60,000.00
1/1/12–5/31/14
Project Youth Extension Service (YES)
Investigators: Stewart, Marshall; Johnson, James C.
$2,970,909.00
9/1/12–8/31/15
The Youth Extension Service
Investigator: Stewart, Marshall
$3,031,182.00
5/1/10–10/31/14
Prototyping A Regional Biotechnology and Agriscience STEM
School and North Carolina Statewide STEM Network
Investigator: Stewart, Marshall
NC New Schools Project
Carnegie Corp. of NY
Community-Based Approach to Reducing Childhood Obesity
in Low-Income Populations: Research to Action
Investigators: Bowen, Sarah K.; Elliott, Sinikka G.;
Jones, Lorelei A.;Hardison-Moody, Anne Margaret; Jakes, Susan S.
TOTAL
FOR
2013:
Association of Public & Land-Grant
Universities former National Association
of State Universities
OVER $5M
TOTAL
MULTIYEAR
COMMITMENTS:
$120,000.00
$3,026,939.00
9/1/12–3/7/14
8/1/11–7/31/16
OVER $18M
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IMPACTS—TEACHING
Graduate Programs in Youth, Family, and Community Sciences
T
he Department of Youth, Family, and Community
Sciences at North Carolina State University offers
graduate distance education programs designed to
prepare and strengthen current and future professionals
who work with youth and/or families in communitybased settings. Our graduate faculty members are
subject-matter experts who create applied learning
environments where students are equipped to seek
dynamic careers in youth, family, and community
development.
Family Life and Youth Development (FYD) courses
are designed to improve student understanding of the
complexities of human development. Knowledge is
then used to design, implement, and evaluate effective
educational interventions to improve the quality of life of
youth and families.
The Department offers two distance-based graduate
programs leading to a Master’s degree in Family Life and
Youth Development. Both the M.R. (non-thesis) and M.S.
(thesis) are designed to meet the individual needs of the
student through specialized concentration areas. Further,
the Department also offers seven Graduate Certificate
options:
1. Administration and Leadership in Family and Youth
Programs;
2. Family Life and Aging;
3. Family Life and Parent Education;
4. Family Life Coaching;
5. Program Development in Family Life Education;
6. Volunteer Management and Administration; and
7. Youth Development Leadership.
Family Life and Youth Development Enrollment 2009-2013
Program
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Master’s
13
11
29
22
29
23
31
27
28
Certificate
-
1
2
1
17
15
17
13
16
Family Life and Youth Development Graduates 2009-2013
Program 2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
Master’s
6
4
10
8
11
Certificate
-
-
3
5
6
“I found the combination of
theoretical coursework with
practical projects and experiences
extremely beneficial. By the end of
the program I felt very prepared for
the professional world. Completing
my Masters in Family Life and Youth
Development fulfilled my personal
aspiration to nurture others.
Since graduation, I have launched
[a company designed to help] parents work through challenges
in their family life.”
–Liane Watson, Class of 2013
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“The FYD Program at
NCSU is giving me the
skills I need to lead
a movement that will
empower youth and
families. Adversity has
given me the drive to
seek education as a
means to improve my
life and the lives of
minorities living in the United States. Together,
we will bring about positive change where it is
needed the most.”
–Iliana Santillan-Carrillo, Class of 2014
Local Foods Graduate Course Announced
D
r. Dara Bloom will be a co-Instructor for a Local Foods
graduate course that will be designed specifically for
extension agents. With funding from Southern SARE, this
course will be held in the Fall and Spring semesters, and
will focus on different aspects of local food supply chain
development, from production and processing through
nutrition and consumption, including issues of low-income
access, youth engagement, and community development.
The class will consist of six, two-day sessions, where
the first day will include a series of seminars and invited
lecturers, and the second day will be a site visit to give
participants hands-on experience of class topics. This
class will be designed specifically to meet the needs of
agents so that it can help fulfill both Master’s degree
credits (with approval from their program of study) as well
as the five-year graduate credit requirement of NCCES.
We believe that there is a need for this class due
to the increasing popularity of local foods among
consumers and community organizations, who see it as
a way to support community economic development.
As a result, agents are increasingly expected to navigate
local food systems and to be fluent in understanding
new marketing channels, as well as how to coordinate
production and meet the regulations of these different
outlets. In addition, there is an increasing expectation
that local food systems and projects will enhance
low-income consumer access to healthy food, thereby
contributing to positive dietary behavioral changes and
health outcomes. As a result, agents are expected to
be able to work with local foods projects to
increase low-income access, and are often
also tasked with community organizing
around local food systems. Therefore, our
goal is to equip agents to engage
with local food systems and
community projects so that they
are able to educate growers,
buyers, and community members
in the development of high
performing local food systems.
Faculty:
Dr. Dara
Bloom
IMPACTS—EXTENSION AND RESEARCH
Very Important Parents
T
he North Carolina 4-H Very
Important Parents (VIP) program
works with teen parents, their
families, and their childcare providers
to cultivate knowledge of child
development, parenting skills,
personal life skills, and technology
skills. Face-to-face and distance
technologies are used to help youth
engage in the VIP program.
“One of the many highlights of the program for me is the VIP meet-and-greet launch,
because it allows the chance for me to meet all of the participants and have them eat
dinner together as a family. They get to take some educational tools home too.”
–Latoya, Greene County VIP Coordinator
“I had a lot of fun at the museum. My boys love to play and pretend. I learned that letting
my boys play is good for their development so I join them more now.”
–Shyrese, participant
“My favorite part of the meetings is when we have activities. One time we got to make
collages and t-shirts. I don’t get the chance to do that a lot.”
–Yesenia, participant
Faculty: Dr. Kim Allen, Autumn Guin, Latoya Betton, and Rasha ElBeshti (MS student in Family Life and Youth Development)
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IMPACTS
Juntos para una
Mejor Educación
(Together for a Better
Education) Program
T
he mission of the Juntos Program (pronounced
“Who-n-toes”) is to promote student success and
access to higher education. Juntos, which means
“together” in Spanish, works to join collaborative
partners from 4-H, high schools, local community
colleges, and businesses, to provide Latino eighth
through twelfth grade students and their parents with
knowledge, skills, and resources to prevent youth
from dropping out and to encourage families to work
together to gain access to college. Research shows
that Latino youth are at greatest risk for dropping out of
school between the ninth and tenth grades. The Juntos
Program reduces this risk by bringing together cohorts
of eighth grade youth to support each other for three
to five years as they enter high school and prepare
together for higher education. The Juntos Program
is an intensive long-term program made up of five
components.
First, youth meet weekly during school hours with a
one-on-one Success Coach who helps them remediate
academic deficiencies, learn study habits, and work
towards their academic and personal goals.
Second, youth and families come together for six
consecutive weeks for the Juntos Family Workshop
Series and then continue to meet monthly to make
college a realistic family goal.
Third, youth participate in afterschool 4-H Club
meetings held twice a month focusing on academic
success, public speaking, life skills, and videography.
Fourth, tenth and eleventh grade youth engage in a
synchronous video Online College Preparation Course
taught by university professors to help them develop
writing and critical thinking skills, knowledge about careers
and specific colleges, and prepare for entrance exams,
college applications, scholarships, and financial aid.
Fifth, Juntos youth take part in quarterly field trips
to colleges and other Juntos events like the Juntos
Summer Academy. The Juntos Summer Academy is a
week-long experience at a local University where youth
participate in special university classes, college student
panels, STEM activities, and leadership training. Over
the last seven years the Juntos Program has been
established in 53 rural areas in seven states and has
received over $3,000,000 in extramural funding.
Faculty and Staff: Dr. Andrew Behnke, Cintia Aguilar, and
Diana Urieta
“Juntos has been one of the most rewarding programs I have
been able to offer and I have taught lots of programs through
my career. I think we have some great success and improved
parent confidence that have grown from our Juntos sessions.
This program has also provided the school (and me) with a
chance to learn about some of the unique needs of Hispanic
families and they want to work toward some systemic changes.
The school plans to continue meeting with the families monthly
to further build communication between the school system and
Hispanic families. I hope we can add a youth Juntos group that
will be a school-based 4-H club next year.”
–Field Faculty who has implemented Juntos
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Better Food Better Health
SNAP-Ed
T
Steps to Health
SNAP-Ed
S
he Better Food Better Health (BFBH)) program,
developed by North Carolina State University,
addresses the unhealthy eating practices and physical
inactivity that contributes to health risks among North
Carolina Latino/Hispanic adults and their families,
especially those with limited resources and low
educational attainment. Latinos are the largest and fastest
growing minority group in North Carolina as well as in the
United States. Latinos who have lived here for 15 or more
years as well as those who are US-born have higher rates
of obesity and diabetes. BFBH is designed to provide
interactive family-based nutrition and food resource
management education to address these health issues.
Barriers to providing
community-based
education to low-resource
audiences include their lack
of transportation, multiple
job commitments, and
the lack of or the inability
to afford childcare. In
addition, Latino lifestyle
evidences a preference for
activities that include the
entire family. The BFBH
curriculum is a family-based curriculum that incorporates
parallel modules for adults and children that engage the
entire family in learning about better quality of life through
improved nutrition and food resource management. For the
adult module, older children join their parents in completing
worksheets, activities, and taste tests. The young children
are engaged through age-appropriate materials and
activities that correlate with the adult/older child sessions.
BFBH was successful in promoting behavior change
for all participant age groups. Specifically, 100.0% of
adults reported they made positive behavior change
related to the key nutrition and physical activity
messages; 76.9% of adults reported they made
positive behavior changes related to the key food
budgeting messages; and 97.5% of parents of younger
children reported that their child exhibited an improved
willingness to taste fruits.
teps to Health (STH) educates
and inspires limited-resource
North Carolinians to eat smart
and move more through nutrition
and food resource management
education programming targeting
preschoolers, kindergarteners,
second grade students, third
grade students, adults, older
adults, families, and Latino families. Interactive teaching
methods designed to educate and facilitate behavior
change include lecture, discussion, games, worksheets,
music, cooking demonstrations, and taste tests.
In FY13 STH, taught
by Family & Consumer
Sciences and 4-H
Youth Development
Cooperative Extension
Agents, reached 5,901
participants (5,348
children and 553 adults)
and made 46,810
educational contacts
within 49 counties across North Carolina. All six programs
met or exceeded 18 of the 20 overall objectives. Impacts
include:
The curriculum was co-authored by Dr. Jacquelyn McClelland
and Dr. Carolyn Bird.
“Our group added the exercises from the program to their regular
‘morning routine.’”
–Congregate Nutrition Site Manager, Onslow County
This is a Steps To Health program funded by the USDA Food and
Nutrition Services Division.
Program Faculty and Staff: Dr. Jacquelyn McClelland, Dr. Carolyn
Bird, Cintia Aguilar, Tara Carr, and Gretchen Hofing
• 77% of parents of second and third graders observed
them eating more fruits and vegetables.
• 82% of participating adults made progress towards a
personal health goal.
• 97.5% of participating Hispanic/Latino parents
observed an improved willingness to taste fruits and
vegetables in their child, and 100% made a positive
behavior change themselves.
Funding for this program provided by the USDA Food and
Nutrition Services Division.
Faculty and Staff: Dr. Jacquelyn W. McClelland, Dr. Carolyn
Bird, Dr. Carolyn Dunn, Gretchen Hofing, Lindsay Goolsby,
Jenelle Wass, Tara Carr, and Shannon Hoffman
“We all eat more fruit and vegetables and less fat.”
–Participating family, Johnston County
“I read all food labels now before purchasing!”
–Older Adult participant, Cabarrus County
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IMPACTS
Voices into Action
V
oices into Action: The Families, Food and Health
Project is a partnership between the Department
of Sociology and Anthropology and Department of
Youth, Family, and Community Sciences that works
with stakeholders and community members to support
community-based projects related to food access
and physical activity. Additionally, Voices into Action
carries out research to understand what families
eat, the structural and social issues that impact their
consumption, and the barriers and assets that families
face or possess related to food and physical activity. The
Voices into Action project has carried out sociological
interviews, accompanied by in-depth food recalls (3)
with low-income caregivers (mothers and grandmothers)
in rural and urban areas of North Carolina (n=126
caregivers). Additionally, the project team has carried out
in-home observations with a sample of these families,
to learn about the day-to-day lives of project participants,
including what they eat, with whom, and how (n=12
families). Finally, we have carried out asset mapping
workshops (n=3), helped to establish community-led
coalitions in three counties, and awarded mini-grants,
for projects that promote access to healthy foods and
safe places to be active. As a part of this communitybased work, we have partnered with local organizations
to carry out a food and resource assessment in each
county, which includes food pantry director surveys
(n=28), farmer surveys (n=19), and faith community
assessments (n=59). Our aim is to better understand
and promote the community resources that can help
low-income families to eat healthy foods and enjoy
more physical activity. Voices into Action also partners
with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program (EFNEP) and Faithful Families Eating Smart and
Moving More (Faithful Families) for nutrition education
projects in each of the three counties where we
work. We have offered four Faithful Families classes
completed (three in Southeast Raleigh, one Harnett)
and five EFNEP classes (one after-school, two food
pantries in Harnett; one food pantry and one community
organization in SE Raleigh). 61 individuals participated,
representing 196 people in program families. 100%
of participants showed a positive change in any food
group at exit (fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, etc.).
86% of participants showed improvements in one or
more food resource management practices (does not
run out of food at the end of the month, uses a grocery
list, plans meals, etc.). For our work, two members of
the team (Sarah Bowen, PI and Project Director, and
Annie Hardison-Moody, co-Investigator) were invited to
a Let’s Move meeting for faith-based and neighborhood
partners at the White House (March, 2013).
Faculty and Staff: Dr Annie Hardison-Moody, Dr. Sarah Bowen,
and Lorelei Jones
Community Day at the Garden, June 2013, in
partnership with the Peace and Unity Community
Garden in Sanford, NC
Asset Mapping Workshop in Southeast Raleigh,
February 2013
Annie HardisonMoody (left) and
Sarah Bowen (right)
at the White House,
March 2013
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Education for Family Caregivers:
What Difference Does It Make to Families?
T
he graying of North Carolina’s population means
there are growing numbers of older adults with
chronic conditions who need help with activities of daily
living. Over 80% of this assistance is provided in the
home by unpaid family caregivers—primarily spouses
and adult children. Caregiving often takes a physical,
emotional and financial toll on caregivers but studies
show that they can be helped by interventions such as
information and case assistance, education for self-care,
skills training, access to community services and flexible
work options.
With available research-based educational resources,
including those produced by NC Cooperative Extension
specialists and agents and those available through
eXtension, many field faculty assist older adults and
their families in caregiving situations. The program we
most often use with caregivers is the evidence-based
and nationally acclaimed curriculum “Powerful Tools
for Caregivers” which teaches caregivers strategies for
taking care of themselves while being a caregiver to
a family member. In six face-to-face highly interactive
group sessions, agents teach and caregivers practice
multiple self-care behaviors. As an evidence-based
program, participants typically report outcomes including
adoption of self-care behaviors such as increased
exercise, relaxation and medical check-ups, improved
management of emotions such as reduced guilt, anger,
and depression;
increased selfefficacy (confidence)
in coping with
caregiving demands),
and increased utilization of local services. Currently
28 county FCS agents are trained as Class Leaders
including five who are Master Trainers certified to train
other Class Leaders. Data on the number of participants
in this program per se were not collected in 2013 but
over 9000 people participating in Extension’s caregiving
and parenting programs reported gaining knowledge
about and/or adopting stress reduction practices and
over 5000 increased their knowledge and/or use of
community resources.
The public value and economic impact of support
programs for caregivers is supported by national
statistics which indicate that services provided free
by families to older adults (est. $450 billion/year) save
significant costs for both families and the health care
system. This effect is achieved partly by helping family
caregivers stay physically and mentally healthy, so they
can both work outside the home and continue to provide
home-based care, thus reducing or delaying the need for
paid services or institutional long-term care.
Faculty: Dr. Luci Bearon
Targeting Food Safety Issues Linked to Food Handlers:
Infosheets and Infographics
F
oodborne illness remains a significant health issue
in the U.S. with as many as 48 million cases of
foodborne illness annually. It is estimated that up to
70% of illnesses come from food handlers making
behavioral mistakes. To address this issue, seven
food safety infosheets containing stories of outbreaks
and focusing on the factors most likely to lead to a
foodborne illness were distributed to an estimated
10,000 subscribers and readers in 2013 through
various online methods, including barfblog.com and the
re-launched www.foodsafetyinfosheets.org website.
Additionally, three direct subscribers were known to
send infosheets to all of their organization’s outlets—a
total of 1,350 sites and 300 support associates (an
estimated 15,000 food handlers received these
publications). Food safety infosheets have been shown
to be effective in positively affecting the food handling
practices of the target audience. It is believed that if just
one of the 25,000 foodhandlers changed their behavior
and a single major outbreak (30 illnesses) of foodborne
illness was avoided through the posting of food safety
infosheets that the savings to that organization could
be an estimated $500,000 to $5 million in medical
expenses, brand damage and loss of market.
Faculty and Staff: Dr. Ben Chapman and Katrina Levine
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IMPACTS
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less
E
at Smart, Move More, Weigh Less (www.esmmweighless.com) is a
15-week adult weight management program that uses strategies based
on evidence for weight loss and/or weight maintenance. The curriculum
was developed in partnership by NC State University and the NC Division
of Public Health in 2007. The 15-lesson curriculum was peer reviewed
by nutrition and physical activity professionals as well as representatives
from the medical community and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
The Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less program is delivered in two
formats—in-person, onsite classes and real-time, online classes. The online
delivery for the program was a novel approach that was pilot tested in
2011. It was subsequently launched on a larger scale after
achieving positive outcomes from the
pilot. These classes
are conducted by a
live instructor using
synchronous, distanceeducation technology.
The Eat Smart,
Move More, Weigh
Less program
received funding from
the State Health Plan
for Teachers and State
Employees to make
the program available
to its members. Over 500 class
series reaching close to 10,000
Plan members have been delivered.
Outcomes from these classes indicate improvements in weight, blood
pressure, and waist circumference for participants as well as an increase in
their confidence to eat healthy and be more physically active. The program
has also been offered successfully to several other independent worksites
as part of employee wellness programs. It recently expanded its reach to
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Administrative Services Only and
Fully Insured employer groups.
The Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less team continues to build a
body of evidence as to the effectiveness and return on investment of
the program. Results of this work have been published in the Journal
of Extension, Preventing Chronic Disease, and The American Journal
of Health Promotion. The program was selected as an evidence-based
intervention by the New York Academy of Medicine and Trust for America’s
Health in their 2013 edition of A Compendium of Proven Community-Based
Prevention Programs. Analysis of outcomes achieved from the real-time,
online delivery of the program revealed that for every $1 spent on Eat
Smart, Move More, Weigh Less, $2.75 can be saved in medical care and
lost productivity costs.
Faculty and Staff: Dr. Carolyn Dunn, Surabhi Aggarwal, Kelly Nordby, Greg Moore,
and Madi Fehling
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Child and Family
Learning Network
T
o address youth, family, and
community issues, North Carolina
is leading a nation-wide optimization
effort on behalf of eXtension to charter
the Child and Family Learning Network
(CFLN). The CFLN was formally
established in November 2013 to
serve as a more comprehensive online
hub for translational research and
professional resources. To execute its
Scope of Work, Dr. Huff was awarded
a $50,000 grant from the Association
of Public and Land-Grant Universities
to form an eXtension optimized
Community of Practice (CoP) that
brings together five individual
CoPs within the field of Family and
Consumer Sciences:
1. eXtension Alliance for Better
Child Care;
2. Family Caregiving;
3. Families, Food and Fitness;
4. Financial Security for All; and
5. Just in Time Parenting.
Together the Executive Team
is working to foster national,
multidisciplinary collaboration among
Extension colleagues and university
scholars who work to improve the
overall well-being of children and
families. Deliverables include research
and funding partnerships, webinars,
print materials, educational videos,
national presentations, and more.
Faculty: Dr. Nichole Huff
www.extension.org/families_and_child_well_being
More In My Basket
T
he More In My Basket (MIMB) program, developed by North Carolina
State University, is designed to address food insecurity through
conducting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Outreach
and is delivered through North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Family and
Consumer Sciences agents. A major barrier to combating food insecurity
is moving likely-eligible consumers into the application process. MIMB is
designed to reduce barriers by dispelling myths and increasing awareness
of SNAP (called Food and Nutrition Services, or FNS in North Carolina)
through community education and improved access to program benefits
through application assistance.
The curriculum includes
three different delivery
formats: group presentations,
individual consultations, and
booth-based outreach. New
and important additions in
FY2013 include the addition
of outreach staff and a
Recipe Referral Card. MIMB
staff provide telephonic or inperson application assistance
that is private and scheduled
at the consumer’s convenience. The “Recipe Referral Card” is low stigma
featuring a recipe one side and MIMB’s toll-free number and three-step
process to application completion on the other side.
Four of five MIMB objectives exceeded the 60% goal. Specifically,
participants increased:
• Awareness of the nutritional benefits of participating in SNAP (91.9%);
• Ability to describe SNAP eligibility rules (84.7%);
• Ability to describe the process of applying for SNAP (82.1%);
• Awareness of the myths and misperceptions about SNAP (87.1%).
In FY 2013 More In My Basket reached 3,486 people in 38 participating
counties. Families were eligible for $155,376 in benefits to expand their
food dollars and combat food insecurity. North Carolina communities
experience a $9 economic boost for every $5 of benefits. As a result,
MIMB generated an additional $279,679 of economic activity across the
participating counties.
Funding for MIMB
provided by the United
States Department of
Agriculture
Faculty and Staff:
Dr. Carolyn Bird, Dr.
Jacquelyn McClelland,
Jeanette Maatouk, and
Amy Pipas
New Case-Based
Curriculum for Retail
Food Safety Managers:
NC Safe Plates
F
ood safety at retail food service
establishments is a major concern
for public health. Retail food managers
certified in food protection have
been shown to minimize the risk of
foodborne illness and injury. However,
current food safety curricula focus on
technical practice and fail to address
behavioral change and the culture
around food safety. Using information
from a job task analysis of retail food
safety managers, NC Cooperative
Extension developed a curriculum
framework centered on casebased instruction and adult learning
principals. Through these case studies
participants will be trained on hazards,
risk reduction steps
and management
strategies. From our
research, the case
study approach is
a unique delivery
mechanism and we
believe it will provide
more tangible behavior
impacts as opposed to just knowledge
outcomes. In fact, as part of our
internal validation of the program we
will be conducting a behavior-based
evaluation. Five template modules
were created and presented to refine
the model. After investigating options
to connect the curriculum with a
certifying examination, a tentative
business structure for the long-term
administration of the curriculum and
a certifying exam were developed.
The curriculum framework includes
components of food safety culture
and has the potential to improve public
health and food safety. The program
will be piloted in Summer 2014 with
200 cafeteria managers and rolled out
to agents across the state in Fall 2014.
Faculty and Staff: Dr. Ben Chapman,
Matt Angle, and Katrina Levine
17
IMPACTS
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Supporting North Carolina’s Families
with Greatest Needs Since 1969
EFNEP helps address the challenges limited resource
families face when introducing healthy changes through
nutrition education, cooking classes, physical activity
strategies, and shopping on a limited budget. This program
improves the lives of each of these families with positive
changes they have made by reducing their risk of obesity
related illnesses and supporting healthy lifestyles.
Food Insecurity, Chronic Disease and
Economic Implications for North Carolina
ood insecurity and chronic disease affect both the
health of our population and our economy. Children
living in food insecure households are at greater risk
of developmental and academic problems as well as
nutritional deficiencies and nutrition-related illnesses.
Addressing this issue in North Carolina is essential to the
preparation of our future workforce and economic growth
in our state. The challenges are great.
Between 2008 and 2012, North Carolina saw a rise
from 22% to 24% in the number of working low-income
families with children. This 2% increase accounts for
27,000 additional families with children earning incomes at
or below the poverty level. During the same time frame,
the number of children living in poverty in North Carolina
increased from 20% to 26%.
F
Over 5,000 families and 27,000 youth participated
in EFNEP in 2013.
What Is EFNEP?
EFNEP serves limited-resource families with young children,
school-age youth, and pregnant teens through a series of
lessons offered by paraprofessionals and volunteers, many
of whom are indigenous to the population.
Using “hands-on” experiences, participants are taught
to make wise choices with their food dollars, improve
eating habits, and practice food safety principles.
EFNEP is offered through North Carolina Cooperative
Extension as a part of university outreach at NC State
University and NC A&T State University. In 2013, North
Carolina EFNEP served 50 counties.
Volunteers Strengthen EFNEP
In 2013, 2,607 adults and youth donated 38,709 hours
on behalf of EFNEP. At a rate of $22.14 per hour, this is
equivalent to a savings of $857,017. Volunteers make a
difference in their own communities and contribute to
EFNEP’s ongoing success.
North Carolina EFNEP programs obtained over
$561,435 in funding and support from local efforts.
EFNEP Makes a Real Difference
for Limited Resource Adults and Youth
Parents completing the series of lessons improved
nutrition, food behavior and food safety practices. As a
result of participation in EFNEP:
71% improved in one or more food safety practices
86% improved in one or more nutrition practices
87% improved in one or more food resource management
practices
40% of participants increased the amount of daily physical
activity
100% of participants improved their diet
—58% increased fruit consumption
—56% increased vegetable consumption
—55% increased consumption of calcium-rich foods
Through a series of classes, 4-H EFNEP youth (grades
K-12) learn basic nutrition, the importance of daily physical
activity, how to make healthy food choices, and food
safety in preparation and storage. Additionally, youth
(grades 9-12) learn life skills of food resource management
and preparation. An analysis of pre and post measures
of knowledge gained and changed behavior shows the
following improvement in one or more of these core areas:
87% of children in grades K-2
82% of children, grades 3-5
97% of youth, grades 6-8
97% of youth, grades 9-12
Faculty and Staff: Lorelei Jones, Lisa Benavente, Tony Benavente, Susan Chase, Judith D’Eredita, Emily Foley, Renee Jordan,
Denise Lamb-Willis, Stephanie McDonald, Virginia New, Salim Oden, and Suzanne van Rijn
[email protected] • www.ncefnep.org
18
E-Conservation Residential
Energy Education
N
The Forum for Family
and Consumer Issues
T
he Forum for Family and Consumer Issues (FFCI)
is an e-journal created by Extension professionals
in the department in 1996 to “help people put
knowledge to work.” As a refereed international
journal it disseminates peer-reviewed, researchbased articles and information on topics relevant to
consumers and professionals alike as well as nonrefereed articles for the open exchange of ideas.
Accepted articles are reliable, practical, readable,
accessible, sometimes controversial, and always
thought provoking.
FFCI publishes articles that make a difference
and have “impact beyond the profession.” FFCI has
impacts that traditional professional and academic
journals do not because the Forum’s multidisciplinary
approach provides a platform for a variety of topics
that appeals to a diverse audience. Open access via
the web makes the articles easily accessible and
increases visibility for the authors and their works.
Stakeholders share how FFCI is making an
impact in their discipline, profession, and personal
lives. For example, to help educate his clients, a
financial adviser asked to use the article, ”Estimating
retirement savings: Are ballpark estimate type
worksheets accurate enough to help consumers?”
Another reader, a mother, wanted more information
about “The Baby Think It Over Program” to help
her pregnant teenager decide whether to keep the
baby or give him up for adoption. Another reader,
an Extension Specialist, from Wisconsin requested
use of one article, “MyPyramid perspective,” in her
nutrition education classes.
FFCI is indexed in major databases and archived
in the Library of Congress. It is published three
times a year and is posted at www.ncsu.edu/ffci.
orth Carolina currently ranks
10th in the nation for per capita
home energy consumption, and
30% of the total energy used in the
state is for residential purposes. As
energy prices increase and environmental
concerns related to energy production
and consumption intensify, it is essential
that citizens find ways to reduce
consumption and enhance efficiency of
the energy used in the home. The E-Conservation
program helps consumers reduce their home energy
consumption through no-and low-cost energy efficiency
measures, behavioral changes and home retrofits. In
addition to traditional delivery methods, In 2013, the
E-Conservation began a pilot Home Energy Master
program designed to train volunteers to teach basic
energy education in their communities. In 2014, the
program is offering a limited number of subsidized
home energy audits for consumers. The audit provides
homeowners with a report indicating low cost/no cost
and higher cost improvements to increase energy
efficiency and improve comfort. Auditors will also install
$600 worth of basic retrofits on the audited home to
help consumers with immediate comfort improvement
and energy savings.
Program impacts from the distribution and
installation of compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL’s) and
low flow shower heads have resulted in approximate
annual savings of $329,875 in electricity cost; 3,051,153
in kWh electricity used; 4,006,967 pound reduction in
CO2; and 8,998,944 gallons of water savings. These
impacts will continue to grow as additional kits are
distributed throughout the state.
The E-Conservation Program can be found on:
• Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/econservation/);
• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/
E-Conservation-Residential-Energy-Conservation/)
• Twitter (https://twitter.com/HomeEnergyEd)
The E-Conservation Program has a dedicated
website (http://energy.ces.ncsu.edu —formerly
e-conservation.net)
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jackie McClelland
Funding for this project provided by the State Energy Office.
Executive Board Members: Dr. Carolyn Bird, Dr. Luci
Bearon, Dr. Andrew Behnke, and Dr. Sarah Ash
Faculty and Staff: Dr. Sarah Kirby and Laura Langham
19
IMPACTS
4-H Club Development
Plan: Improving Quality and
Outcomes for Youth
T
he benefit youth gain from out-ofschool experiences such as 4-H
clubs relates directly to the qualities of
belonging, adult and peer support, skillbuilding and leadership opportunities,
and chances to make a difference in
their community. The quality of clubs
depends upon trained and effective
volunteer leaders.
A Program Development Plan
rating scale was developed by this
specialist and a 4-H agent to identify
key components of a quality 4-H club.
Then four 4-H agents piloted the tool by
training and mentoring volunteer club
leaders in their counties throughout
2012-13.
The majority of clubs were completing
less than 15 of the 25 quality indicators
before the Club
Development
Plan (CDP) was
implemented.
Following
a year of
targeted
coaching,
training, and
self-directed improvement using the CDP,
all clubs were working at the “expected”
level and several clubs were operating
at the “exceptional” level. Exceptional
clubs were characterized by youth-led
meetings and service activities, and youth
challenging themselves to leadership at
the county, district, and state level.
The CDP was recognized by NC 4-H
Agents Association and the National 4-H
Agents Association, Southern Region
with a Club Support Award in 2013.
Faculty: Dr. Ben Silliman
20
Youth Extension Service
P
roject Youth Extension Service (YES) is a national internship
program engaging college students in service to meet the needs
of military families. Specifically, Project YES expands the resources of
the Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP) and other youth and teen oriented
programs. Our staff interns are provided an opportunity to give back to
their communities and country through a year of service. Through our
partnership with the General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Center, our
staff interns are provided first-class youth development educational
and facilitation skills. In turn, they travel the nation delivering youth
programs to a variety of YRP and other family programs. Project YES
also serves as a career development program. 2013 was a busy and
productive year for Project YES! The team continues to grow and
we were excited to work with 25 motivated young professionals
distributed throughout 17 states and 21 colleges or universities.
During 2013, they supported 83 youth events spanning 26 states and
one US territory. This busy scheduled enabled us to support 2,966
youth of military families representing every branch of the military.
However, overall we have supported 314 events and worked with
9786 amazing youth. 2014 looks to be an equally busy and challenging
year. Project YES will again be expanding and will incorporate the first
summer internship in addition to the standard full-year program. Doing
so will enhance the opportunity to serve a wider audience during the
very busy summer months. We’re looking forward to another exciting
year. Project YES is supported by the National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA), using funding from the Office of the Secretary of
Defense.
Faculty and Staff: Dr. Marshall Stewart, James C. Johnson, Dr. Myra Moses,
Beverley Cash, and Julie Bunting
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