Nutrition Education Program

Throughout Indiana, the Nutrition Education Program works to improve the nutrition and health of audiences with limited resources. We provide free nutrition education lessons to schools and community groups, and engage with community partners on broader community change.

The Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program works to make the healthy choice the easy choice where limited-resource Hoosiers live, eat, work, play and shop. The program is supported by two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) educational programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). 

  • Our Community Wellness Coordinators (CWCs) help make the healthy choice the easy choice by providing support services to community-driven public health efforts. With an eye toward long-term change, CWCs collaborate with community partners to impact policies, systems, and environments.
CWCs have worked on everything from community gardens and farmers markets to food access and healthy corner stores. If you have a public health program in mind, we can help make it a reality.
 
  • Best known for cooking demonstrations and sharing food samples and cooking tools, our certified Nutrition Education Program Advisors (NEPAs) offer FREE lessons for children, teens, and adults that can make a healthy difference in their lives.
Online or in-person, our practical, hands-on programs show you how to stretch your food dollars; plan fast, easy and healthy meals; increase physical activity; and more. Best of all, our NEPAs come to you

Contact Us

Kelsie Coomer

Nutrition Education Program Advisor
Nutrition Education/ SNAP EdServing Crawford/Dubois Counties

MARIA C FRANCO
Purdue Extension Dubois County
Nutrition Education Program Advisor, Bilingual

Community Wellness 

Community Wellness 

Community Wellness

Our Community Wellness Coordinators help make the healthy choice the easy choice. They collaborate with community partners on broader community change that involves policy, system and environmental changes.

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Ask about our work in:


Health coalitions
Community gardens
School and workplace wellness
Healthy corner stores
Trails and parks
Farm to school
Farmers markets
Active living
Food access
Food pantries

Nutrition Education/SNAP Ed

Nutrition Education/SNAP Ed

Cooking Classes

Our NEP Advisors provide free nutrition education to youth and adults through schools and a variety of community groups.

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Our research-based programming is fun, hands-on and easy to understand.  The highly interactive lessons help participants:

  • Plan nutritious meals
  • Be active
  • Handle food safely
  • Spend food dollars wisely
  • Improve food purchasing and preparation skills
  • Find out about SNAP benefits and other community resources