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Extension and Outreach Program

Overview

The objective of the CHL Food Systems Extension and Outreach (CHL FSEO) program is to develop and disseminate food system resilience tools through extension, community pilot projects, and programs for the health of young children in the US Affiliated Pacific. 

The CHL FSEO program will provide extension program training and technical assistance to pilot project investigators and leaders to improve outcomes of child health, equity and access to food and nutrition. A key aspect of the CHL FSEO is the pilot projects. CHL FSEO pilot projects will be selected based on their commitment to addressing areas of the food system that impact child health in one of the CHL jurisdictions (Alaska, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or Hawaiʻi).

To be eligible to apply to the CHL FSEO pilot projects, applicants need to meet the following: 
  1. Be an extension or community program leader from one of the CHL jurisdictions (Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam or Hawaii)
    1. Eligible organizations can be institutes of higher education, 501c3 non-profit organizations, or educational institutions, or government agencies (i.e. SNAP-Ed, EFNEP, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children WIC)
  2. Complete at least one of the CHL FSEO training modules found on the CHL FSEO site
  3. Measure at least one outcome using tools from CHL 
Pilot projects will be evaluated based on the potential to:
  • Improve outcomes of equity and access to food and nutrition related programs and reduce health disparities among children and their families in the jurisdictions of CHL
  • Innovate existing programs to connect food system resiliency and child health, and develop skills to measure food systems and health programs
  • Monitor and evaluate child, household, and community food and nutrition security and health status in partnership with education and extension programs 
  • Preference will be given to individuals who demonstrate participation in or familiarity with the CHL Food Systems Group Model Building (GMB) activities.
  • An example of a pilot project is: To test the impact of accepting SNAP at a farmer’s market, or the impact of a typhoon on the local food system.

To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member of the CHL FSEO see here. To help you understand the programs of the CHL food system programs including CHL FSEO, here is an infographic.