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About FoodWIse
FoodWIse advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community and systems levels.
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FoodWIse is federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).
Each year FoodWIse delivers nutrition education to more than 50,000 participants statewide. Partnering with community-based organizations, we use a combination of evidence-based strategies designed to promote change for individuals, families and communities and help make the healthy choice the easy choice.
The Role of Our Educators Is To…
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Introduce children to new fruits and vegetables and teach them why they are important.
Teach children how to buy, plan and prepare healthy meals.
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Engage families with limited resources in support of choosing healthy diets while stretching food dollars.
Support communities in making the healthy choices where people live, learn, work, play and worship
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Where We Work
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Contact our Marinette/Oconto Office to learn more about county programs & opportunities
Engage with our Oconto County Facebook page
Contact our State Office for general questions about the nutrition education we teach and the policy, systems & environmental
Visit our State Website to learn more about us
Engage with our State Facebook page
STAFF
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Sarah Ferdon | FoodWIse Nutrition Coordinator
Extension Oconto County | Extension Marinette County
Phone: 715-732-7516 or 920-834-6845
Email: sarah.ferdon@wisc.edu
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Sarah Schindel | FoodWIse Nutrition Educator
Extension Oconto County | Extension Marinette County
Phone: 920-834-6845
Email: sarah.schindel@wisc.edu