About EFNEP in North Dakota

NDSU Extension Service EFNEP provides nutrition education for limited resource families with young children at seven sites in North Dakota:

• Fort Berthold, Spirit Lake Nation, Standing Rock and Turtle Mountain American Indian Reservations
• United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck
• Cass and Grand Forks Counties

Evaluation of Impact

EFNEP staff reached 3,971 people in 1,147 families in 2005. Ninety percent of these families had children ages five and under. Results:

• 81% showed improvement in food resource management practices
• 85% showed improvement in nutrition practices
• 58% showed improvement in food safety practices

What Participants are Saying

• "I kept track of my receipts the past three months to see if we are saving money by using the shopping techniques I learned in EFNEP. There has been a savings of about $17.25 per month. Thanks for the information. I look forward to more classes."

• "I really appreciated learning about the importance of calcium for adults. I have started eating more calcium-rich foods."

• "I have learned about food safety, nutrition and smart shopping. All of these things will benefit my family. I have become more conscious about nutrition and am making wiser food choices. My family is spending less on our food bill, which I am able to use for other bills."

• "I didn't think my refrigerator was cold enough to keep my family's food safe to eat. EFNEP provided me with a thermometer to check the refrigerator temperature and I learned that it was not working properly. I told the housing authority about it, and they provided us with a a different refrigerator. I am very thankful to EFNEP for teaching me about safe food storage temperatures."