Today in class we visited the Ohio University extension over at the county health department. Nyla who is in charge of the family nutrition program, works with seniors, and WIC moms and children. It is a program that provides extra information on food safety and dietary quality. The target audience is food stamp recipients and everyone gets incentives assuming they attend.
The extension program itself was talked about by Rory. The framework for it was set in 1862 by the Morrill Act which helped establish land grant colleges. The Smith Lever Act of 1914 really helped pull everything together in order to establish the extension program they have now. The extension program is an outreach arm of the Ohio State University. There are offices in each of the 88 counties in the state. They focus on critical economic, environmental and family issues. It is federal state and county funded. It is easily accessible by websites, phone, media and publications.
Sounds like an informative day at the local extension office.
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