Results & Outcomes
Annual Outcomes & Impacts
During FFY2023, CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties (SLO/SB) supported comprehensive, school-based nutrition and physical activity education and supports for policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes including:
- Direct education reaching 3,136 youth and 9 adults.
- Indirect education reached 40,281 community members, of whom 16,689 were estimated as new reach.
- Engaged 41 community partners in CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE programming including agricultural partners, schools, food banks, nonprofit organizations, and parks and recreation centers.
- Participated in 4 multi-sector coalitions across counties to address food security and equitable access to policies, systems, and environments supportive of health and wellness. Sectors represented on these coalitions included: agriculture, education, food industry, government, community-based organizations, and public health.
PSE supports implemented at 17 sites, reaching 17,925 low-income community members, including:
- Supported the adoption of 64 nutrition, 16 physical activity and 3 nutrition and physical activity supports across both counties for a total of 83 PSE changes adopted or actively maintained.
- Of the sites implementing or maintaining PSE changes, a majority also offer complementary strategies such as evidence-based education (0% in SLO, 83% in SB), Parent/Community Involvement (20% in SLO, 83% in SB), and/or staff training (100% in SLO and SB).
- For sustainability of PSE changes, 100% in SLO and 100% in SB report at least one sustainability mechanism is planned, in process, or already in place.
See prior years Reports, Outcomes and County Profiles here.
Report prepared for Hunger Holistically – Systems Level Interventions to Combat Hunger on local issues in food security and food access here.
2023 County Profile
Success Stories
2022
4-H SNAC: An emerging model for integrating Extension nutrition and positive youth development
Students growing into leaders: Fostering a healthy school and a healthy community
Farmers market navigators increase access to healthy, local foods
CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE promotes community healthy with Teens Love Cooking
2021
CFHL, UCCE partners with farmers markets to increase access to healthy, local food
P.E. Specialist Partnership: Resilience and Innovation Broadens our Reach
Cooking together (virtually) to build community and promote health during COVID-19
Hapgood students discover pest and pals!
2020
Partnering to increase access to healthy, local food - CalFresh at Farmers' Markets
Adapting services to keep healthy eating active living curricula in schools
Let-tuce Try Salad From The Garden!
SNAC youth leader meetings go virtual, create opportunities to engage families
2019
UC supports comprehensive, student-led efforts in nutrition, garden and physical activity at partner
Building health and nutrition skills, one class discussion at a time
Teacher makes lifestyle changes to model MyPlate for her students
Teens Love Cooking... to promote a healthier generation.
Comprehensive approach to nutrition education services create sustainable changes at schools
Taste testing in a safe environment makes students more likely to try a variety of foods
Building community capacity for garden enhanced nutrition education
CalFresh Healthy Living works to bring more low-income clients to farmers markets
CalFresh Healthy Living, UC programming increases student leadership for healthy outcomes
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