Searcy County
Family and Consumer Science
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) •
Walk Across Arkansas • The Best Care
•
Extending Resources •
Extension Homemakers
Club
Families are important to the Searcy County branch of the University of
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. There are a number of educational
opportunities dedicated to improving health, nutrition and diet, strengthening
and extending resources. If you have any questions or want more information on
any of the programs or services listed below contact the Searcy County Extension
Office at 870-448-3981 or
searcy@uaex.edu .
Our current focus program is “Healthy Weight for Arkansans.” Over half of
adult Arkansans are overweight or obese. One of ten children ages 0-5 years is
obese, and 15 percent of teens are overweight. Extension programs develop
knowledge and skills needed to adopt healthy dietary and physical activity
practices.
Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
EFNEP is available to limited income families with children in Searcy
County. It is a proven, cost-effective nutrition education program.
EFNEP programs provide a series of lessons based on the Food Guide
Pyramid and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Families can learn ways to
stretch their food dollar, how to shop widely and store foods safely and how to
plan nutritious meals and snacks.
EFNEP is available to expectant moms and families with children who
are:
Eligible for WIC
Eligible for food stamps
Receiving USDA commodity foods
Have children who are participating in subsidized school feeding programs
Walk Across Arkansas
 Walk
Across Arkansas was an eight-week walking program for teams of eight people. The
teams had a friendly competition to see who could log the most miles. Those
miles were recorded on an Arkansas map posted in the Searcy County Extension
Office.
Searcy County had a total of 20 teams with 160 people participating. One team
captain reported that their 24 participants (3 teams) enrolled in Walk Across
Arkansas lost weight and decreased blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Everyone is looking forward to the fall program beginning September 28, 2003.
The Best Care
 The
Best Care Program is a training program for childcare providers. The Best Care
classes fulfill the annual state requirement of ten hours of instruction for
licensed childcare providers. For more information on how this program can
benefit you, contact us at
searcy@uaex.edu
or call us today.
For more information about any of these programs, or any other questions you
may have, please e-mail
searcy@uaex.edu or call the Searcy County Cooperative Extension Office at
870-448-3981.
Extending Resources
Many publications are available on the topic of Extending Resources.
These resources help you learn money management skills to make sound financial
decisions and achieve your financial goals. Also, focus on basic money
management, planning for emergencies, wise use of consumer credit, debt
management and saving for short and long-term goals. For more information
email searcy@uaex.edu or call
the Sebastian County Cooperative Extension office today.
Extension Homemaker Clubs (EHC)
In Searcy County we have six registered Extension Homemakers Clubs. In those
six clubs there are approximately 150 members. These clubs do a variety of
projects throughout the year. They have monthly meetings to discuss topics such
as the DASH Diet, Scam Protection, Health related topics, and Teaching Cooking
Skills. If you have an interest in an Extension Homemakers Club contact the
Searcy County Extension Office at 870-448-3981 or e-mail at
searcy@uaex.edu
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