Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) is helping to reduce the incidence of childhood obesity and alleviate chronic disease prevalence through improved nutrition.

CCE educators work with schools, communities, families and individuals to encourage people to take personal responsibility for wellness and change the food system and the environment to promote healthful eating and active living.

Food Environment Atlas - overview of a community's accessibility to healthy food in the U.S. (USDA)  

MyPlate - USDA new dietary guidelines replacing the food pyramid.

  
Photo: CCE Onondaga County

FoodCorps - a national service organization seeking young leaders for a year of public service to build school gardens, teach kids about health food and help change school lunch programs.                                                   

Cornell Resources

The Eat3 Campaign: Eat Well, Eat Local, Eat Together - encouraging families to prepare dinners at home with locally grown produce.

Food and Nutrition Education in Communities - enables low-income families to make significant improvements in their diets and food practices which can contribute to self-sufficiency, including the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), Eat Smart New York (Supplemental Nurtrition Assistance Program-Education: SNAP_Ed), and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Education Program (NY-FMNP). 

Cooking Up Fun - nutrition/youth development program to help youth ages 9-15 gain independent food skills.

Family Food Decision-Making - engaging families and communities to nurture health and well being.

Cornell Farm to School - providing resources for food service directors, parents, and producers with the goal of increasing the use of New York State foods in schools, colleges, and universities.

Northeast Regional Food Guide - tool to help consumers choose a nutritious, seasonally varied diet from foods grown in the Northeast region.