{"id":7,"date":"2016-05-20T12:37:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T12:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/youth-family-and-community-sciences\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-08-21T17:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T21:21:27","slug":"youth-family-and-community-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/agricultural-and-human-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering People and Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

In the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences, we nurture strong and healthy families, communities and agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We educate students in agriculture and human sciences, find solutions to problems and extend knowledge to create healthy communities for youth and families.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our academic programs prepare students for in-demand careers where they can nurture strong and healthy families, communities, and agriculture. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Our faculty develop programs and conduct applied research that leads to healthy and informed families and communities. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Our Extension agents and specialists translate the best available science and evidence to change the lives of youth and families. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Healthy Impact<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Carolyn Dunn’s decades of leadership and innovation in nutrition education and health promotion continue to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people in North Carolina and beyond. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Dara Bloom Honored for Outstanding Extension and Engagement<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Dara Bloom\u2019s community-centered leadership in strengthening local food systems and expanding access to healthy food has earned her NC State\u2019s Outstanding Extension and Engagement Award and recognition for engaged scholarship. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Mapping the Way to Healthier Communities: Walk Audit Toolkit Provides a Roadmap for Change<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

A collaborative team of faculty and staff from the College of Natural Resources and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has launched a new online resource designed to help… \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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