Since 1995, the Hispanic Health Council, the University of Connecticut Department of Nutritional Sciences, the Cooperative Extension System, and the Connecticut Department of Social Services have been working diligently to improve the nutrition knowledge and food choices of food stamp recipients in and around Hartford. Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the University of Connecticut, the infant and toddler component of the Family Nutrition Program (FNP-IT) has utilized a three-pronged community participatory approach that emphasizes culturally-appropriate nutrition education, social marketing, and evaluation. As a result of the work of the FNP-IT, there is now a better understanding of the nutritional problems among Latinos in Hartford, as well as the availability of innovative and consumer friendly nutrition education services.
