INFANTS, TODDLERS & CHILDREN

University of Connecticut
Department of Nutritional Sciences
The Cooperative Extension System

Hispanic Health Council, Inc.

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD (UConn)
Principal Investigator
e-mail: rperez@canr.cag.uconn.edu

Grace Damio, MS (HHC)
Co-Principal Investigator
e-mail: grace@hispanichealth.com

Anir González, MSW (HHC)
FNP-IT Program Coordinator
e-mail: anir@hispanichealth.com

Training of Trainers

"Reaching Low-Income Audiences with Multicultural Nutrition Education". On September 26, 2001 the program fulfilled its dream of sharing with interested individuals the approaches used to teach nutrition to children and adults, how to conduct needs assessments, create educational materials and social marketing campaigns, evaluate interventions. The event was attended by 30 individuals working in the fields of nutrition, health, and education in Connecticut and Rhode Island.