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Extension Center for Health Outreach – ECHO

Projects

Healthy Options Program (HOP)

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  • Through HOP, the Clemson Rural Health and Nutrition (RHN) Extension team works with 10 counties throughout South Carolina (SC) to improve policy, system, and environmental factors influencing healthy food access and walkability.
  • Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Health Extension for Diabetes (HED)

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  • HED is an American Diabetes Association practice-tested diabetes self-management program implemented in person and virtually across South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee.
  • Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; American Diabetes Association

POWERSNAP

  • PowerSNAP increases purchasing power of SC SNAP recipients for fresh fruits and vegetables.
  • Funder: USDA GusNIP

FOOD PANTRY TRAINING

  • The Rural Health and Nutrition Extension and ECHO teams provide educational supports to food pantries serving community members with or at risk for diet-related chronic conditions.
  • Funders: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ORAL HEALTH RESOURCES

  • Oral health education and resources are offered alongside HED programming to support oral health and its role in adequate nutrition intake.
  • Funder: Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina

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