Show Expanded EX I. I Nutrition Program Launched The Expanded Nutrition program program program pro pro- gram of the Davis County Extension Extension Extension Ex Ex- Ex- Ex tension Service got off to a good start at the meeting held by the Advisory Council Monday Mon Mon- Monday day April 13 at the Extension Extension Ex Ex- Ex tension office in the Farmington Farming- Farming ton Courthouse THIS PROGRAM is sponsored sponsored spon spon- sponsored by the Utah State University University University Uni Uni- Extension Service and andis andis andis is under the dir direction of the members of the Davis Davis' County extension personnel and the advisory advisory advisory ad ad- committee The extension service has been given the assignment to help educate families to improve improve im im- improve prove their diets through the Expanded Nutrition program This will be accomplished through the use of program aides who will work with the disadvantaged THE AIDE workers will work as members of the county county county coun coun- ty extension home economics staff The county will be di divided divided di- di divided vided into districts and anaide an anaide anaide aide will be assigned to each area A new member of the Davis County Extension Service has been added in the person of Miss Virginia Blackburn home economist who will focus her efforts on improving nutrition with special emphasis on youth BEFORE being assigned to Davis county Miss Blackburn was extension agent in Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington County and has been in extension service since 1966 She is a graduate of the BYU with a degree in Housing and Home Management Miss Blackburn Black Black- burn bum will receive the support of the present personnel of the extension service in her ef ef- ef- ef forts Mrs Dorothy K Hansen welcomes welcomes welcomes wel wel- comes Miss Blackburn as a worker co-worker as she feels there is a field to be developed in nutrition diets This program will fit in very well with CAP activities THE SUPPORT of the advisory advisory advisory ad- ad committee sponsored by the cooperative extension service service service servI I ice will be a great help to all those concerned in m the program Members of county agencies on this committee include Mrs Ellen Bain Family Services Services Services ServI I ices Dorothy Manning Health i Department Thelma Oviatt j School Food Service Lois Rudd Community Action Pro- Pro gram and Marilyn Dahl H 4 Council Member l OTHERS THAT participate include Rick Erickson of the USDA Consumer Marketing g Service Bill Farnsworth District District District Dis Dis- Director of Extension on Service Service Service ice Flora Bardwell Extension Foods Specialist Amy Kearsley Kearsley Kearsley Kears Kears- ley State H 4 Leader and our county personnel DarreI Darrel Dar Dar- Darrel rel reI Stokes and D Dorothy o 0 r rot o t h y Thompson all supporting Miss Blackburn In n her activities The Advisory Committee will wil l meet periodically to keep in informed informed in- in informed formed of progress and in conducting conducting conducting con con- ducting and evaluating th the e program While the program m will cover all Davis county areas services will be available available available avail avail- able to the PTAs PTA's and any county organization that might t desire nutritional advice bm a L |