Children's Health and Education

Children's Health and Education Program

The Foods for Health Institute’s Children’s Health and Education program is a California strategy equipping children with skills and knowledge to optimize their lifelong personal health. The principles of human genetic and phenotypic diversity are becoming the central themes of personalized medicine, the field that is transforming modern health care. The Children’s Health and Education program is invested in age-appropriate "personalized" health education approach for K-12 children. Through this approach, children learn specifically about their own health, how to take ownership over their diet and lifestyle choices and guide their health in a more positive direction.

Current Projects

Watch media coverage featuring the program's Associate Director Dr. Sara Schaefer working with a local school to get children involved in health monitoring:

News: FFHI Researchers Transforming Health Education through Gaming Oct 29, 2012
The Foods for Health Institute announces an exciting partnership that engages school children in new ways to manage their health. The project is funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation.; Foods for Health Institute Collaborates with Culinary Institute of America Aug 23, 2012
The Foods for Health Institute and Food and Nutrition scientists at UC Davis work with the Culinary Institute of America on a tasting study examining consumer’s preference for increasing vegetables in their diet in novel ways.; Spring Event Spotlight: Lunch Love Community Jun 18, 2012
FFHI’s Associate Director of Education, Sara Schaefer, and Assistant Professor, Charlotte Biltekoff, helped to facilitate an interactive media social at the Robert Mondavi Institute. The Lunch Love Community event engaged the Davis campus and community on the initiative to improve the quality of school lunch.; More…

Sections

Children's Health and Education