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Family & Consumer Sciences from the Federal Perspective Public Issues Leadership Development Conference April 16, 2019

Overview of NIFA Programs  Institute of Youth, Family, and Community Division of Family & Consumer Sciences  Institute of Food Safety & Nutrition Division of Nutrition

2019 Division of Family & Consumer Sciences IYFC Program Assistants Strengthening Families, Farms, Communities, and the Economy Program Assistant (Williams) Supervisory Program Division Director Assistant (Crocoll) Program Assistant (Ashton) (Toppin) NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL Rural Rural & Housing & Family & FCS Sociology Community Environmental Research & Community & Behavioral Development Health Evaluation Health (Elrod) Economics (Samuel) (Shipley) (Balsano) (Riggins) Program Specialist Program Specialist Program Specialist (Vacant) (Montgomery) (Turner) Adult Development & Aging Programs

MISSION To improve quality of life in rural America, support a productive workforce, and maximize rural prosperity.

VISION Optimal health and well- being for all.

TAGLINE Strengthening families, farms, communities and the economy.

FCS-Related Programmatic Foci • Family & Community Health • Adult Development & Aging • Housing and Environmental Health • Rural Sociology & Behavioral Economics • Nutrition Education (IFSN/DN)

Family and Community Health

Family & Community Health The NIFA Family & Community Health program leads, develops, implements, and supports efforts which empower all families and communities to achieve optimal well-being through informed decisions and healthy lifestyles. Ahlishia Shipley, PhD

Family and Community Health Family & Child and Consumer Health and Sciences Family Wellness Development Education Education Research Extension Funding Administration National Program Leadership

Child and  Military Families Family  DoD-USDA Partnership for Military Families  Family & Consumer Sciences Military Family Development Programs  Military Families Learning Network and other Resources!  Early Care and Education  eXtension Alliance for Better Kid Care  Relationships  National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network  Parenting  Just in Time Parenting

 Supporting Say Yes to FCS Campaign Family & Initiatives Consumer  Consulting on USDA/NIFA Education Sciences Programs to Elevate FCS Education Education  Communicating USDA/NIFA and Partner Efforts

 Funding : Rural Health and Safety Education Grant Program Health and  FY 19 Focus: Opioid Prevention and Reduction  Federal Interagency Workgroup on Child Abuse and Wellness Neglect  National Health Outreach Conference  2019 Conference | May 1-3, Fort Worth  Regional/National Initiatives  CES/RWJF Well Connected Communities  Extension Opioid Response Working Group

Addressing the Opioid Is Issue  Implementing Congressional Guidance for RHSE program  Responding to Congressional inquiries  Soliciting stakeholder feedback  Coordinating with USDA and federal partners  Collaborating with ECOP and RRDCs on nationwide system efforts  Disseminating relevant information and opportunities

For more information contact: Ahlishia J. Shipley, Ph.D., CFLE National Program Leader for Family and Community Health Division of Family & Consumer Sciences National Institute of Food and Agriculture V: (202) 401-6854 F: (202) 690-2469 ashipley@nifa.usda.gov

Adult Development & Aging

Adult Development and Agin ing Adult development and aging programs provide an understanding of older adults and the aging process, family caregiving issues and opportunities, and the impact of our aging society on communities and the nation. Sylvia Montgomery

Adult Development and Agin ing • Incorporating language geared towards addressing issues of older adults Adult – Smith Lever Special Needs Grant Program Development – Rural Health and Safety Education Program and Aging • With DFCS, encouraging submitting evidence- Workgroup based programs to ACL Review Council for review • Email dated April 2, 2019

Adult Development and Agin ing Aging Related Programs Developed and/or Delivered by Extension at Programs https://nifa.usda.gov/resource/aging-related- Developed and/or programs-developed-andor-delivered-extension Delivered by Extension - Is your program seen on this page? - If not, send your program information to Sylvia Montgomery at smontgomery@nifa.usda.gov

Adult Development and Agin ing Visit https://acl.gov/oam/2019/resources to learn how you can be a part of this movement Older Americans Month Share your success stories with older adults at impactstories@nifa.usda.gov

Adult Development and Agin ing  Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR Sustainable Community Projects) deadline April 22, 2019 (All land- grant institutions are now eligible) Funding  AgrAbility – Assistive Technology Program for Farmers Opportunities with Disabilities deadline May 9, 2019  Smith Lever Special Needs Grant Program deadline May 28, 2019 https://nifa.usda.gov/request-application-rfa-schedule  The Rural Health and Safety Education Grant Program deadline June 10, 2019

Adult Development and Agin ing  The Brookdale Foundation seed grants for Grandparents and other Relatives Raising Children deadline June 12, Funding 2019 Opportunities http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/

Adult Development and Agin ing USDA Partners with Department of Justice View all resources from the Rural and Tribal Elder Justice Summit at https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/rural-and-tribal-resources

For more information contact: Sylvia Montgomery, B.S. Program Specialist Division of Family & Consumer Sciences National Institute of Food and Agriculture V: (202) 720-8855 F: (202) 720-9366 smontgomery@nifa.usda.gov

Housing and Environmental Health

Housing & Environmental Health Beverly C. Samuel serves as a National Program Leader in the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Division of Family & Consumer Sciences. She provides national leadership for the research, extension, and education functions of NIFA’s housing and environmental health portfolio. This includes strategic management of projects related to housing, health, safety, aging in place, disasters, technologies for occupational health, and energy efficiency to improve the quality of life and prosperity in rural America.

Housing and Environmental Health Children’s Volunteer Healthy Disaster Environmental Homes Development Education Health Education Research Extension Funding Administration National Program Leadership

Healthy Homes Partnership  Supported through Interagency Agreement with Housing & Urban Development Healthy  Healthy Homes website  Lessons plans, PowerPoint Homes presentations, webinars, newsletters  New Youth HH Curriculum  Healthy Home Social Media (Facebook, twitter, Pinterest)

 Everyone Deserves a Safe and Healthy Healthy Home publication Homes  Stakeholder version

 Everyone Deserves a Safe and Healthy Healthy Home publication Homes  Consumer version

Healthy Homes Part rtners App Healthy Homes Partners app helps stakeholders - such as extension educators, environmental health care providers, public health professionals, and health educators - navigate common residential health related hazards, including identification, mitigation/removal, and supplemental resources. A room-by-room checklist is included. Developed by Oklahoma State University.

Healthy Homes Basic ics App Healthy Homes Consumer version

New for Healthy Homes • Web portal for improving reporting from each state on the same activities and outcomes ; • Increased funding to include more states with mini-grants; • Resources to work with Tribal Healthy Homes audiences; • Videos on 8 Principles of Healthy Homes • Podcasts on Healthy Homes • Youth Curriculum on Healthy Homes

President’s Task Force on Children’s Environmental Health Risks  Vision: The United States will become a place where children live, learn and play free from the harmful effects of lead Children’s exposure.  Interagency collaboration to develop a Environmental federal strategy to reduce childhood lead Health exposures; stakeholder input will be sought.  Great opportunity for Extension outreach related to lead poisoning prevention and control  Click here for key federal programs

Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure The Federal Action Plan was released in December 2018 USDA (Cooperative Extension is written into the plan to support Objective 2.1 Improve Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels (BLLs) to Identify Children Exposed to Lead