Healthy for Life Grant Brings Community Together

The University of Tennessee Extension recently received a second round of grant funds from the American Heart Association and Aramark. The mission for the Healthy for Life grant is to strengthen and empower healthy communities with systematic change. The goals of this project are to improve nutrition education to community members by building food literacy, connecting food choices with daily goals, and increasing consumption of healthier foods. Objectives are met with interactive food demonstrations, engaging self-reliant food activities, and healthy taste tests.

Each week this Summer, the UT...