Today our class met at the Ohio State University extension building to listen to Brittany and Joyce talk about 4-H and the OSU extension program. 4-H is a program for the OSU extension program along with agriculture and national resources, community development and family and consumer sciences. 4-H is a youth development program that stands for head, heart, health and hands. OSU extension is a non-formal educational system. These programs are supported through federal and state dollars, county commissioner funds majority, OSU provides a small percentage, membership fees and taxes.
The mission of this program is engaging people to strengthen their lives and communities through research-based educational programming. The purpose of Extension is to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States, useful and practical information in subjects relating to Agriculture and Home economics and to encourage the application of the same. The role of the nutrition professional in the 4-H program is to educate youth about nutrition and to engage in hands on learning activities. The role of the nutrition professional in the OSU extension program is to educate individuals, families, communities, business and industries and organizations to strengthen their lives.
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