Food, Nutrition and Wellness in Broward

• Nutrition, Health and Food Safety

  The UF/IFAS Extension, Broward County, Family and Consumer Sciences Program (FCS) is part of Florida’s Extension network. It is found in 67 counties across the state of Florida. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS These programs may be free and/or a registration fee may be assigned.

  Broward FCS aims to reduce the risk of chronic disease and enhance your quality of life. We offer nutrition education classes on healthy eating and staying active. Food safety classes help reduce the risk of foodborne illness. We also offer pressure gauge testing monthly by appointment.

  Our classes are engaging and interactive and may include cooking demonstrations and tastings of healthy recipes. Our goal is to motivate behavior change and impart knowledge gain. All classes are evidenced-based, consistent with USDA dietary guidelines, MyPlate recommendations and are age-specific. Our programs are open to all.

  Contact our FCS Extension staff for more information by calling (954) 756-8519.

  An equal opportunity institution.

• Community Partnership and Engagement

  The Broward Family and Consumer Science’s (FCS’s) program makes nutrition, health, and food safety education available to our community members.  We have many established and on-going partnerships. Our programs are open to all.

  FCS meets partners where they are at and provides single session and/or series-based education. This will be based on request and availability. To improve the health and wellbeing of county citizens, the FCS team works with local partners such as:

  • parks
  • schools
  • pre-schools
  • summer camps
  • faith-based organizations
  • businesses
  • non-profit organizations
  • senior centers
  • community centers
  • other local agencies

  FCS works with valued and vetted volunteers, as able. If you are interested in volunteering with Broward FCS, please let us know. We also have an established Broward FCS advisory committee. It meets on a regular basis to help guide and provide input into FCS programming and goals.

  We participate in community events, which educate community members upon invitation, partnership and availability. Contact our FCS staff for more information by calling (954) 756-8519.

• Supporting Healthy Communities

  Broward Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) is responsible for promoting positive behavioral changes and knowledge gain. Seniors, adults, adults with special needs, and youth learn to make better choices about food, food safety and health.

  Our agent and education training specialist leverage evidence-based practices that can support sustainable, healthy behaviors. This will help in settings such as:

  • community centers
  • senior sites
  • parks
  • faith-based settings
  • summer camps
  • recovery centers
  • schools

  We also conduct pressure gauge testing by appointment.

  Contact our FCS staff for more information by calling (954) 756-8519 and ask to be transferred to Family and Consumer Sciences.