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Family & Community Health
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) educated 3,601 limited-resource adults and
19,557 youth from 244 community groups on dietary quality, food safety and physical activity, a +44%
increase from 2016 . For every $1 spent on EFNEP, $10 is estimated to be saved in health care costs and $2
saved in food costs by participants. In Bexar County, this equates to $4.7 million in estimated health care
cost savings and almost $1 million in food costs. As a result, 93% of adults made a positive change in at
least one food group, and 43% improved physical activity. Also, 79% of youth improved their ability to
choose foods according to USDA Dietary Guidelines, and 36% improved physical activity.
The Better Living for Texans Program (BLT) educated 2,980 older adults on the USDA Dietary Guidelines,
My Plate, meal planning, stretching food dollars and foodborne illness. As a result, participants’ fruit and
vegetable consumption increased from 24.3% to 33.6% and grocery shopping with a l