GSN 558 - Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) Educator Training

Credit(s): 2.00

Community cooking and nutrition programs have been identified as a key factor in reducing chronic diseases, such as diabetes and obesity. The Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) series focuses on this need by providing hands-on cooking and community-based nutrition education. Learn how to become a FAME Educator and utilize the curriculum to build and teach a successful FAME series in your own community. Training includes FAME Educator competency development and training materials, location development and marketing, navigating cooking workshop management and logistics, and more. This class is for those who intend to teach the FAME series in their community, thereby supporting the Food as Medicine Institute’s mission to make whole-foods nutrition education more accessible. Prerequisite(s): GSN 502 or GSNO 502 , GSN 524 or GSNO 524; and instructor approval. Note: Additional fee required when in-person.