RIAES PROGRAMS: Nutrition
Goal: A healthy, well-nourished population.

In 1997, 35,400 Rhode Islanders regularly went hungry, one of every 30 households. Over 90,000 Rhode Islanders received food stamps in 1997. Nutritional dietary factors are associated with four of the ten leading causes of death in Rhode Island- cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes.

RIAES and CE have a clear mission of promoting of healthy diets and exercise habits to Rhode Islanders early on.

	GOAL: A healthy and well-nourished population
	Key Program Components:
	The creation of a Food Security Coalition of health professionals, anti-hunger advocates and agricultural leaders to reduce the incidence of hunger and increase awareness of food systems and related issues.
	Nutrition information which alters dietary habits in order to increase the consumption of foods which may prevent disease.