Cooperative Extension Works to Improve Individual Health New Study Highlights Impact of Cooperative Extension Programs in the North Central Region

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Central Cooperative Extension Association (NCCEA) issued a new study, prepared by the research organization Battelle, that highlights the importance of Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension. FCS Extension offers programming by Cooperative Extension, which provides non-formal education from the nation's land-grant universities to help Americans develop skills to live healthier and more productive lives. The study, titled Analysis of the Value of Family & Consumer Sciences Extension in the North Central Region, demonstrates the impact of FCS programming and prevention education by Cooperative Extension educators. "Over 45...