VALERIE LONG
FSNEP Nutrition Coordinator

Valerie Long handles grant-writing, develops social marketing materials, and manages special projects for the Nutrition Connections program. Nutrition Connections brings nutrition knowledge and food skills to more than 50,000 low-income individuals throughout the state.

The program teaches people about healthy foods to feed themselves and their families, how develop a food budget, plan low-cost and quick menus, shop wisely for food, how to use unit pricing and read food labels, and the importance of daily exercise.

Biography
Valerie Long is the Nutition Coordinator for the NH Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) grant. This grant, which provides critical nutrition and food safety education to food stamp reicipients throughout the state of New Hampshire, has been awarded to UNH Cooperative Extension since 1989. Prior to this position, Val was an Extension Professor and Specialist, Food and Nutrition providing state-wide leadership for nutrition programming for low-income audiences. Now as Extension Professor and Specialist Emeritus, she focuses on nutrition education for low-income audiences.
Educational Background
  • L.D. Licensed Dietitian, State of New Hampshire R.D. Registered Dietitian, professional certification from the American Dietetic Association, Chicago, IL.
  • M.O.E. The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, Masters of Occupational Education, emphasis in adult education.
  • B.A. Mount Saint Mary College, Hooksett, NH Major: Foods and Nutrition
Experience
  • Working as a clinical dietitian for the first 6 1/2 years of her career, Val has more than 26 years of experience in nutrition education in the community with UNH Cooperative Extension.
Professional Associations
  • American Dietetic Association
  • NH Dietetic Association
Program Specialty Areas
  • Nutrition Education For Limited Resource Audiences
  • Nutrition in Public Health Social Marketing Community Needs Assessment Obesity Prevention Curriculum Design
Select Publications
  • Quick and Easy Meals for Less! menu planner and recipe book
  • Comidas Rapida Y Faciles Por Menos! menu planner and recipe book (Spanish version of Quick and Easy Meals)
  • Healthy Change
  • Labeled for Savings
  • Update Your Plate
  • Food, Fat, and Favorites
  • Smart Choices and Senior Smart Choices Newsletters
  • Great Beginnings Curriculum for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Contact Information

315 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH 03303

Email: valerie.long@unh.edu

Phone: (603) 225-5505, ext. 331

Fax: (603) 796-2271

 

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