Joan Paddock
Extension Associate,Sr
2007
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Current Activities
Current Professional Activities
Oversight of EFNEP program activities and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure program quality, oversight of quality assurance site visits, and oversight of training and technical assistance. Specific activities include planning and provision of training for Cornell Cooperative Extension paraprofessional (230) and professional (56) nutrition staff working across the state, developing capacity for sharing resources and teaching materials using our web site, developing new resources to support all content areas, and contract management of external funds.
Current Research Activities
Review of program data generated by a pilot breastfeeding education project. Completing review of focus group information, best practice interviews, and program outcomes as a result of this project.
Process evaluation of the 19 unit paraprofessional new staff training entitled Navigating for Success.
Current Extension Activities
State EFNEP Coordinator
Co- Principal Investigator on OTDA training and technical assistance grant.
Biography
Biographical Statement
I have extensive experience working at all levels of community and public health nutrition program delviery.
Excellence in nutrition programming for low-income audiences is the focus of my work. Supporting county extension staff such that they deliver a premier, innovative, nationally recognized program for EFNEP and Eat Smart NY participants is a primary goal. Benchmarks to achieve this goal include: completion of a new training scheme for professional and paraprofessional staff; completion of a policy and procedure manual, creation of program review tools to assist staff with onsite quality assurance. Development of management capacity within the nutrition leaders of these programs will serve the system well into the future. Long-term objectives include development of nutrition programming in the areas of maternal and child health with emphasis on breastfeeding. The capacity of county extension staff to touch and influence the health and well being of mothers and young children has not been fully explored. The needs of low-income mothers and families immediately postpartum have not been fully addressed. Both EFNEP and FSNEP programs have great potential here for improving the lives of participants.
Education
BS from Cornell University
MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Administrative Responsibilities
State EFNEP Coordinator
Responsible for grant and contract management: communication between the unit, college, division, and cooperative extension administration; and communication between our unit and external partners.
Courses, Websites, Pubs
Related Websites
www.fnec.cornell.edu.
www.cals.cornell.edu/agfoodcommunity.
Publications
Field Manual for Breastfeeding Education Programs
Navigating for Success, paraprofessional training
Taking the Helm, facilitator training for NFS
Reaching, not just Teaching, facilitator training