U.S. cities face a host of challenges, from breaking the cycle of poverty and encouraging healthy lifestyles to responding to disasters and halting racism. Angela Odoms-Young, associate professor in Cornell’s Department of Nutritional Sciences, believes extension programs can help meet those demands.
Director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program and the New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Odoms-Young gave a keynote address May 25 at the National Urban Extension Conference in Camden, New Jersey.
“Extension can play a key role in urban resilience, the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses and systems within cities to survive, adapt and grow, no matter the chronic stresses or acute shocks,” she said.