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Cooperative Extension & Outreach

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences is the home of Cooperative Extension & Outreach (CE&O) for the University of Guam. CE&O is part of the nationwide Cooperative Extension System, is partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the territory of Guam to serve as the major land grand extension component of the University. 

Our mission "enables the muticultural community of Guam to make informed decisions through non-formal education programs based on research and identified local needs and to solve the problems and meet the challenges that face the people of Guam."

Through partnered funding from USDA, GovGuam, and other sources, Cooperative Extension & Outreach delivers research-based information to the people of Guam and the region.  Concurrently, ideas, needs, concerns, and emerging trends identified by citizens are communicated to the university to address.  The continuous interaction between research and citizens is engagement.  Cooperative Extension & Outreach is the front door to the University of Guam.

The needs and concerns of citizens drive the mission of Cooperative Extension & Outreach.  Through multiple avenues of non-formal education settings, educators engage citizens with information to improve daily living.  Workshops, conferences, and one-on-one consultations have been the foundation of Extension education, but embracing new technologies for digital connection to citizens is an example of the evolution of Extension education and outreach.

CE&O delivers programs through its offices on the campus of the University of Guam, employs over 50 Extension professionals, faculty, staff, and administrators. The core program areas are in the areas of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H Youth Development, Consumer and Family Sciences, and Community Development.

There are currently four strategic initiatives CE&O professionals are working to develop:

  1. Ensure Food Security
  2. Harness Big Data
  3. Our Youth, Our Future
  4. Reinforce Family Resiliency

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Published by the College of Natural & Applied Sciences (CNAS), University of Guam, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Dr. Lee S. Yudin, Director/Dean. University of Guam, CNAS, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923. The University of Guam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution providing programs and services to the people of Guam without regard to race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, arrest and court record, sexual orientation, or status as a covered veteran.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

 

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COVID-19 information & Resources

The unfolding effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have become the focus of attention and interest for navigating the different levels of official organizations providing a variety of information and updates to COVID-19. The University of Guam’s CE&O’s page continues to promote both the trustworthiness of information and the importance of research-based information tied firstly to resources and research generated across our USDA land grant institutional network with a specific focus on preserving and updating the information and knowledge needs to enable communities to better respond to the COVID-19 challenge.   This page presents a current event reference for increasing community-wide preparedness and making informed decisions linked to the information and resources for COVID-19.   This page is intended to help individuals, families, and the general community to know and understand the sources of official and credible information and resources as well as hoping the use of both information and resources can be a starting point to understand the issues surrounding the latest threat. 

 

This page is geared towards user-friendly formats and representing current references on COVID-19.

 

Food Safety Flyer2

  

Food Safety Always

Jian Yang, PhD, Extension Specialist, Food Safety
Clarissa Barcinas, Extension Associate, Consumer and Family Science.

Can Coronavirus-19 infect people through food? Currently there is no evidence that the virus can spread through food to people. 

To minimize the risk for all food issues, follow good personal hygiene and proper food handling practices, which include:

  • Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds before, during, and after preparing foods.
  • Clean and sanitize your food preparation surfaces using household disinfectants
  • Cook food thoroughly.
  • Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing with tissue or a flexed elbow.
  • Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms.

Information and Resources on the following topics of interest:

General Information Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fact Sheet

Summary:     Government Organizations and Types of Information on COVID-19

                       Abstract on Organizations

National and International Organizations Profile

1. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

2. World Health Organization

3. US Homeland Security

4. US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  Local Guam Organizational Profile

1. Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS)

Information and Resources:

CDC website:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

General Information Coronavirus (COVID-19)- Food Response Preparedness

Summary:    Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Access to Food

                         Abstract

Information and Resources:

Resources:     www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/pandemic.

                          Updating your emergency food supplies

General Information Coronavirus (COVID-19)- Off-Island Travel Advisories

Summary:    Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Access to Food

                       Abstract

Information and Resources:

General Information Coronavirus (COVID-19)- Upcoming workshops and Information sessions

Summary:    Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Food Safety

                      Abstract

Information and Resources: 

World Health Organization COVID-19

 

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