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* = California based programs

Professional Training & Support

*California Professional Nutrition Education and Training:
CAL-PRO-NET
CAL-PRO-NET offers programs, services, and technical assistance to child nutrition professionals or persons seeking to improve their child nutrition programs.

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*Nutrition Education and Training Program (NET)
NET provides comprehensive nutrition information and education programs for children, teachers, child nutrition personnel, program administrators, and parents in schools and child care agencies. The program also provides leadership and advocacy in nutrition through partnerships with the community, governmental agencies, higher education, the media, and the private sector. NET programs include:

	SHAPE California: Shaping Health as Partners in Education
	Garden in Every School: Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education Project
	CAL-PRO-NET: California Professional Nutrition Education and Training
	Team Nutrition
	Healthy Kids Resource Center, a lending library of nutrition education materials
	Healthy School Meals Training Materials Database: training & education materials for school food service, child nutrition personnel and educators

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*Nutrition Education and Training Academy (NETA)
NETA is a pilot teacher training project to teach childcare providers and preschool teachers about childhood nutrition and food safety in an attempt to impact knowledge and behavior of children interacting with these providers. The project is being conducted by the Cooperative Extension in Alameda County and is funded by the California Department of Education.

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*Team Nutrition
Established by USDA, Team Nutrition seeks to support the continuous improvement of school meals and to promote the health and education of children. California became the first Team Nutrition state partner on August 31, 1995. Team Nutrition provides free resources: state-of-the-art nutrition education materials for children and families and training/technical assistance for food service professionals.

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*SHAPE California: Shaping Health as Partners in Education
SHAPE is a network of over 90 school districts working together to improve the health and academic success of California children. Working as a team, child nutrition staff, teachers, school administrators, family, and the community work to provide a consistent nutrition message in child nutrition programs, classrooms, and throughout the school environment. The program uses a comprehensive approach to provide quality meal service, promote nutrition education, develop and apply nutrition policies, and build partnerships with the community.

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