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UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport operates as a campus-community partnership striving towards:

  • right relationships
  • shared learning
  • equity-focused values and practices
  • relevant and representative engagement and education
  • the enhancement of individual and systemic level opportunities supporting healthy lifestyles

UConn HNS is a U.S. Department of Agriculture, AmeriCorps, small local foundation, and private donation funded effort to engage in nutrition and physical activity education alongside youth, adult caregivers of children, and adults eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (SNAP-Ed). Sustained and new collaborative partnerships and educational programs are facilitated within the City of Hartford and across the state of Connecticut.

UConn HNS is housed in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Participating university stakeholders work across disciplines and communities as part of collaborative partnerships and direct education programs. UConn HNS provides structured opportunities for engagement via academic courses, paid-positions, professional and holistic development sessions, and research.

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Talent Pipeline

The recruitment, funding, and development of talented and diverse UConn Students has served as an integral component of UConn HNS 

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Summertime Impact

Each summer UConn HNS staff and a team of UConn student interns spend 10 weeks engaging alongside more than 1,000 students, campers, caregivers, and seniors throughout the state

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Culture of Health

UConn HNS everyday presence at Fred D. Wish Museum School in Hartford, CT alongside PreK-5th grade students, school staff, families, and community partners works towards a larger "Culture of Health @ Wish School"  

Culture of Health @ Wish School

Educational Program Scope

Each year UConn HNS staff, program leaders, interns, and service-learning students spend more than 5,000 hours building relationships and learning alongside more than 3,000 people of all ages across the state

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UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport Receives $4.9M in Federal Funding

The renewal of USDA funding will support the initiative for the next three years

A group of high school students gather with Neag School and East Hartford Public Schools' educators and administrators.
Neag School Expands its Early College Experience Courses, Allowing High School Students to Explore Careers in Education

More than 350 students from 21 partner schools were enrolled in the Neag School’s ECE courses in 2022-2023, an increase from 201 students in five districts the year before. 

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Twenty Years of Nutrition and Physical Education in Connecticut’s Communities

UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport, a merger of two SNAP-Ed programs, launches new website and sets high goals for its next phase of community and campus engagement

New USDA Grant Combines SNAP-Ed Programs to Promote Reach and Depth

The newly combined Husky Programs will continue promoting healthy lifestyles for SNAP recipients throughout the state.