Durham County - NC - Public Health
HomeContact the Durham County Department of Public Health,
Nutrition Division
Address: 414 East Main St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 560-7837
DINE, Durham's Innovative Nutrition Education, program is a unique school and community-based nutrition education program that serves the people of Durham, NC through all stages of life. It is a program designed and implemented by the Durham County Department of Public Health in Durham, North Carolina and is supported by funds from both SNAP-Education and Durham County.
DINE provides nutrition education and services throughout the Durham community through the following programs:
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Works with early care and education education providers such as preschools, daycares, in-home daycares, and pre-K programs to improve the nutrition and physical activity environments of eligible facilities. Contact Ileana Vink for more information. |
Serves the elementary school community through interactive nutrition classes, cooking-based nutrition lessons, school wellness programs, and afterschool programming. Contact Morgan Medders for more information. |
Provides interactive cooking-based nutrition education in middle schools, during the school day and afterschool. Contact Adante Hart for more information. |
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Partners with schools to make the healthy choice the easy choice for students and the school community by facilitating policy, system, and environmental changes related to nutrition and physical activity. Contact Morgan Medders for more information. |
Provides interactive nutrition and culinary workshops at various sites including homeless shelters, food pantries, Durham Housing Authority sites, faith-based organizations, and community centers. Contact Megan Marquis for more information. |
Works with corner stores, grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and food pantries to help increase access to healthy food throughout Durham. Contact Nasim Youssefi form more information. |