MANHATTAN, Kan. – Somia Jamma will join the staff of K-State Research and Extension – Geary County as a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator, effective Dec 11. The Geary County Extension office is in Junction City, Kansas.
Jamma earned both her bachelor's degree in biology and her master’s degree in public health from Kansas State University. She has most recently been employed by Deibel Laboratories in Manhattan, Kansas.
Nutrition Educators serve to meet the Kansas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) mission of empowering low-income Kansans using evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy lives and reduce health disparities. Specific strategies include teaching children, adults, and families about meal planning, stretching limited food dollars, increasing physical activity, and safe food handling and preparation.
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