Nutrition & Health

Hey y'all! I'm Rachel Ezzell, and I'm the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agent here in Duplin County. I started working with Extension as an intern in 2020 and loved the opportunities. I've been the FCS agent here in Duplin County since 2022 and love the opportunity to talk about food and nutrition in the community.

In FCS view the family as the cornerstone of a healthy society. Our mission is to improve the well-being of the family through programs that educate, influence public policy, and help families put research-based knowledge to work in their lives. Each day as an FCS Agent looks a little different, and that's one aspect I love about my job! You might find me teaching about food, nutrition, and cooking at an afterschool program, a local faith community, a school, or even the library! In Extension, our audiences are diverse in age, background, and experience. We hope to reach you where you are and continue to learn and grow with you.

Rachel Ezzell | FCS Agent

About FCS in Duplin County

The Family and Consumer Sciences program in Duplin County consists of programming in the following focus areas:

  • Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Local Food Systems
  • Food Safety
  • Food Preservation

We offer programming here in our office in Kenansville as well as by partnering with organizations to bring information throughout the county. If your civic group, faith community, or organization is interested in nutrition education and think we might be able to fit this need, reach out to rachel_ezzell@ncsu.edu about future partnerships.

Helpful Links

For more information about the above focus areas contact:

Rachel Ezzell, FCS Extension Agent, rachel_ezzell@ncsu.edu, 910.296.2143.

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