** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** NUTRITIONAL DATA ARE LIMITED IN THE REGION. SINCE THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) DOES NOT SAMPLE THE PACIFIC REGION, NOR PRESENT DATA ON NATIVE HAWAIIAN, NATIVE ALASKAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER RACE/ETHNIC GROUPS, MEASURED DATA ON OBESITY, DIETARY INTAKE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHL, AND ARE CRITICAL TO GUIDE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES FOR THIS REGION AND POPULATIONS. FURTHER, SINCE PACIFIC FOODS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED IN THESE SURVEYS, THEY ARE NOT ANALYZED BY NATIONAL LABS FOR NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION, TO GUIDE NUTRITION GUIDANCE AND PROGRAMS. THE LACK OF LOCAL PRODUCE AND FOODS IN THE NATIONAL COMPOSITIONS LIMITS THE KNOWLEDGE, USE AND PRESENCE OF LOCAL PRODUCE IN FEDERAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS. HAVING MORE LOCALLY PRODUCED FOODS IN THE COMMUNITY COULD DECREASE RELIANCE ON IMPORTED FOODS, SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS, AND INCREASE RESILIENCY IN THIS GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED REGION.BY COMBINING DATA FROM EFNEP AND CHL SPECIFIC TO THE REGION, WE WILL IDENTIFY SHARED CHARACTERISTICS THAT AIM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR COMPLEX INTERRELATIONS AND PROVIDE MORE TARGETED DIETARY GUIDANCE ACCORDINGLY. NUTRITION CAPACITY IN THE REGION WILL BE ENHANCED THROUGH A COORDINATED EXTENSION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH APPROACH. WE WILL USE A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK WITH KEY COMPONENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE ACTIVITIES. THE APPROACH WITH CONSIST OF FOUR PHASES: 1) INITIAL RESEARCH, 2) RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 3) TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING, AND 4) FULL OPERATION. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OF DIET-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES AND ADVANCE NUTRITION SECURITY IN THE USAPR LEADING TO A HEALTHIER POPULATION.