Lori Klein, EdD, MPH, NDTR

Extension Educator and Nutrition Links Supervisor

Lori Klein is an educator at Penn State Extension based in Lebanon County. She is a Registered Dietetic Technician with a doctorate in Education and a master's degree in Public Health. Her focus is on providing health and wellness education, outreach, and programming.

Lori supervises the Nutrition Links program in Lebanon, Lancaster, Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and York Counties. She supervises Nutrition Education Advisers for the Nutrition Links program, funded by the federal Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). Nutrition Education Advisers (NEAs) provide research-based nutrition education to low income audiences. Nutrition Links educational programs help eligible adults and youth with limited resources improve their health through better eating habits and physical activity as well as helping to stretch food dollars. The classes are provided at no cost to eligible participants at housing developments, food pantries, Career Links, and other human service agencies reaching the low-income audience. Youth programs are conducted in schools, after school settings, day camps, and at summer feeding sites. Classes include hands-on activities and cooking demonstrations to enhance the learning process. One of the main goals is to help participants better manage the resources available to them, such as SNAP benefits, the WIC food package, and items from local food pantries. As part of Penn State Extension Nutrition Links, Lori is helping improve the quality of life for out most vulnerable citizens in Pennsylvania.