EFNEP's Impact on Exemplary Educators' Quality of Life.

Objective: To determine how the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) affects the quality of life (QoL) of its exemplary paraprofessional educators.

Methods: Qualitative telephone interviews with EFNEP supervisors (15), educators (28), and agency partners (15). Template analysis based on the University of Toronto's QoL constructs.

Results: The EFNEP had a positive impact on 6 of 9 a priori categories: physical being, psychological being, social belonging, community belonging, practical becoming, and growth becoming.

Conclusions And Implications: The EFNEP enhances the QoL of its exemplary educators, which suggests that the program's benefits go beyond those documented in participants.