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SNAP, 2021
Background: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is the federal nutrition education program of the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP-Ed is designed to increase the likelihood that individuals with limited budgets can eat…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Nutrition, Federal Programs, COVID-19
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Sofia O. Sanchez; Katie Funderburk; Erin Reznicek; Sondra M. Parmer; J. B. Hinnant – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: We sought to determine the impact of school gardens and nutrition education on student fruit and vegetable consumption from limited-income communities in Alabama. Methods: Third grade students at 99 Alabama schools with and without gardens on-site were randomized to receive either nutrition education or to a wait-list control group.…
Descriptors: Gardening, Nutrition Instruction, Low Income Groups, Eating Habits
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Matthew Greene; Rhiannon Kroeger; Samuel Stroope; Bailey Houghtaling; Denise Holson – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2022
Structural racism has contributed to increased poverty, food insecurity, and obesity rates among African Americans relative to Whites. Nutrition education programs should therefore consider how well they serve this population. The objective of this investigation was to assess whether African American and White Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Descriptors: Racism, African Americans, Obesity, Poverty
Jackson, Rita Rowe – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The issue of obesity continues to be a concern in the US. Throughout the years, research has shown that adopting healthier eating habits and increasing physical activity can help people lead healthier lives. Families of low socioeconomic status suffer disproportionately from poor health. Nutrition education programs have been successful in…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Poverty, Obesity, Barriers
SNAP, 2024
This Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education (SNAP-Ed) Plan Guidance" provides instructions for developing and submitting State nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program plans, commonly referred to as State SNAP-Ed Plans. It describes Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction
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Laura H. Downey; Kristy Terp; Sylvia H. Byrd – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
Social marketing campaigns are effective in promoting health behavior changes in individuals and communities. Mississippi State University Extension Service's (MSU Extension) Office of Nutrition Education launched a statewide social marketing campaign branded HappyHealthy to target nutrition and healthy lifestyle-related behaviors of Supplemental…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Welfare Services, Nutrition Instruction
SNAP, 2023
This Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Plan Guidance provides instructions to SNAP-Ed State and implementing agencies for developing and submitting State nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program plans, commonly referred to as State SNAP-Ed Plans, and preparing and submitting the…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Welfare Services, Nutrition Instruction
SNAP, 2022
This Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Plan Guidance provides instructions for developing and submitting State nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program plans, commonly referred to as State SNAP-Ed Plans. It describes Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) expectations regarding State…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition Instruction, Obesity, Prevention