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  • 10 Tips for Adults

    2018 | University of New England
    10 Tips for Adults (10 Tips) is a multi-level direct education intervention designed to reinforce messages related to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, increasing physical activity, consuming more water, and providing...

  • A Case Study of a New State Model for Assessing Local Wellness Policies

    2019 | LeGros, T. A., Jones, B., Jacobs, L., Orzech, K. M., Torbert, K., & Martinez, S. H. (2019). A Case Study of a New State Model for Assessing Local Wellness Policies. Journal of School Health, 89(3), 191–199. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12728
    BACKGROUND: In 2016, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a final rule to strengthen local wellness policies (LWPs). As school districts pursue compliance, states can provide critical guidance by leveraging support from...
    Snap-Ed SNAP-Ed Literature

  • A Low-Cost, Grab-and-Go Breakfast Intervention for Rural High School Students: Changes in School Breakfast Program Participation Among At-Risk Students in Minnesota.

    2018 | Larson, N., Wang, Q., Grannon, K., Wei, S., Nanney, M. S., & Caspi, C. (2018). A Low-Cost, Grab-and-Go Breakfast Intervention for Rural High School Students: Changes in School Breakfast Program Participation Among At-Risk Students in Minnesota. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 50(2), 125-132.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2017.08.001
    OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the impact of a grab-and-go component embedded within a larger intervention designed to promote School Breakfast Program (SBP) participation. DESIGN: Secondary data analysis. SETTING: Rural Minnesota high schools...
    Snap-Ed SNAP-Ed Literature

  • A Market Basket Assessment: Prices and Availability of Healthy Foods Across SNAP Authorized Food Outlets in Counties With High Obesity Rates in Mississippi

    2021 | Canales, E., Fan, L., Buys, D. R., & Cantave, M. D. (2021). A Market Basket Assessment: Prices and Availability of Healthy Foods Across SNAP-Authorized Food Outlets in Counties With High Obesity Rates in Mississippi. Preventing Chronic Disease, 18, 210173. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.210173
    Introduction The Mississippi Delta is predominantly rural and ranks among the US regions with the highest obesity rates. Throughout the US, rural and low-income communities have limited access to healthy foods. Given the interrelation...
    Snap-Ed SNAP-Ed Literature

  • A Pilot Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Program Improves Local Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Nutrition Knowledge, and Food Purchasing Practices

    2023 | Slagel, N., Newman, T., Sanville, L., Thompson, J. J., Dallas, J., Cotto-Rivera, E., & Lee, J. S. (2023). A Pilot Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Program Improves Local Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Nutrition Knowledge, and Food Purchasing Practices. Health Promotion Practice, 24(1), 62–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399211018169
    Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) programs rely on diverse community and clinic partnerships to improve food security and fruit and vegetable consumption among medically underserved patient populations. Despite the growth in...
    Snap-Ed SNAP-Ed Literature

  • A Qualitative Exploration of Approaches Applied by Nutrition Educators Within Nutrition Incentive Programs

    2023 | Stotz, S., Mitchell, E., Szczepaniak, M., Akin, J., Fricke, H., & Shanks, C. B. (2023). A Qualitative Exploration of Approaches Applied by Nutrition Educators Within Nutrition Incentive Programs. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(3), 224–234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.11.007
    Objective: To explore the approaches applied by nutrition educators who work with the US Department of Agriculture Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), Nutrition Incentive (NI), and Produce Prescription (PPR) programs...
    Snap-Ed SNAP-Ed Literature

  • A randomized study of food pantry environment-level change following the SuperShelf intervention

    2022 | Caspi, C., Gordon, N., Bliss Barsness, C., Bohen, L., Canterbury, M., Peterson, H., Wolfson, J., & Pratt, R. (2022a). A randomized study of food pantry environment-level change following the SuperShelf intervention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 12(6), 764–774. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac003
    The charitable food system is rapidly evolving. Interventions that target the food pantry environment and use behavioral economics are in high demand, but can be difficult to implement in a low-resource setting. This is an analysis of...
    Snap-Ed SNAP-Ed Literature

  • A School Garden Flourishes in Rural Nevada

    2022 | Nevada
    Summary Children living in Pahrump, Nevada learn more about the importance of eating fresh fruits and vegetables by building their own school garden.  The Floyd Elementary School Garden was built in 2018 through a partnership...
    Harvest Day 2019 kids hold up radishes from the garden

  • A Systems Approach Helps Explain Significant Improvements in Local Wellness Policies Among SNAP-Ed-Supported School Districts

    2020 | LeGros, T. A., Jacobs, L. E., Goodman, G. L., Orzech, K. M., & Holmes, E. (2020). A Systems Approach Helps Explain Significant Improvements in Local Wellness Policies Among SNAP-Ed–Supported School Districts. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52(8), 766–774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.010
    Objective: To assess changes in written local wellness policies (LWPs) across time within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)–participating districts. Design: Sequential, explanatory mixed methods. Setting...
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  • A Walking School Bus? Why Not!!

    2021 | California
    Madera County Department of Public Health is a grantee for the Cal Fresh Healthy Living Program, a SNAP-Ed Implementing Agency.  During the 2019-2020 school year, they worked with George Washington Elementary School to pilot...
    Walking School Bus