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  • A Walking School Bus? Why Not!!

    Jan 11, 2021

    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 a Walking School Bus Program (WSB). This was done to keep students safe while walking to school. Many students walk through wide, uncontrolled crossings where there are no sidewalks on the road.

  • Choose MyPlate Tip Sheets: Hmong, Chinese, & Vietnamese

    2014 USDA/.Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch.

    The USDA Ten Tips Sheets cover basic nutrition information about consuming whole grains, eating healthy meals, role modeling, limiting sweets and sodium, choosing beverages, and being active.

  • Community in Action: Walk Fairview Day

    Feb 15, 2022 Walking around the neighborhood is a great way to add physical activity to your day and improve your health. But what if there are barriers in your environment to physical activity? A group of youth from the Fairview Community in Hillsborough, North Carolina identified these barriers.
  • Distinguished After School Health Recognition Program

    Jun 13, 2016 California’s local and federal funding provides enrichment services in 4,500 SNAP-Ed eligible afterschool programs. To assess the potential of SNAP-Ed to introduce such efforts system-wide (ST5), the California Department of Public Health’s Network for a Healthy California worked with the Center for Collaborative Solutions (CCS), a nonprofit specializing in public education.
  • Eat the Streets: Exposure to Fruits and Vegetables

    Oct 18, 2017 The goal of this project was to help people gain access to healthy foods. Beans, cherry tomatoes, and herbs are just a few of the things residents will be able to pick while visiting the park. These planters will also help to maintain an active and attractive downtown.
  • Edible Main Street: Exposure to Fruits and Vegetables

    Oct 17, 2017 The goal is to demonstrate how to grow vegetables and herbs with the hope of inspiring people to grow their own food. This project started with 12 planters and added 4 more in 2016. Each planter has an accompanying educational description and suggested culinary use for its contents.
  • Families are Getting Active Outdoors in VT

    Jul 27, 2023 In Rutland County Vermont, more families are getting outside, connecting with nature, being physically active, and increasing their sense of mental well-being thanks to Vermont’s SNAP-Ed, Come Alive Outside (CAO) Passport Program.