Colorado's Text2LiveHealthy - Culturally Responsive Programming

Oct 24, 2023 Text2LiveHealthy is a nutrition and physical activity text message outreach program funded by USDA, SNAP-Ed. The focus of the program is to provide nutrition and physical activity education to SNAP eligible communities.

Create Better Health Online Course

May 15, 2023

The Utah State University Extension Create Better Health (SNAP-Ed) Online Course is a thorough, cost-saving, and effective on-demand educational delivery option, shown to positively impact families’ eating and physical activity behaviors.

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Virtual Walking Group Helps People Stay Active

May 25, 2022 The LSU AgCenter SNAP-Ed program in Ouachita Parish started a “Workout Wednesday” virtual walking group. The group was formed to provide a system for residents to connect with accountability partners for physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Walworth Schools Explore Food Environments through Virtual Education

May 04, 2022 It can be easy to only eat the foods we already love and that are in our nearby surroundings. In Wisconsin elementary school classrooms, encouragement to try two bites of a new food is a great way to expand those horizons.

Adapting Garden Leadership Trainings to a Virtual Setting

Feb 15, 2022 Community Gardens serve as a tool to improve food insecurity and provide nutrition education. They also strengthen community relationships! These communal spaces have been especially important during the COVID pandemic. They allow an opportunity for connection and provide an activity that can be meditative and restorative.

Transitioning Cooking Classes for a Virtual Audience

May 17, 2021 Cooking classes not only have continued during the pandemic, but the Poe Center for Health Education’s SNAP-Ed cooking programs increased the number of participants by transitioning to virtual platforms. 

Transition to Virtual Summer Camp Expands Reach of Program

May 17, 2021 The Poe Center for Health Education hosts two week-long Healthy Habits Camp sessions every summer. Kids learn about the importance of nutrition and physical activity through classes, games, gardens, and hands-on cooking experiences. At Healthy Habits Camp, breakfast and lunch are provided through the summer meals program. Additional food tasting occurs with SNAP Ed cooking activities.

Active In-Home Learning: Virtual, Live Physical Activity in Orland, CA

Apr 15, 2021 In the spring of 2020 when schools shut down, California State University (CSU) Chico, Center for Healthy Communities responded quickly by offering virtual, live physical activity on teacher online classroom platforms.  

Building School District Capacity in Physical Activity Virtually Reaches 18,000 Students!

Mar 16, 2021 Six hundred teachers at Alvord Unified in Riverside County discovered ways to make physical activity breaks fun in the virtual classroom. They used lessons from the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California Cooperative Extension (CFHL, UCCE) team. The team provided a virtual professional development training for teachers, which helped them effectively reach 18,000 students.

Cooking Alone…Together! SNAP-Ed in Massachusetts Reaches New Audiences by Moving Online

Feb 04, 2021 Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters in Massachusetts (a SNAP-Ed partner) provides practical food skills education for individuals to purchase and prepare foods that meet their nutrition, budget, and personal needs. Since this program began in Massachusetts in 1994, over 45,000 people learned these crucial skills and found solutions for common struggles such as limited time, money, and feeding picky kids. 

Families in Nebraska and South Dakota get nutrition education when they want it and where they want it!

Oct 07, 2020 Imagine learning about nutrition where you want it, when you want it, even right on your phone! Families in Nebraska and South Dakota are doing just that with The Dish: Real Talk About Food. The Dish is series of 25 short, interactive eLearning micro-lessons. Each lesson helps to improve the health, well-being, and resilience of families.

Text2BHealthy Colorado: An Innovative Way to Connect with Families 

Nov 21, 2018 INEP has traditionally reached parents through take-home family letters with recipes, newsletters and school events.  Now a texting intervention makes an even deeper connection to parents around health and wellness.

SNAP4CT Online Platform

Jul 03, 2018 SNAP4CT is an online platform that is run by UConn Health's Husky Nutrition Program and provides helpful content to SNAP-eligible participants.

Food eTalk Delivers Nutrition Education to the Palm of Your Hand

May 05, 2017 Food Talk is an online nutrition education eLearning program which features 6 - 10-minute interactive lessons, cooking videos, and just-in-time learning videos.

Good Food. Good Move.

May 05, 2017 This campaign gives moms tools that they can incorporate into their daily routines.

Text2BHealthy

Jun 13, 2016 Text2BHealthy is a text message program targeting parents of elementary school students who are currently receiving classroom-based nutrition education. Face-to-face nutrition education is an effective tool in teaching children about fruits and vegetables, but programs often experience difficulty reaching parents.