2.  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest program in America’s hunger safety net.  SNAP-Ed is the nutrition education and obesity prevention component of SNAP.

3. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Mission: We work with partners to provide food and nutrition education to people in need in a way that inspires public confidence and supports American agriculture SNAP-Ed Goal: Improve the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP will make healthy food choices and choose physically active lifestyles 2 nd Focus: Prevent chronic diseases 1st Focus: Health promotion to help establish healthy habits

4. 1.SNAP-Ed target audience 2.SNAP-Ed definition 3.Maximize impact through specific eligible population segments 4.Evidence-based behaviorally focused interventions 5.Promote partnerships 6.Clearly defined roles

5. 1.Follow a healthy eating pattern across the lifespan at an appropriate calorie level 2.Shift to healthier food and beverage choices 3.Limit added sugars as well as saturated and trans fats and reduce sodium intake 4.Meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

6.  From $661,000 in FY 1992 to $408,000,000 in FY 2016

7.  SNAP-Ed State Plans must include the following: -behaviorally focused, evidence-based nutrition education and obesity prevention interventions -Activities that are consistent with the Food and Nutrition Service’s mission as well as the goal and focus of SNAP-Ed

9. US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) National Office SNAP Agency SNAP-Ed Provider (Implementing Agency) Local SNAP Office Local SNAP-Ed Provider Mid-Atlantic Mountain Plains Midwest Northeast Southeast Southwest Western

10. National Office  Establishes SNAP-Ed policy  Leads the coordination of nutrition education and obesity prevention efforts Regional Offices  7 total  Reviews and approves State SNAP-Ed Plans, monitors State projects, and provides technical assistance

11. SNAP Agency  Submits a State SNAP-Ed Plan to the Food and Nutrition Service  Responsible for ensuring that the Plan is implemented by providers  Provides leadership, direction, and information to sub- grantees  Submits a final annual SNAP-Ed performance report  Works collaboratively across State agencies  Collects and reports data

12. Implementing Agency  Helps State SNAP agency to develop its SNAP-Ed Plan  Works with other State and local agencies to promote healthy eating and active living  Responsible for implementing the Plan on the State level  Submits required reports to State SNAP Agency  Collects and reports data

13.  To find your state SNAP-Ed contact information, visit https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/state-contacts. https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/state-contacts  SNAP-Ed is offered in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Screenshot of the SNAP-Ed State Contacts page

14. SNAP-Ed Provider  Delivers nutrition education and obesity prevention services to the SNAP audience  Builds relationships with other local service providers so referrals can be made as appropriate  Uses appropriate educational strategies and implementation to reach SNAP-Ed population  Collects and reports data

15. Purpose:  Provide SNAP-Ed policy guidance for States Goals:  Improve SNAP-Ed programmatic operations and effectiveness and ease State administrative burden  Emphasize obesity prevention in addition to nutrition education Cover of the FY 2017 Plan Guidance

17.  Individual or group-based Direct nutrition education, health promotion, and intervention strategies  Social marketing Programs that deliver nutrition and physical activity messages to the target audience  Policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) interventions Encourage healthy eating and active lifestyles

18.  It consists of interventions where a participant is actively engaged in the learning process with an educator and/or interactive media.  For an activity to be considered direct education, information on the number of individuals, SNAP participation status, age, gender, and race/ethnicity is collected.

19.  This is a consumer-focused and research based process to plan, implement, and evaluate interventions that are designed to influence the voluntary behavior of a large number of people in the target audience.

20. These are interventions that fall under either policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) or any combination thereof. - Policy change example: School or school district writing a policy that allows for the use of school facilities by the community outside of school hours. - Systems change example: A local food policy council creating a farm-to-fork system linking farmers and local distributors with new retailers in low income settings. - Environmental change example: Increasing fruit and vegetable variety and the placement of those foods at local retailers.

21. Tools that States and implementing agencies can use include the following: 1) SNAP-Ed Strategies & Interventions: An Obesity Prevention Toolkit for States (commonly called the SNAP-Ed Toolkit) 2) SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework, which has an Interpretive Guide to accompany it

22. The latest release was in January 2016 and updated the toolkit with 20 additional interventions for evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental changes that support direct education and social marketing interventions. Cover of the SNAP-Ed Toolkit

24. An online site that houses all resources related to SNAP-Ed, such as the following:  Educational resources and curricula  Training materials  Current guidance and policy memos  Models of SNAP-Ed evaluations https://snaped.fns.usda.gov MyPlate for My Family publication available on the SNAP-Ed Connection

25. A database of SNAP-Ed materials accessible at https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/snap-ed-library Screenshot of the SNAP-Ed Library page

26. SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 272.2(b) and 272.2(e)(7) require States to actively engage in Tribal consultations about the SNAP State Plan of Operations, which includes the SNAP-Ed State Plan. The consultations must pertain to the unique needs of the members of Tribes.

27. FDPIR provides USDA foods to income-eligible households, including the elderly, those living on Indian reservations, and to Native American families residing in approved areas near reservations and in the State of Oklahoma. Because persons eligible for SNAP may participate in FDPIR as an alternative to SNAP, FDPIR participants are considered eligible to receive SNAP-Ed.

28.  FNS also expects States to consider the needs of Tribal populations in conducting their needs assessments for SNAP-Ed and to consult and coordinate with State and local operators of FDPIR.  FNS encourages States to ensure they make every effort to include a focus and devotion of resources to Tribal nutrition education.

29. 1.Have ideas or plans for nutrition education and obesity prevention activities. 2.Find your State SNAP-Ed contact information. 3.Reach out to your State SNAP-Ed contact(s) directly to discuss partnering on your State’s SNAP-Ed Plan. 4.Be prepared to provide data to support the need for SNAP-Ed for FDPIR participants served by your program. 5.Reach out to an FDPIR program that is currently receiving SNAP-Ed funding to learn more.

30.  A SNAP-Ed implementing agency working with communities in Tribal areas to develop culturally relevant materials, such as recipes using traditional foods like bison and blue cornmeal  A university and a Tribal Nutrition Services Program developing a video demonstrating healthy, culturally relevant cooking recipes for television or internet use  Engagement with SNAP-Ed, Indian Health Services, and local clinic staff to create system changes, such as encouraging and providing recommendations for physical activity

31.  Direct nutrition interventions like food demonstrations, cooking classes, or brief interactive educational activities that feature My Native Plate  Education classes on topics including general nutrition, infant nutrition, food safety, food resource management, and encouraging consumption of more fruits and vegetables  Staff working with Tribal community volunteers to plant a garden at an FDPIR site

33. Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Oklahoma The Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education Project (ONIE) aims to improve the health of Oklahoma families by offering various nutrition and physical activity programming, information and education materials throughout the state. ONIE is a non-profit organization created to support and strengthen the nutrition of Oklahomans.

34. Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon Through Oregon’s Nutrition Education Program (NEP), thousands of Oregonians in all Oregon counties and on Warm Springs, Grande Ronde and Umatilla Tribal Lands have learned how to make better food choices, handle food safely, and manage their resources so they do not run out of food before the end of the month. Information is shared through nutrition education classes and through indirect means such as displays, newsletters, and direct mail.

35. Lummi Nation, Washington The tribe selected ‘Make half your plate fruits and vegetables” as the goal for the FY 2015 project. They will provide 30 nutrition and cooking demonstrations, maintain 70 active kitchen gardens and the community garden, and plant and maintain 20 new home kitchen gardens and 20 box gardens for elderly and disabled.