Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education

UNE has been awarded the SNAP-Ed contract from the Maine Department of 健康 and Human Services (DHHS), Office for Family Independence (OFI) to act as Maine’s Implementing Agency for the federal SNAP-Ed grant since 2013. SNAP-Ed is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education and the grant is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 食物及营养署. 

The UNE model contracts with local community coalitions across the state where 营养 educators implement SNAP-Ed programming. The UNE Maine SNAP-Ed team provides public health, 营养, 体育活动, 肥胖, and chronic disease prevention expertise to support 营养 educators. UNE also provides internal evaluation support to report outcomes and provide continuous quality improvement. 

In collaboration with partners statewide, Maine SNAP-Ed de生活rs cost-effective 营养 and 肥胖 prevention programming through a three-pronged approach that produces multilevel interventions.

编程方法

营养教育   

Evidence-based education programs are provided in settings that are accessible to individuals eligible to receive SNAP benefits including schools, 食品分发处, 照顾孩子的设置, 公共卫生中心, 公共房屋用地, 杂货店, 还有农贸市场.

Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) Change 

Evidence-based public health approaches are implemented to impact 营养-related policies, 系统, 还有家庭聚餐的环境, 生活, 学习, 玩, 商店和工作. 

社会营销活动

Focusing on mothers with young children, 缅因州SNAP-Ed商店, 烹饪, Eat 健康y on a Budget social marketing campaign promotes the consumption of fruits and vegetables, 全谷物, 精益蛋白质, 饮用水, 积极的生活方式. 体验商店, 烹饪, Eat campaign visit the Maine SNAP-Ed website, 脸谱网页面, 和YouTube频道.

内部评估

CEPH professional staff lead the internal evaluation of UNE’s SNAP-Ed statewide implementation plan. The multi-disciplinary team tracks and reports outcomes and provides continuous quality improvement to support successful program interventions at the individual, 环境, 以及行业层面. The evaluation team monitors and reports monthly data to track local progress for community interventions and activities. The data allow the implementing team to identify challenges and highlight accomplishments at the local and state levels. Outcomes related to 营养 education, 参与者的满意度, 以及政策的实施, 系统, and 环境 changes are shared annually with partners and funders who broadly impact the program by making sector-level changes in collaboration with the implementing team. The Maine SNAP-Ed evaluation plan is guided by the United States Department of Agriculture’s SNAP-Ed evaluation framework and utilizes the indicators and tools designed to facilitate aggregate reporting on national priorities. 

资助者

Food and Nutrition Services and National Institute for Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture

项目周期

2018年10月至2023年9月

States with SNAP-Ed grants implement SNACs to engage state-level organizations in multi-sector state-level initiatives to improve food security, 营养, and health for people experiencing low income. Partner organization members of two subcommittees of the Maine SNAC are actively engaged in this collective impact approach.

缅因州SNAC小组委员会

• The Federal Food Programs Subcommittee promotes and increases participation in federal food programs for youth 
• The Wraparound Services Subcommittee increases the purchasing power of federal 营养 program benefits through promotion and coordination, in particular when benefits are spent on local Maine foods    

For highlights of program impact and results, view the 信息graphics and Reports on the Maine SNAP-Ed website or 电子邮件mainesnap-ed@aifengcai.com.