Thirty Years of SNAP-Ed: The Transition of the Nation's Largest Nutrition Education Program Into a Pillar of the Public Health Infrastructure

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2024.03.011

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Abstract

This paper describes the 30-year evolution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) to provide evidence to support our perspective that SNAP-Ed has earned its position as a pillar of the public health infrastructure in the US. Legislatively designated as a nutrition education and obesity prevention program, its focus is the nearly 90 million Americans with limited income. This audience experiences ongoing health disparities and is disproportionately affected by public health crises. The SNAP-Ed program works to reduce nutrition-related health disparities at all levels of the Social-Ecological Model, follows a robust evaluation framework, and leverages strong partnerships between state-based practitioners, state agencies, and the US Department of Agriculture. The expansion of SNAP-Ed would enable the program to reach more Americans so that our nation can end hunger and reduce diet-related health disparities.

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SNAP-Ed 三十年：美国最大的营养教育计划向公共卫生基础设施支柱的转变。

本文介绍了补充营养援助计划-教育（SNAP-Ed）30 年的发展历程，以提供证据支持我们的观点，即补充营养援助计划-教育已赢得了其作为美国公共卫生基础设施支柱的地位。该计划在立法上被指定为营养教育和肥胖预防计划，其重点是近 9000 万收入有限的美国人。这部分人群的健康状况一直存在差异，受到公共卫生危机的影响尤为严重。SNAP-Ed 计划致力于在社会生态模式的各个层面减少与营养相关的健康差距，遵循一个强有力的评估框架，并利用州从业人员、州机构和美国农业部之间的牢固伙伴关系。SNAP-Ed 的扩展将使该计划惠及更多美国人，从而使我们的国家能够消除饥饿并减少与饮食相关的健康差距。

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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

11.50%

发文量

379

审稿时长

44 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas. The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.