The aim of this research brief is to highlight and summarize rigorous evidence from a new systematic review on strategies that increase school meal participation. These strategies have been shown […]
Helping Students Excel: The Excel Center & The Nutrition Education Program Join Forces to Feed Hungry Students
Summary The price of an education should not include hunger, but for many students attending the 15 The Excel Center campuses across Central and Southern Indiana, food insecurity is a […]
Indiana Healthy Schools Toolkit 2022
This Indiana Healthy Schools Toolkit, Revised Edition, offers practical information about developing healthypolicies, ensuring that mealtime is a pleasant experience for children, offering nutritious food choices in avariety of settings, […]
Local Policy to Promote Healthy Food Access
Access to healthy food depends on thoughtful policymaking at every stageof the food system, from growing food to managing waste. This updatedresource (previously titled “Crosswalk”) can help policymakers, leaders,advocates, researchers, […]
SNAC Member Spotlight: Beckie Lies, Community Wellness Coordinator (CWC)
Contact Beckie Beckie Lies is a Community Wellness Coordinator (CWC) with Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (NEP). The Purdue Extension NEP is the primary State Implementing Agency (SIA) for SNAP-Ed […]
2022 State Nutrition Education Program Advisor (NEPA) of the Year: Wanda Ocasio Nelson
Wanda Ocasio Nelson was recently named the 2022 State NEPA of the Year. She was nominated by her teammates because she is encouraging, inspiring, helpful, kind, and generous with her […]
The Food Systems Finance Best Practices Guidebook
This publication defines how traditional development finance tools can be used to launch and expand food and agricultural-related businesses and projects and create successful food systems finance programs at the […]
Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S.
The March of Dimes released a report titled “Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S.” The report explores the facets of healthcare that affect how and where maternity […]
American Dairy Association of Indiana Toolkit
The Performance Pack is a turnkey toolkit designed to increase breakfast participation within secondary schools but could be used with USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) dinner programs […]
Nutrient Warnings on Chain Restaurant Menus Toolkit for Communities
The Center for Science in the Public Interest created a toolkit to support communities, organizations, and individuals who want to lead campaigns calling for state and local nutrient warnings on […]