Ana Claudia Zubieta, Ph.D. Director, Ohio SNAP-Ed Program FY 2016 Program Results Ana Claudia Zubieta, Ph.D. Director, Ohio SNAP-Ed Program FCS/OSU Extension

Food Insecurity and Hunger in Ohio OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Food Insecurity and Hunger in Ohio Ohio 3rd worst state in nation for ‘food insecurity’ “…families forced to skip meals or eat less because they didn’t have the money to put food on their table” ~16% of Ohio families were below Federal Poverty Level 14% of Ohio residents received SNAP (~$124) in 2/16 Most of us always know where our next meal is coming from, but more than 2 million people in Ohio don't. National rate at 5.6 OH population is about 12 million The Columbus Dispatch, September 10th, 2015 http://jfs.ohio.gov/pams/Reports/PAMS2016-02.stm https://talkpoverty.org/state-year-report/ohio-2015-report/

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SNAP and SNAP-Ed SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net SNAP-Ed improves the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP will eat more nutritious meals and increase physical activity. Safety net

Increasing our presence FY 2015 FY 2016 8 additional counties, equal to 2,398 direct contacts and 193 programs

Participants reached through direct education 52% increase

Programs delivered as direct education 48% increase 94% programs taught as series

Participant demographics – Gender

Participant demographics – Race

Participant demographics – Age

Participant demographics – Ethnicity

Participant behavior change – Adults P<0.001 for all 4 indicators

Participant behavior change – Adults P<0.001 for all 4 indicators

Participant behavior change – Teens P<0.001 for all 4 indicators

Participant behavior change – Teens P<0.001 for whole grains, lean meats, and plan meals; p=0.001 for low fat dairy.

Participant behavior change – Youth P<0.001 for all 4 indicators

What we accomplished so far… 79 counties offering SNAP-Ed programming (90% of Ohio counties-10%increase) 322,605 participants reached (52% increase) 23,435 programs delivered (48% increase) 94% of programs delivered as series Significant changes in behaviors for most outcomes for adults and youth Affecting almost a million people

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