Kimberly Keller, Ph.D. University of Missouri Putting Results Together in Missouri SNAP-Ed What can we say about SNAP-Ed results? Kimberly Keller, Ph.D. University of Missouri

SNAP-Ed in Missouri Missouri Department of Social Services as State Agency University of Missouri Extension as State Implementing Agency Subcontract with Operation Food Search (Cooking Matters) MOCAN partnership (Missouri Council on Activity and Nutrition) Coverage to all 114 counties and the city of St. Louis Direct education PSE work

Guiding principles behind our report Report must be meaningful and accessible to a wide range of audiences Balance: Program descriptions Program-specific data Success stories Where our state fits regionally and nationally

[slide will have eval framework and which indicators we’re reporting]

Social-Ecological Model Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015-2020

First decisions: Individual Level Lead with indicator name Provide narrative description with indicator number Challenge: how best to display survey results Visual depiction of change Quantitative measure

Environmental Settings More narrative Charts and graphs provide “pops” of data

Sectors of Influence Very narrative Incorporate secondary data

Population Results Exclusively secondary data: Community Commons State, regional, national data

Challenges New reporting formats are challenging… but create opportunities Data infrastructure Team effort Program expertise Data expertise Communications expertise Design expertise

Where do we go from here? How can we leverage data and existing reporting structures to communicate SNAP-Ed accomplishments? How do we craft our communications to reflect common message about SNAP-Ed efforts? What do we need to help make these things happen?