1. The State of the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework
California
Andrew Naja-Riese

2. You can only change what you can measure.

4. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
California
(Individual and Population Results):
Low-income mothers from high reach SNAP-Ed census tracts served by local health departments ate significantly more fruit and vegetables (3.04 vs cups) and significantly fewer calories from high-fat type foods (100.2 vs calories).[1]
The combination of receiving SNAP benefits along with nutrition education—Plan, Shop, Save, Cook—reduced the occurrence of running out of food before the end of the month.[2]
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5. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
Arizona
(Individual and Sectors of Influence)
Wilder Collaboration Factor Inventory results: results found that across 10 SNAP-Ed participating multi-sector coalitions in six counties, the three strongest success factors were: Members see collaboration as in their self- interest (4.3), Favorable political and social climate (4.1), and Unique purpose (4.1).
78% of MyPlate for My Family class participants met the goal of 150 minutes per week of moderate activity, while 85% met the USDA goal of 75 minutes per week of vigorous activity at 3-month follow-up.
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6. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
California
Michigan
(Individual, Sectors of Influence)
Youth participants in Michigan Fitness Foundation’s SNAP-Ed program increased the number of days they were physically active for at least 60 minutes as compared to pre-intervention (from 4.3 days to 4.7 days per week).
The average health care cost averted through the PE-Nut school-based intervention was $187, Average productivity cost averted was $31, per student. The results suggest that students that participate in PE-Nut on average earn $11, over their lifetime compared to only $8, for non-PE-Nut students. A positive per-student net benefit of $130, was calculated.[3] 6

7. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
California
North Carolina
(Individual and Environmental)
UNC Chapel Hill’s SNAP-Ed community garden program produced a total of 18 community gardens in six rural counties. In FY 16, the mean servings of vegetables reported by community garden participants in the pre survey was 2.02 and 2.29 in the post survey compared to 1.76 and 2.08, respectively, in FY 15. 7

8. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
Georgia
(Individual and Population Results):
Comprehensive school-based nutrition education and physical activity programs delivered by HealthMPower resulted in 78% of students who maintained or improved their body-mass index percentile.
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9. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
California
Maryland
(Individual)
97 % of Text2BHealthy participants—mothers and caregivers who received text messages prompting healthy food and physical activity choices—reported regularly engaging in targeted healthy eating and physical activity behaviors. 9

10. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
Texas
((Environmental Settings, Sectors of Influence)
IT’S TIME TEXAS Build Healthier initiative strengthens community health collaboratives, improving their capacity for implementing and maintaining policy, systems, and environmental health efforts. Build Healthier in-person trainings, regional workshops, and online toolkits for collaboratives, such as Mayor’s Health & Fitness Councils (MHFCs) and School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs) has served 80 SHACs, 30 MHFCs, and 104 communities.
Texas
(Individual)
98 % of families participating in the University of Texas’s Brighter Bites increased their fruit and vegetable consumption and cooking more at home, having more fruits and vegetables available at home during meals, and using nutrition labels to make purchasing decisions.[4]
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11. Comprehensive State and Community Approaches Achieve Results
Chickasaw Nation
(Environmental Settings, Sectors of Influence, Social and Cultural Norms)
Oklahoma State University SHINE (campus) and Chickasaw Nation (community) received the 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Community Campus Partnership for Health Award that highlights the power and potential of community-campus partnerships successfully using systems and policy change needed to overcome the root causes of inequalities.
California
Sarah Miracle and Stephany Parker were recognized for their key leadership through the partnership. Building upon a culture of health and strength, the SNAP-Ed program developed an intergenerational and intertribal social marketing campaign “Diabetes is Not Our Destiny” and has also led to excellence in training Native American students in health and nutrition issues important to achieving health equity in Indian Country and beyond. 11

12. Visit: https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/national-snap-ed/

13. To Another 25 Years of SNAP-Ed!

14. References
Molitor, Fred et al Fruit and Vegetable, Fat, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Low-Income Mothers Living in Neighborhoods With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior , Volume 48 , Issue 10 , e1
Kaiser, Lucia et al Food Resource Management Education With SNAP Participation Improves Food Security Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , e1.
Taylor, G. Weatherspoon, D., Scott, M., Jones, S. Physical education and nutrition education working together (PE-Nut) effect on youth in Michigan: An examination of SNAP-Ed impact in traverse city area public schools. Presented at the 2016 APHA Annual Meeting; 2016 October 31; Denver, CO.
Sharma, S. V., Chow, J., Markham, C., Salako, D. O., Pomeroy, M., Raber, M., Liang, C., & Momoh, J. Lessons learned from the implementation of Brighter Bites: a food co-op to increase access to fruits and vegetables and nutrition education among low-income children and their families. Journal of School Health (in press).