4-H Student Nutrition Advisory Council (SNAC) Club

4-H Afterschool SNACs are student led 4-H clubs that promote leadership skills that focus on healthy living, nutrition, physical activity, cooking, and public speaking.

4-H SNAC Clubs are the result of a collaboration among University of Nevada, Reno Extension 4-H, Health and Nutrition, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), community-based organizations, and volunteers made possible by funding from a CYFAR (Children, Youth, and Families at Risk) grant.

4-H SNAC members complete youth-driven projects to enhance the school wellness environment. They learn by completing hands on projects with the guidance of an adult. These projects encourage 4-H SNAC members to learn how to make good choices, think critically, and become leaders.

Healthy living projects may include:

• Preparing healthy snacks.
• Reinvigorating or creating a school garden.
• Promoting healthy living at their school.

Youth-adult partnerships are essential to developing these skills around healthy living. It encourages positive youth development.

4-H SNAC Desired Outcomes:

Short-term:

• Youth will have improved nutrition and physical health knowledge and practices.
• Youth will have increased career awareness and readiness.
• Youth will have improved self-efficacy for being an advocate of heath.

Long-term

• Youth co-created a community of health and wellness.
• Increased community capacity for sustainability.
• Increased resilience.

Our current 4-H Afterschool SNAC Clubs:

• Coyote Bell 4-H SNAC Club
• Falcon Fun 4-H SNAC Club