The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is a federally funded grant program. SNAP-Ed is evidence-based and helps people make their SNAP dollars stretch, teaches them how to cook healthy meals, and lead physically active lifestyles.

The goal of SNAP-Ed in Nevada is to improve the nutritional well-being of people who receive SNAP benefits and other Nevadans with a low income through community based education, programs and needs assessments.

We work with the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that people who receive SNAP benefits learn how to best use them to purchase foods that will provide the most nutritious choices and the greatest value. Nationally and in Nevada, SNAP-Ed programs have proven to be worth the investment. In Nevada, SNAP-Ed funds help support several of our educational programs designed to teach good nutrition and the importance of exercise to Nevada families.

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Nevada SNAP-Ed Needs Assessment

This interactive dashboard characterizes demographics and health-related behaviors related to geography and income in the state of Nevada, as well as pertinent SNAP-Ed programmatic objectives.

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Background

As the cornerstone of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition assistance programs, Electronic Benefits Transfer card (EBT) plays a vital role in helping to improve nutrition in the nation, particularly among low-income individuals.

The goal of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education is to improve the likelihood that EBT participants and applicants will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the My Plate Food Guide.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education is intended to:

  • Assist food stamp households to adopt healthy eating and active lifestyles that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the My Plate Food Guide.
  • Enhance practices related to thrifty shopping and preparation of nutritious foods by food stamp households.
  • Ensure that SNAP households have enough to eat without resorting to emergency food assistance. As part of nutrition education, make sure people eligible for the EBT but not participating are made aware of its benefits and how to apply for it.
  • Improve SNAP households’ safe handling, preparation, and storage of food.

Four core elements outline the topical areas of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education:

  1. Dietary Quality
  2. Food Resource Management/Shopping Behaviors
  3. Food Security
  4. Food Safety
 

This material was funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP.  This institution is an equal opportunity provider.