WHAT IS NUTRITION SECURITY?
WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM?
WHAT IS THE LINK BETWEEN FOOD
AND NUTRITION INSECURITY?
WHY NOW?
WHAT IS OUR GOAL?
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WHAT ARE WE DOING?
MEANINGFUL SUPPORT: PROVIDING NUTRITION SUPPORT THROUGHOUT ALL STAGES OF LIFE.
• Ensuring benefits are adequate to support healthy eating patterns.
permanent increase to the
purchasing power of SNAP benefits
• Updating program nutrition standards to reflect the latest nutrition science.
provide critical nutrition to tens of millions of
children every day
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-
2025 (DGA)
ensure the food package continues to provide high-quality
nutrition
WHY IS IT CRITICAL TO ESTABLISH
GOOD NUTRITION HABITS EARLY?
MEANINGFUL SUPPORT: PROVIDING NUTRITION SUPPORT THROUGHOUT ALL STAGES OF LIFE. (CONT.)
• Delivering high-quality nutrition education.
SNAP-Ed is available in all 50
States, the District of Columbia, and 2 U.S. territories (U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) and is delivered through a network of 168
implementing agencies, leveraging approximately 37,000 local partnerships.
• Providing breastfeeding promotion and support.
In the last two decades, the percentage of infants participating in WIC who were breastfed increased from 50.2 percent
to 71.8 percent.
HEALTHY FOOD: CONNECTING ALL AMERICANS WITH HEALTHY, SAFE, AFFORDABLE FOOD.
• Promoting and supporting fruit and vegetable consumption.
This boost
increases the purchasing power of WIC participants so that they can buy and consume more healthy fruits and vegetables.
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
more than $230 million to
State agencies
• Using incentive programs to promote access to healthy eating.
more than $20 million in nutrition incentives.
• Providing USDA Foods directly to people in need.nutritious, 100 percent domestic USDA Foods
FNS helps
participants select and use the healthy options provided by these programs
COLLABORATIVE ACTION: DEVELOPING, TRANSLATING, AND ENACTING NUTRITION SCIENCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP.
• Updating and building the evidence base for dietary guidance.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
we are
exploring existing opportunities and new research investments to enhance our understanding of the diversity of nutritional
needs and their relationship to health.
• Translating the latest DGAs into information consumers can use.
helps Americans save money while
shopping for healthy food choices.
• Equipping child nutrition program operators.
$5.5 million in grants to help 21 States increase local foods in school meals.
Child Nutrition Recipe Box
a new $100 million grant program to incentivize healthy school food.
• Working with industry to help tailor products to our programs.
FNS is engaging with industry to
support the production of nutritious foods for the K-12 market
EQUITABLE SYSTEMS: PRIORITIZING EQUITY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
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• Strengthening support to Native American/Tribal School
food programs.
trainings
and resources for school nutrition professionals working
with Tribal Nations and communities.
WHAT ARE THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN NUTRITION
SECURITY AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY?
EQUITABLE SYSTEMS: PRIORITIZING EQUITY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY (CONT.)
• Expanding online shopping options for SNAP and WIC participants.
SNAP benefits can be used online in 47 States and the District of Columbia
expand online ordering
and transactions in WIC to bring these shopping innovations to participants, improving the overall shopping experience and
increasing equity in the program.
• Bridging language barriers to nutrition education resources and recipes.
63 Spanish-language publications
80 standardized recipe resources
a Spanish-language version of the popular Child Nutrition Recipe Box
website
Start Simple with MyPlate tip sheet into 21 languages.
• Reaching underserved populations.
TEFAP Reach and Resiliency
Grants
• Bringing together diverse partners to foster healthy food options.meaningful
impact on local food policies and systems
WHAT IS NEXT?
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