Name : Hilda Carmitha Panjaitan

St. Number : 472016016

Date : 8th March 2017

3rd Review

Nutrition Education and Promotion:

The Role of FNS in Helping Low-Income Families Make Healthier Eating and

Lifestyle Choices

Nutrition education activities of FNS are the framework of the various programs

that work on specific nutrition assistance programs which framed by program

structures and legislative and regulatory requirements. SNAP is the Nation’s first line

of defense against hunger that provides benefits to qualified low-income families and

individuals of all ages for the purchase of nutritious food. The Child Nutrition Programs

that give training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for

children and their caregivers, and school/community support for healthy eating and

physical activity. There are also The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) that provides supplemental foods, nutrition

education, breastfeeding support, and health care to low-income pregnant,

breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age five who

are found to be at nutritional risk.

The FNS maintains the Nutrition Talk Listserv for FDPIR which have to

promoting open communication and exchange of information between tribal

communities, USDA, and other agencies and organizations that provide culturally

appropriate nutrition education, materials, resources, and health-related services to

participants in the FDPIR. The Commodity Supplemental Nutrition Program (CSFP)

give nutrition education to participants by methods that include handouts issued when

food packages are picked up, classes, newsletters, and food demonstrations. FNS

communicates to States and local agencies the importance of collaborations through

guidance for State plans and grants, and dissemination of policies and resources. FNS

works with cross-program teams and a variety of partners to develop nutrition

education initiatives.

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