Are you ready to be inspired by the successes of other programs? Do your partnership development efforts need a boost? The Public Health Institute’s Center for Wellness and Nutrition (PHI CWN) has two resources to help you maximize your resources and coalition-building efforts to reduce the burden of obesity. Across… Read more »
Read the Southeast Region Validation Report here. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service requires that surveys used to evaluate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education direct education interventions are not to include images with or references to brand name (branded) items (USDA-FNS, 2021). The primary aim of… Read more »
CWN’s monthly eNewsletter, Wellness Matters! November 2021 In this issue: Staff Highlight: Welcome Stephanie 2020 Southeast Region Topline Report Native American Heritage Month Celebrating a Safe, Healthy Thanksgiving CWN Policy Corner Announcements and Upcoming Events
CWN’s monthly eNewsletter, Wellness Matters! October 2021 In this issue: REACH: Promising Practices Showcase Healthy Food Rx: A Community Clinical Partnership Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month Steps for a Safe Halloween CWN Policy Corner Announcements and Upcoming Events: Join Our Team: Research and Evaluation Director, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National… Read more »
CWN’s monthly eNewsletter, Wellness Matters! September 2021 In this issue: Staff Highlight: Welcome, Kaley! Clemson Rethink Your Drink Social Media Campaign APHA 2021: Strengthening Social Connectedness Through Public Health Programs National Preparedness Month National Self-Care Awareness Month CWN Policy Corner Upcoming Events: National Hispanic Heritage Month, World Vegetarian Day and… Read more »
A search of peer-reviewed and grey literature was conducted to summarize the evidence for retail interventions, particularly with regard to impact on purchasing behaviors among consumers. Articles were retrieved by searching the SNAP-Ed Toolkit and PubMed database to identify studies of retail interventions. Needs assessments, modeling studies, and clinical interventions were excluded from review. In addition, multiple publications for the same… Read more »
CWN’s monthly eNewsletter, Wellness Matters! August 2021 In this issue: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign Hunger Action Month: Get Involved Continuing Safety Measures Amid Delta Variant Healthy Recipes CWN Policy Corner Upcoming Events
CWN’s monthly eNewsletter, Wellness Matters! July 2021 In this issue: CWN Staff Highlight Wellness Policy Consortium #LetsFeedLACounty Food Voucher Program Fibroid Awareness Month CWN Policy Corner Upcoming Events
To support school districts in the Central Valley of California with updating, strengthening, and developing more comprehensive Local School Wellness Policies (LSWP), Valley Children’s Healthcare, in partnership with CWN, created the Schools for Healthy and Thriving Students: A Wellness Policy Consortium (Consortium). The Consortium is aligned with the Centers for… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic, and its economic shutdown, placed millions of Americans in financial crisis. In Los Angeles County, where 27% of lower-income households experienced food insecurity, resulting in job layoffs exacerbated an already critical situation. As a result, food insecurity skyrocketed, adding a huge new population of food insecure to… Read more »