Food and Nutrition Service
HomeAbout FNSNewsroomHelpContact USEn Espanol

 

 

    

Search all USDA
Search Tips


Community Outreach
Data and Statistics
Financial Management
Forms
Food Safety
Grants
Nutrition Education
Regulations & Policy
Research
Services & Programs

 


You are here: Home > Research > ORNA >SNAP
State Nutrition Action Plans

Indiana

SNAP Accomplishments

Contact Name: Angie Abbott 
Phone: 765-496-2488
E-mail: abbottar@purdue.edu

Goal:  

Promote Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles 

Educate individuals, families, and communities about healthy dietary patterns and regular physical activity, based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Objective:

By September 30, 2007, 80% of all Family Nutrition Program and EFNEP Participants will implement the Family Meals handout on the importance of family meals for increased fruit and vegetable consumption as defined in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Outcome:

  • EFNEP paraprofessionals were trained on how to use the Family Meals handout and given a variety of lessons that the materials could be used with.

  • A web-based training on the Family Meals handout was conducted for Family Nutrition Program Assistants to view before 1/08.

  • The Mealtime Assessment Tool was developed and the first set of statistical tests on the pilot data were ran.

FNS Programs Involved: 

  • EFNEP
  • FNP
  • Foods and Nutrition Department Purdue University

Month/Year Completed: June 2007

Objective:

By September 30, 2007, 100% of all Indiana WIC agencies will receive the Family Meals handout on the importance of family meals for increased fruit and vegetable consumption as defined in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This handout will be implemented in agencies as an option for group nutrition education classes.

Outcome:

  • During October 2006 thru September 2007, the Family Meal Handout was added to the Indiana WIC State Approved List of Nutrition Educational Materials.

  • WIC Staff received information about Family Meals and the usage of the Family Meals handout at the Indiana State WIC Conference.

  • The Indiana SNAP Team exhibited the Family Meals handout and the concept of Family Meals at the Indiana WIC Conference in June.

FNS Programs Involved: 

  • WIC
  • FNP
  • EFNEP
  • DOE
  • Foods and Nutrition Department Purdue University

Month/Year Completed: September 2007

Objective:

By January 1, 2008, 80% of school foodservice directors (FSD) and Child Care (Food Program) sponsors will have access to the Family Meals handout.

Outcome:

  • CACFP added a link to their website so that FSP and Child Care (Food Program) sponsors would have access to the Family Meals handout.

FNS Programs Involved: 

  • SCNP
  • CACFP
  • DOE

Month/Year Completed: September 2007

Back to the top

Last Updated: 03/26/2008