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State Nutrition Action Plans

West Virginia

Contact Name: Misty Buchanan 
Phone: 304-720-9871
E-mail: Misty.Buchanan@mail.wvu.edu

Goal:  

Promote consumption of fruits and vegetables through partnerships and collaborative interventions between the nutrition assistance programs and other related groups.

Objective 1:

Develop a joint social marketing campaign to promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Tactics:

  • Decide on campaign to be used and determine each agency's contribution to the campaign.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
  • FS
  • WIC
  • CN
  • FD

Completion Date: Completed August 2006

Tactics:

Obtain external funding for the project.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • FNP
  • West Virginia Department of Agriculture
  • WIC

Completion Date: Completed October 2006

Tactics:

  • Conduct the marketing campaign in venues across the state.
  • Develop a name for group to be used to identify group activity.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • FNP
  • WIC OMEGA
  • Huntington Area Food Bank
  • West Virginia Retailers Association
  • West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services
  • West Virginia On the Move
  • West Virginia Office of Healthy Lifestyles
  • Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement
  • Mountaineer Food Bank

Completion Date: February through August 2007

Tactics:

  • Evaluation

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • FNP

Completion Date: Ongoing


Objective 2:

Continue to partner with groups with like missions.

Tactics:

  • Work with West Virginia Action for Healthy Kids Group by participating in meetings and collaborating on projects.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • FS

  • WIC

  • CN

Completion Date: Ongoing


Objective 3:

Continue to partner with Governor's Healthy Lifestyle Coalition.

Tactics:

  • Complete activities and contribute to statewide plans with Governor's Healthy Lifestyle Coalition.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • FNP

  • FS

  • WIC

  • CN

  • FD

Completion Date: Ongoing

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Last Updated: 07/17/2008