NUTR 4349: Exam 2
Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-DHHS, Administration on Aging (AOA) (financial support from USDA) -Incentives to states and tribes for delivery of meals to older adults -+60 years and their spouses (or a younger age in tribes that define "older" adults differently). Disabled people under 60 who live in older adult housing facilities where congregate meals are served; disabled persons who reside with older adults; and volunteers who assist in the meal service may also receive it
Afterschool Snack Program in the NSLP Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Assist school-based afterschool educational or enrichment programs in providing healthful snacks to children through age an expansion of the NSLP -Children on the same income eligibility basis as NSLP; however, programs that operate in areas where at least 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals serve all snacks free
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Improve the quality and affordability of daycare, providing nutritious meals/snacks to children and to nonresidential adult daycare centers, providing meals to children residing in homeless shelters, and providing snacks and suppers to youth participating in eligible after-school care programs. -Public/private nonprofit childcare centers; outside-school-hours care centers; Head Start programs; some daycare homes; community-based programs that offer enrichment activities for at-risk children after school; public/private nonprofit emergency shelters that provide residential and foodservices to homeless families; and public/private nonprofit adult daycare facilities that provide services to nonresidential adults who are functionally impaired or age +60. Participant eligibility standards for free and reduced-price meals are the same as the NSLP
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) Who administers, who they serve?
-USDA, FNS -Introduce children to fresh fruits and vegetables.
Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs from farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to low-income seniors; increase the consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding the domestic agriculture programs; and develop or aid in the development of new and additional farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs. -Older adults at least 60 years of age with incomes (generally) no more than 185% of the poverty guidelines
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children >5 years who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. -Pregnant/breastfeeding/postpartum women, infants >1 year, and children >5 years are eligible if determined by a qualified health professional to need the special supplemental foods because they are nutritionally at risk (having a medical-based or dietary-based condition), and if gross income is at or below 185% of the poverty guidelines
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Supplement the diets of low-income persons, including older adults, providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. -Needy individuals, usually who have low incomes, are unemployed, or receive welfare benefits
School Breakfast Program Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Assist states in providing breakfasts to children. Free and reduced-price meals. -Public/nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions may participate. Operates in the same manner as NSLP
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Assist states in providing nutritious free/reduced-price lunches to eligible children -Public/nonprofit private schools of ≥high school grade and residential childcare institutions. All students attending schools where the program is provided. Children from households with incomes ≥130% of poverty guidelines are eligible for free meals. Children from households with incomes between 130-185% of the poverty guidelines are eligible for reduced-price meals.
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Ensure that children in lower income areas continue to receive nutritious meals during long school vacations. All meals are served free to eligible children. -Public/private nonprofit schools; units of local, municipal, county, tribal, or state government; private nonprofit organizations (emergency shelters); public/private nonprofit camps; and public/private nonprofit universities or colleges. Residential or day camps, migrant worker communities, and National Youth Sports Programs. Children ≥18 years who come to site; at camps, children eligible for free and reduced-price school meals may receive SFSP meals. People aged +18 who are enrolled in school programs with disabilities
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Health and nutrition of low-income pregnant/breastfeeding women, new mothers for one year postpartum, infants, children >6 years, and +60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods -Must meet age & income requirements and must be determined to be at nutritional risk by a competent health professional at the local agency. (Eligible participants cannot participate in USDA's WIC at the same time that they participate in CSFP)
WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, FNS -Provide fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits and vegetables to WIC recipients and expand the awareness, use of, and sales at farmers' markets -Eligibility is the same as WIC, but infants must be over four months of age (not operated in all states, territories, or tribal organizations)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Food Stamp Program Who administers, who they serve, eligibility requirements?
-USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) -Increasing access to food/food-purchasing for low-income households -Household eligibility and allotments are based on household size, income, assets, housing costs, work requirements, and other factors
competitive foods in schools
A la carte sales in cafeterias, vending machines, school stores or snack bars. Until 2014-2015, competitive foods sold to children during school day must meet specific standards (smart snack rule). Amount of sodium, sugar, fats and kcals
Prepared and Perishable Food Programs (PPFPs)
A nonprofit program that helps feed people in need by linking sources of unused, unserved cooked and fresh food—such as caterers, restaurants, hotel kitchens, and cafeterias—with social service agencies that serve meals to people who would otherwise go hungry.
Overweight in children
BMI at or above 85th percentile but below the 95th percentile on CDC growth chart
Obesity in children
BMI of the 95th percentile on CDC growth chart
Thrifty Food Plan (TFP)
Basis for SNAP allotments and maintained by the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Model food spending plan for people on a tight budget Matches current average consumption patterns with energy, nutrient, and MyPlate servings
Low birthweight (LBW)
Body weight at birth of less than 5 1/2 pounds (2,500 grams), used as a predictor of poor health in the newborn and as an indicator of poor nutrition status of the mother during/before pregnancy
Fuel Up to Play 60
Collaboration of the national dairy council and national football league and USDA to promote healthy eating in order to get fuel for 60 mins of physical activity per day
food recovery
Collection of wholesome foods for the needy, avoiding food waste (ex. Community Serving Organizations)
EPSDT
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (Program) Mandatory Medicaid Service
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Federally funded program designed for nutrition education for limited-resource audiences in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritional diets, and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement of the total family diet.
Gleaning
Harvesting of excess foods from farms, orchards, and packing services for the needy (ex. Ugly Fruit Program)
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Improved menu pattern and changes to foods available on school campuses outside of school meals -Greater implementation of smarter lunchroom strategies -Improved stakeholder engagement -Improved connections between cafeterias and classrooms -Increased meal participation -Reduced waste
Failure to Thrive (FTT)
Inadequate weight gain of infants, weight-for-length falls below the 5th percentile. Those below the 10th percentile are suspect for failure to thrive.
Very Low-Birthweight (VLBW)
Less than 1,500 grams, or 3 pounds, 4 ounces Primary indicators of the infant's future health status.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
Number of infant deaths under one year of age per 1000 births Used as indicator of health status; U.S. rates are higher than many other industrialized countries
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
Operates in 100,000 schools and institutions, participants are eligible to receive federal reimbursement and donated commodity goods for each meal served in return for free or reduced meals that meet nutrition guidelines to low-income children. Locals set price for meals but must remain nonprofit
School Breakfast Program (SBP)
Pilot program out of 1966 Child Nutrition Act, permanent 1975. Same eligibility requirements to participants as NSLP but not required for schools to participate in both. Improved behavior, tardiness and academic performance and decreased suspension.
Free to be Me
Program directed its attention toward social and environmental factors (media and family), personal factors (body image), and behavioral (diet behavior) -Girl scouts as catalyst for connecting target population, helped young girls feel good about bodies. -Designed to decrease unhealthful weight control behaviors in preadolescent girls. -Improving body image by taking in-depth look at what young girls see in media and helping accept wide range of bodies.
Title V Maternal and Child Health Program
Provides federal support to the states for: (1) services and programs to reduce infant mortality and improve child/maternal health (2) services, programs, and facilities to locate, diagnose, and treat children who have special health care needs or at risk of physical/developmental disabilities -Infrastructure-Building services, Population-based services, Enabling services, direct health care services (gap filling)
Team Nutrition
Started 1995, helped train food services professionals prepare and serve nutritious meals, promote nutrition education in schools, encourage healthy choices, build support positive nutrition messages
Healthy Eating Index (HEI)
Summary measure of the quality of one's diet conforming to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The index factors in consumption of whole fruits, dark green and orange vegetables, whole grains, milk, meat and beans, oils, saturated fat, sodium, and the calories from solid fats and added sugars
Healthy Start Program
USDHHS; Reduce infant mortality and improve health of low-income women, infants, children, families. Address multiple issues: providing adequate prenatal care, promoting positive prenatal health behaviors, and reducing barriers to accessing health care services.
Feeding America
Using the latest tech, the network distributes, and tracks donated food to more than 200 certified member food banks nationwide
La Leche League International (LLLI)
Voluntary health organization that provides information/assistance with breastfeeding. Offers classes or provides appropriate nutrition education materials and other resources to the community nutritionist working with mother-child populations
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Welfare reform; block grants to states, tightens and limits eligibility for assistance
