Nutrition

The importance of proper nutrition to a healthy life cannot be overstated. It leads to decreased obesity rates and makes healthy living easier. Helping to gain access to healthy foods and encourage minor changes to daily routines can make a big difference for overall health.

March is National Nutrition Month®

A nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month®, held annually in March, focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. National Nutrition Month® started in 1973 as National Nutrition Week, and it became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing interest in nutrition.

SOPHE is proud to support these efforts with the following online resources and journal articles.

On-Demand Webinar

SNAP for U: Identifying Strategies to Support College
Students with SNAP Education and Outreach

As higher education institutions continue to aim towards diversifying their representative students, this translates into increased rates of first generation, low-income, minority, and international students in need of food assistance support. Despite the fact that federal food assistance programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are in place to help meet these needs in the United States, college students are experiencing significant barriers and subsequently low enrollment rates in SNAP yet experience high food insecurity. This session will explore these barriers further through the perspective of three stakeholder groups [college students, college administrators, and state Nutrition Program Associates (NPAs)].

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From our Journals

Health Education & Behavior

• Predictors of Food and Physical Activity Tracking Among Young Adults  
• The Association Between Adolescents’ Food Literacy, Vegetable and Fruit Consumption, and Other Eating Behaviors   
• Exploring Food-Based Cultural Practices to Address Food Insecurity in Rural Appalachia

Health Promotion Practice

• Food is Medicine in Action: Dietary and Food Security Outcomes of a Health Care–Based Community-Supported Agriculture Program 
• Facilitating Nutrition and Physical Activity-Focused Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change in Rural Areas: A Methodological Approach Using Community Wellness Coalitions and Cooperative Extension
• The Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAP
• Experiences of Farmers Market Vendors in a Healthy Food Incentive Program
• Healthy Foods in Convenience Stores: Benefits, Barriers, and Best Practices     

Pedagogy in Health Promotion

• Improving Knowledge, Confidence, and Skills Related to Engaging in Nutrition Policy-Related Activities Through Authentic Assignments and Class Activities 
• A Qualitative Analysis of Student Perspectives of Their Post-Secondary Nutrition and Dietetics Program, Courses, and Instructors: Applying a Critical Pedagogies Perspective