Food Stamp Nutrition Education

The goal of the Food Stamp Nutrition Education is to provide educational programs that help low income households, in particularly food stamp recipients, make healthy food choices and active life styles consistent with the message reflected in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans  and the MyPyramid. 

In Oregon, OSU Extension Service is contracted with the Food Stamp Program in the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide activities that help bring awareness of the importance of good nutrition to the targeted audience and improve their health by promoting good eating habits.  Besides OSU Extension Service, the Child Nutrition Program (CNP) in Oregon Department of Education (ODE), the WIC Program in DHS and the Nutrition Council of Oregon are also actively involved in delivering nutrition education to Oregonians.

Resources

• Child Nutrition Program 
  
  
• FNS Nutrition Education 
  
  
• Fruits and veggies -- more matters
  
  
• Oregon Dairy Council 
  
  
• Oregon Farmers Markets 
  
  
• Oregon Department of Human Services Public Health Division 
  
  
• Oregon State Nutrition Action Plan (SNAP)
  
  
• Oregon WIC 
  
  
• OSU Extension Service
  
  
• Physical Activity and Nutrition Program