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State Nutrition Action Plans

New Jersey

Contact Name: MaryAnn Ellsworth
Phone: 609-292-9560
E-mail: maryann.ellsworth@doh.state.nj.us

Contact Name: Debra Palmer
Phone: 732-932-9853
E-mail: dpalmer@njaes.rutgers.edu

Goal:  

To create partnerships and collaborative interventions between the nutrition assistance programs, health care providers, schools, faith-based groups, and/or other community organizations to promote healthy eating and regular physical activity to FNS program recipients, based on the key messages in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Objective 1:

All FNS programs in NJ will consistently promote a message to FNS program participants to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables and calcium-rich foods.

Tactics:

  • Plan and implement the 2008-09 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) in 25 NJ Schools. WIC- NJ Fruit & Vegetable Program: Will serve as a member of project advisory committee, to include application review, project support and distribution of shared resources.

  • Ongoing development and revisions of School Wellness Policy Resources. FSNE: Continue to pilot and share comments, suggested revisions for NJ's Quick Steps to Fruits and Vegetables Toolkit.

  • Implementation of the Calcium: Select to Protect social marketing campaign in partnership with:

A. Food Stamp Program offices: Statewide distribution of campaign materials to new applicants, including waiting room displays of posters and brochures.
B.WIC Program offices: Local WIC Agencies statewide will disseminate the Calcium Campaign brochure; have access to the Calci-yum lesson activities and waiting rooms displays of posters and brochures.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • Child Nutrition Program/Janet Renk
  • LeeAnn Weniger

Completion Date: June 2009

Objective 2:

NJ SNAP partners will put into action communication strategies to provide all NJ programs with updated access to information and resources available from each FNS program.

Tactics:

  • Continued development of linkages to mutually promote FNS partner programs and websites.

A. NJ WIC/DHSS
B. NJ Food Stamp Program/DHS
C. NJ Child Nutrition Programs /NJDA

  • Application documents for Child Nutrition Program participation for the 2008-09 school year will include contact information for other NJ FNS programs to create improved access for potentially eligible families.

  • SNAP partners will promote the Intergenerational School Breakfast.

Lead Program and Staff: 

  • FSNE/J. Guinta
  • Child Nutrition Program/J. Renk
  • WIC /T. Zecca

Completion Date: September 2008

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Last Updated: 12/04/2008