Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program

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The Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program is a U.S. federal initiative that funds state and local efforts to provide nutrition education and promote healthy eating and physical activity among low-income populations to prevent obesity and related chronic diseases.

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instanceOf federal grant program ⓘ
nutrition education program ⓘ
administeredBy Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
benefits improved access to nutrition education resources ⓘ
support for community-level obesity prevention efforts ⓘ
collaboratesWith community-based organizations ⓘ
local public health agencies ⓘ
state health departments ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
encourages policy systems and environmental change strategies ⓘ
evaluationFocus behavioral changes in diet and physical activity ⓘ
obesity-related health outcomes ⓘ
focusArea chronic disease prevention ⓘ
nutrition education for low-income populations ⓘ
obesity prevention ⓘ
fundingSource federal appropriations ⓘ
funds local implementing agencies ⓘ
state governments ⓘ
territorial governments ⓘ
tribal organizations ⓘ
implements Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program nutrition education goals ⓘ
legalBasis Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ⓘ
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ⓘ
monitoredBy United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ
primaryGoal improve dietary quality among low-income populations ⓘ
reduce obesity prevalence among low-income populations ⓘ
reduce risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases ⓘ
purpose prevent diet-related chronic diseases ⓘ
prevent obesity ⓘ
promote healthy eating ⓘ
promote physical activity ⓘ
provide nutrition education ⓘ
requires evidence-based interventions ⓘ
targetPopulation Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligible individuals ⓘ
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ
typicalInterventions nutrition education classes ⓘ
physical activity promotion activities ⓘ
school and community-based nutrition programs ⓘ
social marketing campaigns ⓘ

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Food and Nutrition Service → hasProgram → Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program ⓘ
National Institute of Food and Agriculture → operatesProgram → Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program ⓘ
linked to: Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program