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Food $ense nutrition education encourages youth and

adults with limited incomes to share and apply skills-based

learning at home and school to affect positive health

behaviors associated with obesity prevention. In FY13,

expanded education outreach included environmental

supports and policy actions to promote access and

availability of healthy foods and physical activity in

communities in which SNAP-eligible families live, learn,

work and play. In collaboration with community partners,

over 1,100 environmental support and policy actions

were taken to positively affect food and physical activity

environments of the target population.

FY2013. This year 610 agencies across Washington State

partnered with us to provide nutrition education to 161,000

individuals. Of the 119,031 participants enrolled in direct

education, 71% were SNAP recipients, 56% were youth

in schools, and 45% self-identifi ed as persons-of-color. On

average, participants in direct education received six lessons.

2013 ProgramHighlightsFood $ense includes two programs. The Expanded Food

and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is funded by

USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA); the

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education

(SNAP-Ed) is funded, in part, by USDA Food & Nutrition

Service (FNS), Washington State University and local

community partners.

Knowledge, Skill and Behavior Change Indicators Self-Reported by Food $ense Youth

Change IndicatorNumber

EvaluatedNumber

Improved%

Improved

Eats a variety of foods more often 12,484 6,566 53%

Understands essentials of human nutrition

14,806 6,104 41%

Can select low-cost foods 1,299 1,110 85%

Improved practices in food preparation and safety

10,910 6,595 60%

Participates in at least 60 min. of physical activity daily

12,591 5,591 44%

Selected Behaviors Checklist Reported by Adults Participating in an Average of Seven Lessons

Adult series classesNumber

Evaluated %

Improved

Used food labels to make food choices 1,198 56%

Used MyPlate to plan meals more often 1,051 62%

Ran out of food less often 1,180 41%

Reported children ate breakfast more often 905 47%

Increased amount of vegetable servings/day 1,184 59%

Increased # days physically active for 30 min. 909 45%

“Last week we were at the grocery store

and my mom was going to buy [high

sugar] cereal for my little brother, but I

told her that that wasn’t a good choice

for him and she should look at the food

label. She saw how much sugar was in

it and bought him [a low sugar whole

grain cereal] instead, which I told her

would be better.”

Third grade student, King Co.

Environmental supports increased

dosage of behavioral messages in 2013.

SHORT TERM. New partnerships, opportunities, champions, and media coverage.

MEDIUM TERM. Nutrition and physical activity standards.

LONG TERM. Food procurement, meal preparation, food and physical activity environments, physical activity standards.

657

178

301

Selected Success Stories“Since I started the class I am eating bright fruits and vegetables, I

never used to exercise, I am now exercising all the time. When I

started the class I weighed 236, now I am at 220 and still losing.

I am drinking water instead of soda. My kids are healthy and

our house is happy!”

Adult participant, Spokane Co.

“My oldest daughter who’s a freshman this year completed fi ve

years of Food $ense…Education…Through the nutrition classes

she learned about healthy [food] choices. She has lost at least 40

pounds (over 5 years). She now requests and chooses healthy

food for her lunch and snack bags…the nutrition classes were

the most important classes my daughter ever had…Thank you!

for doing such an important job.”

Parent of HS Student, Grays Harbor Co.

A woman who had classes while living in a shelter approached

the [Food $ense] table at the CSO…and said, “I hoped I would

run into [you] sometime so I could thank you. Before taking

the [Food $ense] classes, I would frequently eat at fast food

restaurants and would run out of money for food before the end

of the month. Since taking the classes, me and my daughter are

cooking together, eating healthier food at home and the food

and money now last to the end of the month.”

Adult participant, Whatcom Co.

Clallam

JeffersonJefferson

GraysHarbor

Pacific

Mason

Thurston

LewisLewis

Pierce

King

Snohomish

Skagit

Whatcom

Cowlitz

Clark

SkamaniaSkamania

Okanogan

Chelan

KittitasKittitas

Klickitat

BentonBenton

Grant

Douglas

Lincoln

FerryFerry

Stevens

PendOreille

Spokane

WhitmanWhitman

Franklin

Walla WallaColumbiaColumbia

GarfieldGarfield

AsotinAsotinWahkiakumWahkiakum

Kitsap

SanJuanSanJuan

IslandIsland

Yakima

Adams

SpokaneReservation

KalispelReservation

Lummi Reservation

TulalipReservation

Seatac

Gig Harbor

Washtucna

Lind

Ritzville

Orient

Valley LoonLake

Colville

Hunters

Summit Valley

MetalineFalls

Springdale

Northport

CusickUsk

Deer ParkElk

ChattaroyWellpinit

Spokane ValleyRiverside/Spokane/

Airway HeightsMedical Lake

Odessa

Walla WallaCollegePlace

KahlotusConnell

Pasco

MesaBasin City

Richland

Finley

Warden

Moses Lake

QuincyEphrata

Grand Coulee

Tonasket

Oroville

Omak

PaterosBrewster

Bridgeport

Twisp

Mansfield

Waterville

Orondo

EastWenatchee

Wenatchee

Cashmere

PeshastinLeavenworthEntiat

Chelan

Manson

Klickitat Goldendale

Mabton

Grandview Kennewick

SunnysideToppenish

Benton City

HarrahZillah

Outlook/Granger

Wapato

Buena

Yakima

Moxee/Union Gap

Cowiche

TumwaterOlympia Lacey

Oakville

Hoquiam

Castle RockLong Beach

Illwaco

Vancouver

Ridgefield

Washougal

Battle Ground

Yacolt

LongviewKelso

Aberdeen

PacificBeach

Shelton

Ft. LewisLakewoodUniversity Place

Tacoma

Port Orchard

Bremerton

Forks

Port AngelesPort Townsend

Sequim

Auburn/Federal Way

Des Moines/Kent

Renton

Maple Valley/Covington

BurienTukwila

Seattle

Lynnwood

Everett

Arlington

Monroe

MarysvilleLake Stevens

Snohomish

Mt. VernonBurlington

Sedro Woolly

Bellingham

NooksackKendallEverson

Ferndale

Blaine Sumas

EdgewoodPuyallupSumnerSpanaway/ParklandOrtingGrahamTillicum

Satsop/Elma

Montesano

Matlock

Wishram

Davenport

Harrington

Sprague

Cheney

Mead

Lynden

Westport

Dayton Clarkston

Newport

SoapLake

2113 11

2 2

812

2

9

2

5

7

8

7

8

9 2

44

4

93

4

185411

21

1374

7

18

295

3

4

18

4

9

3

9 10

1628

21 243102

14

3

Food $ense Nutrition Education (FY2013)

SNAP-Ed

SNAP-Ed + EFNEP

Tribal Projects

* For the purposes of this data, the term hispanic refers solely to ethinicity.

In 2013, Food $ense programs involved…

• 156 communities

• 167 educators

• Four tribal projects

4%Asian(<0.1% HISPANIC)

2%Native American(<0.1% HISPANIC)

2%Paci�c Islander(<0.1% HISPANIC)

5%African-American(<0.1% HISPANIC)

1%Mixed(HISPANIC*)

4%Mixed(NON-HISPANIC)

55%White(NON-HISPANIC)

27%White(HISPANIC*)

Ethno-racial distribution of

Food $ense clients (FY2013)

Clallam

JeffersonJefferson

GraysHarbor

Pacific

Mason

Thurston

LewisLewis

Pierce

King

Snohomish

Skagit

Whatcom

Cowlitz

Clark

SkamaniaSkamania

Okanogan

Chelan

KittitasKittitas

Klickitat

BentonBenton

Grant

Douglas

Lincoln

FerryFerry

Stevens

PendOreille

Spokane

WhitmanWhitman

Franklin

Walla WallaColumbiaColumbia

GarfieldGarfield

AsotinAsotinWahkiakumWahkiakum

Kitsap

SanJuanSanJuan

IslandIsland

Yakima

Adams

SpokaneReservation

KalispelReservation

Lummi Reservation

TulalipReservation

Seatac

Gig Harbor

Washtucna

Lind

Ritzville

Orient

Valley LoonLake

Colville

Hunters

Summit Valley

MetalineFalls

Springdale

Northport

CusickUsk

Deer ParkElk

ChattaroyWellpinit

Spokane ValleyRiverside/Spokane/

Airway HeightsMedical Lake

Odessa

Walla WallaCollegePlace

KahlotusConnell

Pasco

MesaBasin City

Richland

Finley

Warden

Moses Lake

QuincyEphrata

Grand Coulee

Tonasket

Oroville

Omak

PaterosBrewster

Bridgeport

Twisp

Mansfield

Waterville

Orondo

EastWenatchee

Wenatchee

Cashmere

PeshastinLeavenworthEntiat

Chelan

Manson

Klickitat Goldendale

Mabton

Grandview Kennewick

SunnysideToppenish

Benton City

HarrahZillah

Outlook/Granger

Wapato

Buena

Yakima

Moxee/Union Gap

Cowiche

TumwaterOlympia Lacey

Oakville

Hoquiam

Castle RockLong Beach

Illwaco

Vancouver

Ridgefield

Washougal

Battle Ground

Yacolt

LongviewKelso

Aberdeen

PacificBeach

Shelton

Ft. LewisLakewoodUniversity Place

Tacoma

Port Orchard

Bremerton

Forks

Port AngelesPort Townsend

Sequim

Auburn/Federal Way

Des Moines/Kent

Renton

Maple Valley/Covington

BurienTukwila

Seattle

Lynnwood

Everett

Arlington

Monroe

MarysvilleLake Stevens

Snohomish

Mt. VernonBurlington

Sedro Woolly

Bellingham

NooksackKendallEverson

Ferndale

Blaine Sumas

EdgewoodPuyallupSumnerSpanaway/ParklandOrtingGrahamTillicum

Satsop/Elma

Montesano

Matlock

Wishram

Davenport

Harrington

Sprague

Cheney

Mead

Lynden

Westport

Dayton Clarkston

Newport

SoapLake

2113 11

2 2

812

2

9

2

5

7

8

7

8

9 2

44

4

93

4

185411

21

1374

7

18

295

3

4

18

4

9

3

9 10

1628

21 243102

14

3

Food $ense Nutrition Education (FY2013)

Food Banks (n=49) Schools & ECEAP (n=400)

WIC Clinics (n=8) CSOs (Food Stamps) (n=10)

Shelters, Community Centers, etc. (n=143)