Food And Nutrition Programs Flashcards
Commodity Food Donation / Distribution Program
USDA
- Provides foods to help meet nutritional needs of children and adults
- strengthens the agricultural market for products produced by American farmers
-foods given to school lunch program, elderly feeding, Supp food programs
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
USDA
- has nutritional risk guidelines
- low income pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum womens, infants and children up to 6 years and some elderly at nutritional risk
- Monthly commodity canned or prepackaged food
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
USDA
- improve nutrition of children, esp from low income family by providing school lunches
- utilize surplus production of foods
- Lunch must provide 1/3 of recommended intake for kcal, pro, vit A,C, Fe, and Ca
School Breakfast Program
USDA
-breakfast must provide 1/4 daily recommended intake of kcal, pro, vit A, C, Fe, Ca
Special Milk Program
USDA
- to encourage consumption of milk by children
- to provide subsidy of milk for children in participating schools, day cars and summer camps
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
USDA
- provides healthy meals and snacks to child and adult day cares
- provides commodity foods and nutrition education materials
- Free/reduced price meals to those eligible
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
USDA
- pregnant post-partum, breastfeeding women; infants and children up to age 5
- Food for low income mother at nutritional risk
- Provides food, nutrition education, and referrals to other agencies
- health exam REQUIRED
- NOT an entitlement program - cap on amt of federal dollars allocated
Extension of Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
USDA
- Improve food practices of low income homemakers with young children by providing NUTRITION EDUCATION
- trains nutrition aides to educate the public
- works will small groups and teaches skills on shopping and cooking healthy
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
DHHS
- concerned with health of women of child-bearing age, infants, adn children
- fosters public health nutrition programs at state and local levels
Healthy Start
Reduce infant mortality and improve health of low income women, infants, children and families
Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) - Older Americans Act Title III
USDA
-Developed services to foster independent living with cash and commodities to state agencies
Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP)
DHHS
- One hot meal/day 5 days/week to provide 1/3 recommended intake
- eligibility: 60 and older plus spouse regardless of income
- Congregate meals: ambulatory, transportation essential for elderly rural
- Home delivered meals: meals on wheels
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP
USDA
- food stamps; assist low income families with monthly benefits
- designed to increase purchasing power
- least costly of 4 USDA food plans
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
DHHS
-Medicare: health insurance program; people over 65, any age with ESRD; employers and employees pay; Part A= hosp; Part B= private practice or anything outside of hospital benefits
-Medicaid: joint state and federal program; covers inpatien and outpatient hospital services; all eligible needy for all ages, blind, disabled, dependent children
Headstart
DHHS
- low income children ages 3-5
- Introduces new foods and teaches good food habits through child’s participation
