Government Assistance Programs + Surveillance Programs + Needs Assessments Flashcards
TANF
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
DHHS
Helps needy family with monthly cash assistance
Especially families with children <18 years
CSFP
Commodity Supplemental Food Programs
USDA
Provides USDA foods to low income elderly (>60 years), brings food to their house
TEFAP
Emergency Food Assistance Program
USDA
Short-term hunger relief
Quarterly distributions to agencies, food banks, soup kitchens
FDPIR
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
USDA
Provides USDA foods to low income households on Indian Reservations + American Indians in some areas in/around Oklahoma
NSLP
National School Lunch Program
USDA**
Provides lunches to children of low income families; lunch must provide 1/3 of recommended intake of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C over five days
NSBP
National School Breakfast Program
USDA**
Provides breakfast to children of low income families; breakfast must provide ¼ of recommended intake of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C over five days
ASP
Afterschool Snack Program
USDA**
Provides afterschool snacks to children
SMP
Special Milk Program
USDA
Provides milk to schools; not part of the NSLP
SFSP
Summer Food Service Program
USDA**
Has the same eligibility as the NSLP; provides children school lunches during the summer months
CACFP
Child and Adult Care Food Program
USDA
Supports food service programs for family day care centers, adult day care centers, neighborhood houses, and homeless shelters
FFVP
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
USDA
Introduces children to fruits and vegetables
Free to children and schools who operate NSLP
WIC
Women, Infants, and Children
USDA
Serves pregnant, post-partum, breastfeeding women and children/infants up to 5 years – provides EBT for food (formula, milk, cereal, etc.) and nutrition education/referrals
EFNEP
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
USDA
Provides nutrition education and teaches skills to the public on food practices (how to shop, cook, budget, meal prep) to low income families with young children
Does not provide food
SNAP
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
USDA**
Largest food assistance program; assists low-income individuals with monthly benefits through an EBT to afford food
NETP
Nutrition Education and Training Program
USDA
Part of the NSLP; provides education to teachers and school food service personnel
SFMNP
Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program
USDA
Gives low-income seniors (>60 years) coupons to exchange at farmer’s markets/road stands/CSA
Can also provide education on how to select/store/prepare foods
MCH
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
DHHS – title V
Fosters public health nutrition programs at the state and local levels for women of child-bearing age, infants, and children who are low-income
Healthy Start
DHHS
Finds programs in communities with high infant mortality rates; the goal is to decrease infant mortality and improve the health of low income women, infants, and children
Head Start
DHHS
Introduces new foods and teaches food habits to low income children aged 3-5; prepares them to go to school
OAA
Older Americans Act (part of Nutrition Services Incentive Program – NSIP)
DHHS – title III by AOA
For all older adults (>60) and their spouses regardless of income
Provides: meals on wheels, congretate meals, and/or nutrition counseling
list out regulations for the NSLP
- 3/4 c veggies = 1 servings for K-5
- fruit juice can only be 1/2 weekly serving of fruit
- 1/2 grains must be whole grains (graham flour)
- snack must contain two of the following: meat/alternative, milk (unflavored) grains, f + v
Medicare
health insurance for people over the age of 65, or any age with ESRD
part A: hospital insurance, SNF, hospice care
part B: optional insurance for supplementary benefits
DHHS**
Medicaid
health insurance for all eligible needy
all ages/blind/disabled
based on income
CHIP
Children’s Health Insurance Program
DHHS**
Children’s health insurance program for children whose families make too much for Medicaid but not enough for private health insurance
TEFRA
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
DHHS**
Medicaid for children with disability who were not eligible before – are now eligible
NSI
nutrition screening initiative
Identifies elderly at nutrition risk using DETERMINE checklist
Level 1: needs more assessment, can be done by anyone; Level 2: RDN provides more information
NNMRRP
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Programs
PEDNSS
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
DHSS
Monitors growth and nutrition status of low income, high risk children from birth to age 17 (mostly birth to age 5)
PNSS
Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
DHHS
Identifies and reduces pregnancy-related health risk in low-income, high-risk pregnancies
BRFSS
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
DHHS
Telephone interviews adults (>18) about risk behaviors like smoking, alcohol, food frequency
YRBSS
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
DHHS
For youth in grades 9-12 to assess their risk behaviors such as smoking, alcohol, weight
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination
USDA
Ongoing survey to obtain information on health of Americans (ht, wt, hgb/hct, 24 hour recall)
WWEIA or NFNS
What We Eat in America or National Food and Nutrition Survey
USDA
The food recollection aspect of NHANES that utilizes the multiple pass method of a 24-hour recall
Health and Diet Survey
DHHS Random telephone survey to determine nutrition knowledge/awareness, supplement use
steps to conduct a community assessment
- find a nutrition problem
- set parameters (purpose, target population, etc.)
- collect data
- analyze data
- share findings
- set priorities (which problems to target first)
steps to developing a community program plan
- review nutrition assessment
- set goals and objectives
- develop program plan
- define/set management system
- identify budget/funding
- seek support
- implement
what is a policy change outcome
laws, regulations, rules, protocols, and procedures designed to guide/influence behavior
what is a system change outcome
impacts the problem solving aspect
a change that affects all community components including social norms of organizations and institutions
what is an environmental change outcome
physical, social, or economic factors designed to influence people’s practices/behaviors
food insecurity
the lack of access, at times, to enough food for all household membersf
food deserts
places that have no access (or limited access) to nutritious, safe food
community food security initiatives
farmer’s markets
food recovery programs
prepared and perishable food programs (PPFP)
quasi-governmental program
receives both federal and private funds
non-governmental program
private, non-profit; no governmental funds
