Nutrition Education Across Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Programs: A Landscape Analysis

Top Things to Know

Incorporating RDNs into produce prescription projects can maximize health impacts, as their services are reimbursable through insurance and can provide tailored nutritional advice.

Combining various types of nutrition education, such as cooking demonstrations, one-on-one coaching, and educational materials, can enhance the effectiveness of food incentives and prescriptions.

Collaborating with existing federal nutrition education programs like SNAP-Ed and EFNEP can provide comprehensive support to participants, aligning with the food is medicine approach to improve dietary quality and health outcomes.

Summary of Conclusion/Findings

This analysis characterizes the nutrition education landscape among Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) projects. It found that GusNIP projects employ diverse nutrition education opportunities, which vary across project and site types. Produce prescription projects tend to offer more frequent and intensive nutrition education compared to nutrition incentive projects. The study highlights the importance of understanding the frequency and intensity of nutrition education to improve and expand these opportunities. Findings suggest that layering multiple nutrition education activities can enhance the impact of the incentive interventions.