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Sustaining Community Health Through Impactful SNAP-Ed Initiatives in Utah

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Create Better Health (CBH), Utah’s SNAP-Ed program, addresses food insecurity and chronic disease prevention through nutrition education, policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) initiatives, and social media marketing. From 2024 to 2025, CBH reached over 13,500 Utahns through direct education and 81,000 through community interventions. Evaluation results showed significant improvements in nutrition behaviors, including increased fruit and vegetable intake, food resource management, and label use. Follow-up surveys showed sustained behavior change. CBH’s comprehensive approach demonstrates measurable public health impact and points to the importance of continued investment in nutrition education and food access programs to build healthier, food-secure communities.

Source: Outcomes and Impact Quarterly

DOI: 10.59620/2995-2220.1114

Authors: LaCee Jimenez, Kristi Strongo, Lea Palmer, Lendel K. Narine, Heidi LeBlanc

Institution: Utah State University

Language: English

Topic: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4416914505

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