Overview
Policy, systems and environmental change is a way of modifying the environment to make healthy choices practical and available to all community members. By changing laws and shaping physical landscapes, a big impact can be made with little time and resources. By changing policies, systems and/or environments, communities can help tackle health issues like obesity, diabetes, cancer and other chronic diseases.
The CTW Team is excited to share a series of interactive video conference calls to discuss successes and challenges with PSE work. Many of you have let us know you want to hear from other SNAP-Ed LIAs about PSE strategies being used in local communities. These calls will provide a place where we can all meet, ask questions and continue to build the very best SNAP-Ed program possible. You can join any or all the calls via your computer or telephone.
Friday Forums
Below is the list of topics, dates and conference links for the calls. We would love to hear from you if you have topics to add. Send us an email to: SNAP-Ed CTW Team and let us know what you want to talk about on a Friday Forum call.
We know folks on the calls will have a wealth of information to share and we look forward to learning from educators across the state.
All calls start at 9:30 am. There is one link for all FFY23 Friday Forums.
Save these Dates!
- October 14, 2022 Recording: CTW Tour Through the Two WA SNAP-Ed Websites
- November 18, 2022 Recording: Basic Food Basics
- December 9, 2022 Recording: Food Meal Equivalency Training
- January 13, 2023 Recording: Advocacy Update and Preparing for Hunger Action Day
- February 17, 2023 Recording: Statewide Needs Assessment
- March 10, 2023 Recording: USDA Resources for SNAP-Ed Participants
- April: No Friday Forum!
- May 12, 2023: Resources For Those Working with Foster Care
- June 9, 2023: Making Recipe Demos Dynamic
- July 14, 2023: Working with Aging Populations
- August 11, 2023: TBD
- September 8, 2023 TBD
Friday Forum Calls FFY 2023
Here are the recordings and attachments from calls held in FFY 2023
CTW Tour Through the Two WA SNAP-Ed Websites
The CTW team drives a tour through both the WA SNAP-Ed Providers site and Live Well site. Important pieces of each page are pointed out and resources are showcased. CTW will continue to make improvements of both websites to make them more accessible and user-friendly.
Note: This Friday Forum was originally scheduled for 10/14/22 and was rescheduled.
Here are the PowerPoint slides:
Basic Food Basics
Teams from DSHS and Within Reach explain what is and is not allowable within SNAP-Ed as it related to applying for SNAP benefits. Josh, Tara, and Benito share what it means to do SNAP outreach and how SNAP-Ed can partner and coordinate with other agencies doing SNAP outreach.
Here are the PowerPoint slides:
Food Meal Equivalency Training
Nils Johnson from Rural Resources describes and demonstrates an innovative way to measure food in high volume settings, such as food banks. Rather than taking pure weight of food items, this new tool assesses items by a nutrient score.
Here are the PowerPoint slides (containing additional slides that Nils did not present):
Hunger Policy Update
Join Claire Lane and Christina Wong as they share an update on statewide and federal policy issues that impact SNAP-Ed participants.
Here are the PowerPoint slides:
WA SNAP-Ed Needs Assessment
The WA SNAP-Ed Evaluation Team provided great information about the WA SNAP-Ed Statewide Needs Assessment process and results!
Jamboard from the presentation:
Presentation Slides:
Feedback Poll:
USDA Resources for SNAP-Ed Participants
The CTW team highlights some USDA programs that the SNAP-eligible audience may also qualify for, in addition to SNAP-Ed. A lively Q&A session followed their quick presentation.
Presentation Slides:
Other Resources:
