Association Of State And Territorial Public

CATEGORY B: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS

CATEGORY B: NUTRITIONISTS - THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS (ASPHN) IS REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR OUR CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT NUTRITIONISTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR WORK TO END HUNGER AND INCREASE HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY 2030. WE PROPOSE A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS WHO INSPIRE TO WORK ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS FOUNDED IN 1952, ASPHN IS A NON-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES LEADERSHIP ON FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR POPULATION. ASPHN HAS 825 MEMBERS. OUR CURRENT MEMBERS WORK IN STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, AND THERE ARE MEMBERS IN EVERY STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS IN TERRITORIAL AND TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE MEMBERS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THESE NUTRITIONISTS. ASPHN'S VISION IS "ALL PEOPLE LIVE IN THRIVING AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES SUPPORTED BY SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS."   OUR PROPOSED PROGRAM IS CALLED, “END HUNGER & BUILD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: CONNECTING THE DOTS.” DESPITE ALL THE WORDS, THE TITLE OF THIS CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS IS EASY TO EXPLAIN. “END HUNGER & BUILD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES” ARE THE GOALS SET IN THE 2022 WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL STRATEGY ON HUNGER, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH (NATIONAL STRATEGY). “CONNECTING THE DOTS” TELLS THE FOCUS OF THIS CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORT, BECAUSE THE ACTIONS IN THE NATIONAL STRATEGY ARE A COLLECTION OF SEVERAL INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY EFFORTS, AND REAL IMPACT ON HUNGER AND HEALTH WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE PROGRAMS CONNECT AND WORK TOGETHER. PLUS THE WHITE HOUSE AND CDC FOUNDATION HAVE RALLIED THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND NATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENTS TOWARD THE GOALS OF ENDING HUNGER AND BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY 2030. THESE COMMITMENTS CAN ALSO HAVE GREATER IMPACT IF IMPLEMENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WORK OF FEDERAL FOOD, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH PROGRAMS. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS IN GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION ARE PERFECTLY POSITIONED TO FACILITATE THESE COLLABORATIONS. THIS CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL!

COLLABORATING ACROSS PROGRAM THROUGH TRAINING AND BY USING RESOURCES AND EXPERTIS

A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

PEDIATRIC OBESITY COIIN 2.0

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) IMPROVES HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND REDUCES FOOD INSECURITY WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACT MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY. AS WIC TURNS 50, THOUGHTFUL AND WELL-FUNDED EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE THE PROGRAM ARE UNDERWAY, AND SUPPORTING THE WORKFORCE IS ONE AREA OF FOCUS. A WIC WORKFORCE THAT MIRRORS THE RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE OF WIC PARTICIPANTS CAN INCREASE PARTICIPATION BY REACHING THOSE POPULATIONS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, BUT NOT ENROLLED, AND BY REDUCING BARRIERS SUCH AS LANGUAGE, CULTURE, OR STIGMA; AND INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' LIKELIHOOD OF ADOPTING RECOMMENDATIONS, BY ENHANCING TRUST, COMMUNICATION, AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS.THE NATIONAL WIC WORKFORCE STRATEGY INCLUDES RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES TO MODERNIZE THE WORKFORCE. IT FOCUSES ON ENGAGING WITH EXISTING WIC STAFF. WE PROPOSE A COMPLIMENTARY COHORT TO INCREASE DIVERSITY BY ENGAGING WITH POTENTIAL WIC STAFF - STUDENTS AT MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS).OUR ORGANIZATION, THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS, HAS PRIORITIZED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR 70 YEARS, AND WE HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OFFERING PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIPS FOR MSI STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD. WE PROPOSE A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS FROM MSIS WITH UNIQUE WIC PROJECTS IN LOCAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL WIC AGENCIES. OUR PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL ALSO PRIORITIZE LEARNING FROM THIS PROSPECTIVE WORKFORCE OF WIC PROFESSIONALS. THE PROJECT IS CALLED THE NATIONAL WIC FELLOWSHIP FOR STUDENTS AT MSIS (WIC FELLOWSHIP-MSI).THE MISSION OF THE WIC FELLOWSHIP-MSI IS TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY OF THE WIC WORKFORCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH AND LEADERSHIP FROM MSIS. WE WILL OFFER UNIQUE WIC FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS ATTENDING MSIS. AND WE WILL ASSESS CAPACITY AND LISTEN TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT MSIS SO THAT WE BUILD A SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING DIVERSE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WILL PURSUE WIC AS A VIABLE CAREER OPTION. THE LONG-TERM GOALS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE TO REALIZE....MORE MSIS (E.G. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS), TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (TCUS), ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (AANAPI)) AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.GREATER CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND IMPROVED CULTURAL COMPETENCY OF THE WIC WORKFORCE.GREATER ACCESSIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION IN WIC OF ELIGIBLE, BUT NOT ENROLLED, FAMILIES.GREATER ADOPTION OF NUTRITION AND BREASTFEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS.

PEDIATRIC OBESITY COIIN 2.0

A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS

CN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT

HEALTHY PLACES FOR KIDS TO EAT-A 10-STATE NETWORK OF TEAMS MAKING IT EASIER FOR K

PEDIATRIC OBESITY COIIN 2.0

HEALTHY PLACES FOR KIDS TO EAT-A 10-STATE NETWORK OF TEAMS MAKING IT EASIER FOR K