P141 Where Do We Go From Here? California Local Health Departments Navigate School-based SNAP-Ed During COVID-19

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 forced California Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) to suddenly shift planned strategies to meet SNAP-eligible population needs. K-12 schools, important SNAP-Ed partners for reaching children and families, were profoundly affected. Most (77%) local health departments (LHDs) reported they were unable to accomplish previously planned activities at school sites in 2020.

Objective

To understand pandemic-related changes to school-based SNAP-Ed and identify areas of opportunity.

Study Design, Settings, Participants

We conducted secondary mixed-methods analyses of California LHDs’ school-based SNAP-Ed activity and needs assessment data from fiscal years 2020-2021.

Measurable Outcome/Analysis

Outcomes include numbe

SUBMITTER: Kao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9260036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature