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The Network for a Healthy California--Los
Angeles Region - Welcome
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The Network for a
Healthy California--Los Angeles Region is funded by
USDA’s Food Stamp Program through the California
Department of Public Health's Network for a Healthy
California. These institutions are equal opportunity
providers and employers. The Food Stamp Program provides
nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can
help buy nutritious foods for a better diet. For
information on the Food Stamp Program, call
1-888-328-3483. |
Spotlight on New Network Brochure
Food Stamps
Make California
Stronger
Food stamp benefits can
help you and your family.
Even if you work full
time, you and your family may qualify for food stamp
benefits. You can buy food at any grocery store or
farmers’ market that accepts EBT cards. No one in your
household will ever have to pay back food stamp benefits
that they were qualified to receive
To access the brochure,
please
click here.
Food Assistance Programs for School-Aged Children
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National School Lunch
Program
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The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a
federally assisted meal program operating in public
and nonprofit private schools and residential child
care institutions. It provides nutritionally
balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each
school day.
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School Breakfast Program
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The School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides cash
assistance to States to operate nonprofit breakfast
programs in schools and residential childcare
institutions in an effort to improve learning
readiness and healthy eating.
To
learn more, please
click here
Online Class:
Social Marketing for Nutrition and Physical Activity
This free online course provides
training for public health professionals about how to
use social marketing to plan nutrition, physical
activity, and obesity prevention programs (developed
and maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity,
and Obesity.)
Click here to access the CDC
online course
How Many Fruits and Vegetables Do You Need?
Eat a variety for fruits and vegetables
everyday;
every body is different.
Use this tool developed by
the CDC to enter your age, sex and level of physical
activity to find the amount that is right for you.
Click here to access the
tool
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Study: Urban and Immigrant Black Men Not Meeting
Fruit and Vegetable Recommendations
Conclusions: There is a
lack of awareness of the current fruit and vegetable
recommendations. In addition, men reported fruit and
vegetable intakes that were far below national
recommendations. Greater efforts are needed to help
urban and primarily immigrant black men realize the
importance of and recommendations for fruit and
vegetable consumption.
Click here for abstract of journal
article
Improving
Food Choices - Can Food Stamps Do More?
To help food stamp participants make more nutritious
food choices, United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has expanded its investment in nutrition
education.
State governments and health advocates are looking at
additional modifications to the Food Stamp Program that
could reinforce nutrition education, including
restrictions on the foods allowable for purchase with
food stamp benefits and expanded benefits to buy more of
healthful foods, such as fruit and vegetables.
Click here
for article
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Food & Nutrition Federal Grants
Federal Grants Wire is a free resource for federal
grants, government grants and loans.
The group offers over 1800 federal grants and loans
organized by sponsoring agency, applicant type, subject
area and a convenient directory if you are unsure which
option is for you. There are currently 40 grant
opportunities available in the category of Food &
Nutrition.
For more information, please
click here
Food
for LA Listing of Organizations in the Food Stamp
Application Assistance Program
Use this listing to help locate a Community Based Organization, Faith Based
Organization which is in the Application Assistance Program. These organizations
can help people with completing and filing of an application for food stamps.
For your convenience, the listing is divided by SPAs. Los Angeles County is
divided into eight Service Planning Areas known as SPAs.
Use the map below which illustrates the geographic division of Los Angeles County
by SPA in greater detail.
Click here for the listing
Click here for the map of Los Angeles County SPAs
(The list is also available on the
Be Active Resource Directory under Nutrition Resources.)
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Be Active Resource Directory
This physical activity and nutrition resource directory has been created
for the residents of Los Angeles County to promote physical activity and access to healthy foods.
Listed in this directory is information on nutrition and physical activity
resources located throughout Los Angeles County. In addition, a wide variety
of internet resources are included.
Most resources featured are available free or at low cost.
Click here
for The Los Angeles County Be Active Resource Directory
Would you like to help people get food stamps?
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Help people in a one-on-one relationship
through the process (From explaining eligibility to
finalizing the application).
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Provide people a helping
hand improving their lives within a friendly safe environment.
How does this benefit you?
1. Your organization can become a part of the Community and Faith Based
Organizations Application Assistance Program that pays $40 to your organization
for each approved application.
2. You will gain Increased awareness, participation and attendance at your programs.
3. You will feel great about helping people acquire the food they need for good health.
To Download
the application, click here
Contact Michael Greene for assistance with application
migreene@ph.lacounty.gov
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