Maryann Sanchez Wiki Presentation Group 1 ANT3391

Maryann Sanchez Wiki Presentation
Group 1
SNAP & WIC

1. Food Distribution Between Different Demographics in South Florida

2. GROUP 1 Patience Hall: Grocery Store Products and Availability Gabrielle Stern: Organic vs. Conventional Produce Chelsie Pauletti: Social Trends in Organic Foods and Diets in Our Culture/Society Darnell Tucker : Fast Food Maryann Sanchez: Federal Nutrition Programs: WIC & SNAP Allen Craig: Media Influence on Public P erception of Health and Federal G overnment Efforts A gainst C hild O besity

3. Federal Nutrition Programs: Women, Infants, and Children & Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program By Maryann Sanchez

4. Women, Infants, and Children/WIC WIC is a Federal grant program which targets population who are low-income and nutritionally at risk. Who benefits? Pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and n onbreastfeeding postpartum women , and children up to their 5th birthday Facts: WIC serves 53% of all infants born in the United States. Assists: Promotes breastfeeding Provides supplemental foods H ealthcare referrals N utrition education

5. Florida Annual State Level Data : 2012 (Data as of October 17, 2013) WIC PROGRAM: TOTAL PARTICIPATION 495,405 WIC PROGRAM: FOOD COST $265,204,461 WIC PROGRAM: NUTRITION SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $95,588,648 WIC PROGRAM: AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT PER PERSON $44.61

6. Visual used by Florida Department of health in Broward County

7. Visuals are used by grocery store owners to communicate with WIC assisted members of South Florida communities. These signs can be found in stores such as Walmart Supercenters, Publix, Sedano’s Supermarket, and Winn-Dixie throughout South Florida according to a list of vendors provided by the Florida Department of Health. However, these sings are less conspicuous in low-income areas, for example, parts of Hollywood (east), parts of Miami, Hallandale, etc. Visuals & Demographics

8. The use of visual by the Florida Health Department to provide instruction on how to read and understand a WIC check

9. SNAP (formerly the Food Stamp Program) puts healthy food within reach for 3.6 million Floridians each month via an Electronic Benefit Transfer/EBT card used to purchase food at most grocery stores. SNAP offers nutrition assistance to eligible , low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities. SNAP is the largest program in the fight against domestic hunger in the United States. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Florida The logo for SNAP

10. Florida SNAP Annual State Level Data (Data as of October 17, 2013) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS : $5,592,221,094 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AVERAGE MONTHLY PARTICIPATION : 3,353,064 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT PER HOUSEHOLD : $ 255.24 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT PER PERSON : $138.98

11. Breads Cereals Fruits Vegetables Meats Fish Poultry Dairy Plants and seeds to grow food for your household to eat Foods You Can Buy With Food Assistance Benefits/SNAP

12. Visual anthropology in South Florida communities c ommunicating on the use of SNAP

13. Food Assistant Benefits Decreased Effective November 1, 2013, Food Assistant benefits decreased due to the ending of SNAP increases from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (a.k.a. the Stimulus Plan ). In Florida, nearly one in five residents is on food stamps In 2008, before the recession, Floridians received nearly $1.8 billion in SNAP benefits. By 2012, it was $5.6 billion . Nearly 3.6 million Floridians received SNAP benefits in June, more than twice the 1.45 million who got them five years ago before the economy tanked.

14. The use of media to communicate Food Stamp/SNAP cuts affecting Floridians

15. Information for Florida Food Stamps/SNAP and WIC http:// www.fns.usda.gov/snap/outreach/states/florida.htm DCF Headquarters 1317 Winewood Blvd. Building 1, Room 202 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] http ://www.floridahealth.gov/healthy-people-and-families/wic / Contact the Florida WIC Program 1-800-342-3556 Mailing Address 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A16 Tallahassee FL 32399