This study investigated the barriers to implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change initiatives within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) programming in U.S. rural communities, as well as strategies to overcome these barriers. SNAP-Ed staff members across 15 states were surveyed and/or interviewed regarding the types nutrition-related PSE programming currently being implemented, barriers to implementation, and best practices/solutions to overcoming these barriers. The study found innovative strategies and best practices for implementing PSE in rural areas, which can assist similar SNAP-Ed implementing agencies working in rural communities to overcome barriers to PSE.
Best Practices and Innovative Solutions to Overcome Barriers to Delivering Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes in Rural Communities
Published: August 2018
ID #: CAS044
Journal: Nutrients
Authors: Haynes-Maslow, L, Osborne I, Jilcott Pitts SB
State: National
Race/Ethnicity: African American or Black, American Indian, Latino(a) or Hispanic, White
Focus Area: Food Access
Age Group: Adults and Families
Resource Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Community setting, Food insecurity, Rural, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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