The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) is intended to improve the healthy choices of low-income individuals. Many factors play a role in adapting to a healthy lifestyle – nutrition being one large piece. Appropriate nutrition education should be accessible to all learners so that the individual can commit to healthy behaviors and decisions. Nutrition information should be accessible, effective and inclusive for people of all abilities.
The purpose of this addendum is to provide additional guidance to build upon the information presented in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) Obesity Prevention Toolkit for States guide. The adaptations provided in this guide are intended to support SNAP-Ed programmers and facilitators to create an inclusive learning environment and provide nutrition support for all participants, including individuals with disability.
This addendum guide was created utilizing the Guidelines, Recommendations, Adaptations Including Disability (GRAIDs) framework. This framework is used to create recommendations for health promotion programs to highlight and add information, guidance and resources on how to make the programs inclusive of people with disability so that they can enjoy the same health benefits from these programs as those without disability.
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Inclusive Nutrition Strategies for SNAP Settings is a guide to using SNAP-Ed’s materials and resources within an approved SNAP-Ed curriculum. This addendum provides general inclusion tips when planning to host a program, how to recruit individuals with disability and a brief inclusive overview for each five settings (childcare, schools, communities, helping families and social marketing/media).