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TANF
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- States determine the eligibility of needy families and the benefits and services of those families will receive
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USDA Commodity Food Donation/ Distribution Program
- Provides foods to help meet nutritional needs of children and adults and strengthens agricultural market for products produced by American Farmers
- a. Food given to school lunch, elderly feeding, supplemental food programs
- c. CSFP Commodity Supplemental Food Program
- d. TEFAP The Emergency Food Assistance Program
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National School Lunch Program
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 1946
- Team Nutrition implements School meals initiatives for healthy children
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School Breakfast Program
- USDA
- Breakfast must provide 1/4 daily recommended levels for protein, Ca, Fe, Vit A, C kcals
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After School Snack Programs
USDA
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Special Milk Program
- USDA
- Encourage milk consumption by children.
- Objective is to provide subsidy for milk served to children in participating schools, child care centers, summer camps, and free milk to the needy
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Summer Food Program
- USDA School lunch
- purpose is to initiate, maintain, etc foodservice programs to children when school is not in session
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Child and Adult care food Program (CACFP
- USDA
- a. Supports public and non-profit food service programs for day care centers and neighborhood houses
- b. reimburses operators for meal costs, provides commodity foods and nutrition education materials
- c. Must meet nutrition guidelines
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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childrens (WIC)
- USDA
- a. For pregnant, postpartum, breast-feeding women; infants and children up to 5 yo
- b. at nutritional risk (abnormal weight gain, history of high risk, LlBW, underweight, overweight, anemia)
- c. Risk: weight, height, head circumference in infancts, Hgb, Hct
- h. No an entitilement program: cap on amt of fed dollars allocated
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Extension Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP
- USDA
- a. Provides grants to universities that assist in community development
- b. Trains nutrition aides to educate the public
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Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
- DHHS
- a. Under Title V of SSA
- b. Fosters public health nutrition programs at the state and local levels
- c. provides training, consultation, funding
- d. Women, infants, children; state eligibility requirements
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Healthy Start
- DDHS
- Reduce infant mortality and improve health of low income women, infants, children, families
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NSIP
- Nutrition Services Incentive Program (older Americans Act Title III) USDA
- a. Developed services to foster independent living; cash and commodities to state agencies
- b. ENP Elderly Nutrition Program DHHS
- One hot meal/ day 5 days per week
- 60 yo +
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SNAP
- USDA
- Designed to increase their purchasing power; not for non-food items
- Figures are adjusted to reflect cost of food in thrifty food plan for June of precedigng year
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CMS
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services DHHS
- a. Medicare- health insurance for 65+ or with end-stage renal disease; employers and employees pay
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Headstart
- DHHS
- a. helps low income 3 yo- 5 yo
- b. intros new foods, teaches good food habits
- c. Child's participation in food activities
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NET
- Nutrition Education Training Program USDA 1977
- a, Amendment to School Lunch Act
- b. Provide nutrition education training to teachers and school foodservice personnel
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