News & Notes
Nominations are Open for Community Nutrition Champion Trainings!
Written By: Teresa Jackson, Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners (OKTEP), Stillwater, OK
Happy New Year! We started FY24 with a Community Nutrition Champion Training (CNCT) close to home in Oklahoma City, OK. We trained 11 Champions from 9 Tribal nations representing the Western, Mountain Plains, Southwest, and Northeast Regions of FNS.
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Small breakout groups presenting their mock cooking demonstrations.
Our next training is scheduled in Phoenix, AZ, on February 14-15, 2024. There will be more to come from the traveling CNCT team, and we look forward to seeing you on the road!
Remaining trainings OPEN for nomination in FY24:
March 13-14, 2024 – Santa Fe, NM
September 2024 – Sioux Falls, SD
If you are a non-nutrition professional working as an FDPIR program admin or staff, click the button below to nominate yourself or a team member to attend a future CNCT opportunity!
FDPIR Administrative Funds for Nutrition Education Are Still Available!
FNS has distributed over $3.6 million in FDPIR Nutrition Education funds to nearly 70 FDPIR administering Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) to provide nutrition education to FDPIR participants. ITOs can request additional funds until the $4 million available for FY 2024 has been distributed. ITOs that have already received funds are using them for a variety of nutrition education activities, such as hiring nutrition education staff, developing print and audiovisual materials, and leading cooking demonstrations to show participants how to prepare meals that use both the FDPIR food package and traditional foods sourced outside of the program. Need additional nutrition education funds? Contact your FNS Regional Office today!
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FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Invites Tribes to Follow-Up Call Regarding Nutrition Initiatives On February 9, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invites federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes to participate in an all-Tribes call with the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) to learn about FDA’s nutrition initiatives. FDA is prioritizing its nutrition initiatives to ensure people in the United States have greater access to healthier foods and nutrition information we can all use to identify healthier choices more easily.
CFSAN will host the all-Tribes call as a follow-up to their October 24, 2023, meeting that provided an overview of its nutrition initiatives and collected feedback, including tribes’ experiences with food labels, accessing healthy foods, and using nutrition information. Learn more about the follow-up call here. FDA will hold the call on February 9, 2024, 1:00-2:00pm ET. To participate, register by clicking on the provided link:
Tribal Leaders Consultation Work Group Updates
In December, USDA consulting officials and staff joined Tribal leaders and representatives in Las Vegas, NV, to consult on FDPIR and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The meeting, held both in-person and virtually, brought together attendees to consult on specific issues surrounding self-determination, ongoing program studies, proposed rulemaking, information technology systems that support food distribution programs, and SNAP-Ed, among other important topics. For additional information, read the meeting minutes here.
Resource Roundup
Free Nutrition Education Resources at Your Fingertips
What’s available in the resource library right now?
Posters: Brighten the walls of your warehouse, inside the tailgate, or grocery store with these posters.
Recipe Cards: Need a recipe for an FDPIR food? These colorful recipe cards come in a pack of 10 and often highlight traditional foods available in FDPIR.
Magnets: Promote the use of food thermometers to check the internal temperature of fish, meats, poultry, eggs, and casseroles with this food safety magnet.
Shelf Talkers: Informative and fun, display these small signs next to items around your store. Each shelf talker promotes healthy eating habits with FDPIR foods, such as eating whole grains, choosing colorful fruits and vegetables, cutting back on salt, and much more!
Brochure: Community members may need more information about FDPIR. Use this tri-fold brochure to provide details about what is offered in the FDPIR food package, eligibility, and how to enroll.
Please note that resources cannot be shipped to a P.O. Box and will take 2-3 weeks for delivery. If you have any questions, please contact us at USDAFoods@usda.gov.
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