Food Chain and Food Web (Ecosystem) EVS, B. Pharmacy 1st Year, Sem-II
Maryann Sanchez Wiki Presentation Group 1 ANT3391
1.
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 Perception
of Health and Federal Government Efforts Against
Child Obesity
4. Women, Infants, and Children/WIC
WIC is a Federal grant program which targets population who are lowincome and nutritionally at risk.
Who benefits?
Pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and nonbreastfeeding
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
Healthcare referrals
Nutrition 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 & Demographics
• 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.
8. The use of visual by the Florida Health
Department to provide instruction on how to read
and understand a WIC check
9. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) in Florida
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.
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. Foods You Can Buy
With Food Assistance Benefits/SNAP
Breads
Cereals
Fruits
Vegetables
Meats
Fish
Poultry
Dairy
Plants and seeds to grow food for your
household to eat
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: (850) 487-1111
Fax: (850) 922-2993
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