Bay Area Region Nutrition Network

The Network

The Bay Area Region Nutrition Network is one of 11 Regional Nutrition Networks that together provide services to all California counties.

Network Funding

The Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section of the California Department of Health Services provides funding from the USDA Food Stamp Program for the Bay Area Region Nutrition Network and the ten other regional Networks state wide.

Network Mission

The mission of the Nutrition Network is to create innovative partnerships so that low-income Californians are enabled to adopt healthy eating and physical activity patterns as part of a healthy lifestyle.

About The Network

The Regional Nutrition Networks are designed to cross over traditional political, geographic and organizational boundaries.

The Networks conduct activities in three major areas:

1. Maximize Local Impact

The Nutrition Network provides training, coordination and communications support to all Network-funded projects and other stakeholders in the region.

2. Mobilize Community Action

Each Network includes a Regional Collaborative – individuals, organizations, advocates, community leaders, businesses and others with expertise in nutrition, physical activity, hunger prevention/food security, and under-served communities.

3. Reach out With 5 A Day

The Regional Nutrition Networks implement regional 5 A Day Campaigns that focus on special populations.

Key Program Objectives

Increase daily consumption of fruits and vegetables to USDA recommendations

Increase daily physical activity to a minimum of 30 minutes for adults and 60 minutes for children

Key Program Objectives

Increase the level of food security for

low-income communities, including

participation in Federal nutrition

assistance programs, especially Food

Stamps.

Low-Income Communities

Persons participating in or eligible for

the Food Stamp Program or an audience

with at least 50% having household

incomes of not higher than 185% of the

Federal Poverty Level.

Bay Area Region Nutrition Network

Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC)

Children’s 5 A Day Power Play Latino 5 A Day African American 5 A Day 5 A Day Worksite California Retail 5 A Day

BARNN Goals1. Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables2. Increase daily physical activity3. Improve food security

Core Components1. Training, coordination, and communication2. Regional collaborative (BANPAC) 3. 5 a Day Campaigns

Methods1. Networking Across the Region2. Implementing Project Activities3. Training Across the Region4. Promoting Projects in the Media5. Evaluating Outcomes

BARNN at a

Glance

Alameda County

San Francisco County

Contra Costa

County

Marin County

San Mateo County

Santa Clara

County

Key Channels

Schools, After School Programs Community Based Organizations, DSHPs Grocery Stores Worksites Farmers Markets, Flea Markets Festivals

Physical Activity

The Bay Area Region Nutrition Network

integrates Physical Activity into all of its

programs and campaigns across the Bay

Area.

BANPAC

The Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity

Collaborative uses the collective expertise and

influence of over 100 member organizations

to facilitate system or environmental change

that shapes nutrition and physical activity

behaviors.

BANPAC Key Committees

School Wellness Community Environment Food Security

BANPAC

Developed and presents on the Healthy Vending Machine Toolkit

Conducts forums on issues affecting access to healthy food and physical activity, and community mobilization

Assists school districts with school wellness policy development and implementation

5 A Day

Bay Area Region Nutrition Network

5 A Day Programs

Latino 5 A Day

Latino adults 18-54 with school-aged children.

Channels: farmers’/flea markets, supermarkets and neighborhood grocery stores, direct health service providers and CBOs, and Latino festivals and other community gatherings.

Children’s 5 A Day Power Play

Children 9-11 years old. Channels: classrooms and cafeterias,

community youth organizations, after school and summer programs, farmers’ markets, grocery stores

African American 5 A Day

African American adults 18-54 with school-aged children.

Channels: faith-based community projects, media, community festivals, neighborhood grocery stores, and direct health services.

5 A Day Worksite

Worksite environments of predominately low-wage working adults.

Strategies: improve access to healthy foods and physical activity, foster environments that encourage healthy lifestyle choices, and establish public policies that encourage health promotion efforts at work.

California Retail 5 A Day

Food Stamp Eligible Californians Strategies: Facilitate partnerships between

neighborhood stores and community health agencies to help increase the consumption and purchase of fruits and vegetables

BARNN RESOURCES

Cookbooks Recipe Cards Posters Exercise Equipment Food Demos Toolboxes (Worksite) Lesson Plans (School) T-Shirts

Canvas Grocery Bags Cooking Aprons Cutting Boards Cooking Colanders Pens, Pencils, Magnets Note Pads Brochures

THANK YOU!