Author ORCID Identifier
LaCee Jimenez https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0072-428X
Kristi Strongo https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0569-821X
Lea Palmer https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1983-5617
Lendel K. Narine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6962-2770
Heidi LeBlanc https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5490-7431
Abstract
Create Better Health (CBH), Utah’s SNAP-Ed program, addresses food insecurity and chronic disease prevention through nutrition education, policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) initiatives, and social media marketing. From 2024 to 2025, CBH reached over 13,500 Utahns through direct education and 81,000 through community interventions. Evaluation results showed significant improvements in nutrition behaviors, including increased fruit and vegetable intake, food resource management, and label use. Follow-up surveys showed sustained behavior change. CBH’s comprehensive approach demonstrates measurable public health impact and points to the importance of continued investment in nutrition education and food access programs to build healthier, food-secure communities.
Recommended Citation
Jimenez, L.,
Strongo, K.,
Palmer, L.,
Narine, L. K.,
&
LeBlanc, H.
(2025).
Sustaining Community Health Through Impactful SNAP-Ed Initiatives in Utah.
Outcomes and Impact Quarterly, 5(4).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59620/2995-2220.1114
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