FSNE Updates for Fiscal Year 2008

Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Tracks

Pennsylvania Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) is on track for Fiscal Year 2008, with the state plan approved by the start of the new fiscal year (October 1, 2007). The FSNE Management Entity (ME), formerly Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Program (PA NEP), has been officially rechristened Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Tracks (Tracks). This name reflects the programming tracks that guide FSNE programming in Pennsylvania and provides a unique identity for the program.

Seventeen local projects will deliver FSNE programming across forty-one Pennsylvania counties during FY 2008. Two of these counties—Franklin and Fayette—will be offering FSNE programming for the first time. The FY 2008 state FSNE plan includes three new projects—Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc., Scranton and Marywood Universities and Altoona Area School District—as well as one project that is returning after a few years absence (Fayette County Community Action Agency).

Projects will continue to provide FSNE programming according to the three tracks— adult/senior, school age and preschool—which were introduced in FY 2006. These tracks outline nutrition education goals and objectives, strategies, curricula and educational materials, and evaluation tools to be used for FSNE programming. The tracks are updated continually to reflect current FSNE target audience needs, best available nutrition education curricula and improved evaluation tools. During FY 2008, thirteen projects will be implementing the adult/senior track, fourteen will be implementing the school age track, and five will be implementing the preschool track.

The Tracks staff looks forward to a productive and rewarding year of helping low-income Pennsylvanians move toward improved nutrition and healthier lifestyles.

Click here to see the 2008 Tracks Programming Map.