FOOD DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS IN

SOUTH FLORIDA

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

Federal Nutrition Programs:

Women, Infants, and Children&

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

ByMaryann Sanchez

Women, Infants, and Children/WIC

WIC is a Federal grant program which targets population who are low-income 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

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

Visual used by Florida Department of health in Broward County

• 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.

Visuals & Demographics

The use of visual by the Florida Health Department to provide instruction on how to read

and understand a WIC check

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.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Florida

The logo for SNAP

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

Breads CerealsFruitsVegetablesMeatsFishPoultryDairy Plants and seeds to grow food for your

household to eat

Foods You Can Buy With Food Assistance Benefits/SNAP

Visual anthropology in South Florida communities communicating on the use of SNAP

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.

The use of media to communicate Food Stamp/SNAP cuts affecting Floridians

Information for Florida Food Stamps/SNAP and WIC

http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/outreach/states/florida.htm

DCF Headquarters1317 Winewood Blvd.Building 1, Room 202Tallahassee, Florida32399-0700Phone: (850) 487-1111Fax: (850) 922-2993http://www.floridahealth.gov/healthy-people-and-families/wic/

Contact the Florida WIC Program1-800-342-3556Mailing Address4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A16Tallahassee FL 32399