Are you feeling the way we are feeling? Every day some new need for advocacy arises, and you wonder how will you find the energy to be everywhere at once? How much impact can we really have signing petitions? SNEB is a great tool for amplifying our voices and finding some focus for our efforts. There are also many resources at SNEB to help you become a more effective and focused advocate for nutrition. We’ve listed those out below. Now is a great time to remind your local, state, and national representatives that every person in our country needs nutrition education.
SNEB Policy Resources
2021 Open Meeting held 9/15/21 | Recording | Session Slides | HER-NOPREN presentation
Training Webinars
2023
- Advocacy Training | Video
2021
- The Federal Policy Process: Fundamentals and More! | Video
2020
- ACPP Orientation | Video
- Strengthening National Nutrition Research: The Role of SNEB | Video
- The Importance of Nutrition and Food Security During COVID: A Closer Look at Resilient Resources and Adaptable Programming | Video
2017
- Getting Prepped to Visit Lawmakers: Tips and Guidance on Meeting with Policy Makers on the Importance of Nutrition Education | Video
- The Time is Right for Strong Advocacy on Capitol Hill: Lessons and Insights from Policy Insiders | Video
2016
- Using Complexity Modeling to Inform Public Health Nutrition Educators and Policy Makers | Video
Conference Material
2023
- ACPP Plenary – A Case Study in Policy Advocacy: Transforming the Food System with Produce Rx | Video
- Capitol Hill Visit | Leave-Behind Document
2022
- ACPP Plenary – Policy Innovation Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic | Video
2021
- ACPP Plenary – Trauma and Resilience: Food Justice | Video
2020
- ACPP Plenary – Community, Equity and Collaboration for Policy Advocacy in Nutrition Education | Video
2017
- Farm Bill 101 with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree | Slides
- Tackling Food Waste: A Policy, Programmatic and Cross-Sector Approach | Slides
2016
- Solutions Resulting From National Menu Labeling Requirements | Slides | Audio Recording
- Nutrition Policy is Food Policy | Audio | Slides
- Making Real Change: Nutrition Educators as Advocates | Audio | Handout 1| Handout 2
2014
- Public Policy Plenary: Farm to School –What’s In It for You? | Audio Recording
SNEB Advocacy Resources
SNEB regularly participates in government relations in which they relate to the mission and vision of the Society. By being actively involved in the conversation, SNEB can make change happen! SNEB works with candidates and members of Congress to advance SNEB’s public policy priorities and raise SNEB’s profile. SNEB and the Advisory Committee on Public Policy (ACPP) represents members’ interests and positions them to be the preferred providers of food, nutrition and health services. This area includes positions, policy statements and letters, in addition to legislative and regulatory updates and links to Federal nutrition-related web sites.
- What is ACPP? Informational One-Pager
- Archive of Policy Actions
- ACPP Membership Nomination form & Selection Criteria
- Policy Update Email Archive
