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- The study investigates how ready SNAP-Ed staff are to integrate policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes alongside direct nutrition education.
- It uses semi-structured interviews with 19 staff members from three state implementing agencies in a southeastern state to gauge motivation and capacity for these changes.
- Findings indicate that while there is motivation to meet federal guidelines, limitations in communication, training, funding, and knowledge about PSEs hinder effective implementation, suggesting the need for tailored training and resource allocation.
Article Abstract
Objective: To identify the readiness of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) implementers to facilitate policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes in conjunction with delivering direct nutrition education.
Design: Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.
Setting: A southeastern state.
Participants: Purposive sample of SNAP-Ed staff (n = 19) from state implementing agencies (n = 3) in 1 state.
Phenomenon Of Interest: Readiness using the validated framework: readiness equals motivation coupled with general-capacities and innovation-specific capacities (R = MC).
Analysis: Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analyzed using an iterative approach to the analysis via emergent coding and constant comparison.
Results: Although a general sense of motivation is present among implementers to meet the new federal guidelines, nutrition education is still prioritized. General capacity for SNAP-Ed implementers, comprised communication, training, and funding and staffing, was limited. Innovation-specific capacities around the implementation of PSEs revealed limited knowledge, experience, and resources among most implementers.
Conclusions And Implications: Identifying the nuanced and interrelated aspects of motivation and capacity of SNAP-Ed implementers to incorporate PSEs into their direct education interventions could inform tailored strategies for increasing readiness, such as through training, reallocation of resources, or program restructuring.
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