Healthy Eating Programs
A healthy diet helps pave the way to a healthy heart, strong bones and muscles, a sharp mind, and so much more. Learn more about all the programs offered: https://extension.unr.edu/healthy-eating.aspx

English

• Mobile Apps (SNAP cooking, Half my Plate, Neon to Nature, Walk Around NV) https://gethealthyclarkcounty.org/mobile-apps/
• Free Nutrition Challenge program https://gethealthyclarkcounty.org/eat-better/nutrition-challenge/
• Farmers Markets https://gethealthyclarkcounty.org/eat-better/farmers-markets/
• Physical Activity Basics https://gethealthyclarkcounty.org/get-moving/how-to-be-active/physical-activity-basics/
• Nutrition Basics https://gethealthyclarkcounty.org/eat-better/nutrition-basics/
• Nutrition Community Resources https://gethealthyclarkcounty.org/community-tools/

Spanish:

• Mobile app (SNAP cooking, Half my Plate, Neon to Nature, Walk Around NV) https://www.vivasaludable.org/mobile-apps/
• Farmers Market https://www.vivasaludable.org/eat-better/farmers-markets/
• Free Nutrition Challenge Program https://www.vivasaludable.org/eat-better/nutrition-challenge/
• Nutrition Basics https://www.vivasaludable.org/eat-better/nutrition-basics/
• Physical Activity basics https://www.vivasaludable.org/get-moving/
• Nutrition Community Resources https://www.vivasaludable.org/community-tools/

Providing information, programs and training grounded in research to help every Nevadan thrive.

Healthy Aging

Healthy Aging offers physical activity and nutrition education programs, as well as health promotion to older adults throughout Nevada. The programs provide skills that support making healthy eating choices and encouraging an active lifestyle. Overall, the goal of these programs is to provide educational offerings that improve the health and quality of life of Nevada’s older adult population. https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=122

Healthy Eating Programs

A healthy diet helps pave the way to a healthy heart, strong bones and muscles, a sharp mind, and so much more.  Learn more about all the programs offered: https://extension.unr.edu/healthy-eating.aspx

SNAP into Farm-Fresh Foods Program

The SNAP into Farm-Fresh Foods Program in northern Nevada centers on the importance of filling half of your plate with fruits and vegetables while using SNAP benefits to do so. In the one-time 20-60 minute class, you will learn about the closest farmers markets to you that accept SNAP benefits and how to use your SNAP benefits at farmers markets.  Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=135

Carson City Community Garden

The Community Garden is available to community members who are interested in growing their own vegetables, herbs and flowers. For 18 years, Extension’s Community Garden Program, in partnership with Carson City Parks and Recreation, has offered 25 4-by-16-foot garden beds to new and returning community gardeners. Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=68

Grow Your Own Nevada

Extension is offering eight “Grow Your Own, Nevada!” classes in spring and four classes in fall statewide to help Nevadans who want to get on a path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food.  Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=2

Grow Yourself Healthy

Grow Yourself Healthy works with students at Libby Booth Elementary School and Mariposa Academy in Washoe County to increase their willingness to taste new fruits and vegetables, overall consumption of vegetables, and physical activity. The program also aims to decrease their screen time and consumption of sugary drinks.  Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=58

Healthy Eating on a Budget

The Healthy Eating on a Budget program has been integrated into the TANF Work Readiness workshop as a SNAP-Ed program. The purpose of the 8-lesson series is to provide SNAP recipients with education on healthy nutrition and physical activity practices, food resource management, food safety and food security.  Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=60

Healthy Kids Festival

The goal of the Healthy Kids Festival is to provide sustainable tools and opportunities for low income families with young children (ages 3-8) to make healthy choices as he/she approaches the adolescent years. The event, hosted by Extension’s All 4 Kids Program in collaboration with local community partners provides long term solutions to childhood obesity through physical activity, healthy eating and other behaviors related to childhood obesity prevention.  Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=61

Healthy Kids Resource Center

The Healthy Kids Resource Center is a one-stop shop for evidence-based research, resources, curricula, activities and materials that focus on obesity prevention for teachers and parents of young children. It is designed to educate parents and teachers as well as provide the tools needed to teach young children how to live a healthy lifestyle.  Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=116

Youth Horticulture Education Program

The Youth Horticulture Education Program (YHEP) is a program of Clark County Extension. The program offers horticulture projects for youth, families and educators, in collaboration with community volunteers and partners.  Learn more: https://extension.unr.edu/program.aspx?ID=102

Open-Air Markets

Lutheran Social Services of Nevada holds free, farmer’s market-style food distributions in food desert area around Las Vegas. The items we give away vary depending on availability, but in the past we have included fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, water, crackers and bread, and more! Open-Air Markets are hosted around the valley at different locations throughout the month.

For an up-to-date list of upcoming Open-Air Markets, please see our Facebook events at www.facebook.com/lssnv

Cooking Matters

Lutheran Social Services of Nevada is proud to host Cooking Matters, a six-week, evidence-based course to help teach students learn about nutrition, how to cook healthy meals on a budget, and how to incorporate exercise into their daily lives. Each class provides students with groceries to cook a meal at home and free goodies to help them on their nutrition journey!

For more information, email our Health Educator at gizelle@lssnv.org

DigiMart Food Pantry

LSSN’s DigiMart Food Pantry is the first online, digital food pantry in the country. Clients are able to choose their own food using a computer kiosk at LSSN or from their home computer or smartphone and pick their order up at LSSN. Clients are assigned a certain number of points every month that they may spend to purchase items through the DigiMart while shopping. While we empower our clients to choose the foods they like, we also encourage healthy choices by color-coding items according to their sugar and fat content and by making healthy items cost fewer points.

It will be a curbside pickup.

To schedule your pickup time slot:
e-mail pantryreservation@lssnv.org.
call 702-639-1730 ext.103

We are always in need to volunteers to help pack orders and help serve our clients. For more information or to volunteer, contact Tristan Hightower at tristan@lssnv.org.

Healthy Eating Programs
A healthy diet helps pave the way to a healthy heart, strong bones and muscles, a sharp mind, and so much more. Learn more about all the programs offered: https://extension.unr.edu/healthy-eating.aspx

Healthy Eating Programs
A healthy diet helps pave the way to a healthy heart, strong bones and muscles, a sharp mind, and so much more. Learn more about all the programs offered: https://extension.unr.edu/healthy-eating.aspx

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The Healthy Food Hub

The Healthy Food Hub is a regional effort to increase access to affordable, local and sustainably grown food.  These collective efforts to create a Healthy Food Hub have been made possible through the work of many local farmers, community volunteers and dozens of groups partners.  Learn more at: https://healthycomm.org/food-hub/

Volunteer

If you have some time, we would like you to share that with others making our communities better. Call us today to see where your gifts intersect with the needs of your community. Food pantries, community and school gardens, helping seniors, helping kids, fixing things, researching –all you have to be is willing!

Some Current Volunteer Needs–call us at 246-7550 for a list of possibilities.

The mission of NyE Communities Coalition is to grow Healthy Organizations, People and Environments (HOPE) across Nye, Esmeralda and Lincoln Counties by joining together individuals, organizations, and agencies in a cooperative and collaborative effort to increase services and opportunities.  For more information, contact Matteline Becker, Matteline@nyecc.org  or Tamalyn Taylor, Tamalyn@nyecc.org

Programs:

• Produce Pick of the Month – This curriculum is delivered to 2^nd and 3^rd grade students in the S.A.F.E. After School program in Pahrump.  Students receive instruction along with a wellness newsletter for the family; “bingo” cards that promote healthy eating and physical activity; and a food tasting once each month.
• Cooking Matters for Teens – A weekly cooking class delivered to middle school students in the S.A.F.E.   After School program in Pahrump.  Students are taught cooking skills along with dietary guidelines for living a healthier lifestyle.
• Eating Smart-Being Active – This curriculum is delivered to adults and addresses topics on: physical activity; nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices; food resource management (saving money at the grocery store); planning and preparing healthy meals and food safety.
• NyECC Community Fitness Classes – Yoga and Qigong classes are taught to older adults on a weekly basis in Pahrump and Tonopah. Weekly Karate classes are taught to youth and adults in conjunction with other life affirming and work skills programming. (Pahrump)
• Healthy Pantries Initiative – A SNAP-Ed Coordinator maintains a working relationship with local food pantry managers in addition to attending monthly Community Outreach Meetings where Food Security Issues are discussed. The Gleaning@NyECC Program was started in 2019 to facilitate partnerships between growers and food pantry managers that increase fruit/veggie consumption of clients at food pantries.  NyECC maintains a demonstration garden on the NyECC campus for educational purposes as well as donations to food pantries.
• Bingocize – Is a 10-week health promotion program that targets older adults. It combines the game of bingo with fall prevention exercise.  The program has been shown to increase older adults’ functional fitness, health knowledge, and social engagement in a variety of settings. Virtual and in-person programs offered in Pahrump and Tonopah.

Healthy Eating Programs
A healthy diet helps pave the way to a healthy heart, strong bones and muscles, a sharp mind, and so much more. Learn more about all the programs offered: https://extension.unr.edu/healthy-eating.aspx

The Coaches Challenge is a voluntary program for elementary school classrooms and middle school PE classes that promotes increased opportunities for physical activity and educates student about healthy eating. The program is implemented by teachers using the CATCH curriculum and encourages teachers to engage their students with moving-learning activities in and out of school.

Teachers are provided step-by-step guidance for program implementation, detailed lesson plans, technical assistance, & resources. Through this shared model, educators and Public Health professionals take a strategic approach to provide direct education and guide effective policy, systems, and environmental efforts for physical activity and nutrition to help students gain the knowledge and skills to establish heathy habits.

To learn more about the Coaches Challenge, click here. For additional information and resources, visit GetHealthyWashoe.com

Rethink Your Drink Nevada is a social marketing campaign that promotes healthy beverage choices and reduced intake of sugary drinks. The campaign utilizes a variety of approaches to reach parents and young, school-age children including direct mail to households, and social, print and digital media.  In addition, Rethink Your Drink Nevada has collaborated with others including medical and dental practices and grocery stores.

Over two hundred medical and dental practices in 14 counties have been provided with a free Rethink Your Drink Toolkit.  The Toolkit includes educational materials for parents (written in English and Spanish), posters for display in exam and/or waiting areas, stickers for children, and drink models that display the sugar content of a common sugary drinks.  Practitioners are also provided with a digital Guidebook that includes suggestions for using the Toolkit components, in addition to other ways they can support healthy drink choices among their patients. Over six hundred practitioners have access to the Toolkit materials. Lastly, Rethink Your Drink Nevada sends out a monthly blog written for health practitioners entitled Research on Drinks: What’s Trending, that summarizes new research on drinks and children’s health.

In participating grocery stores in eight Nevada counties, Rethink Your Drink recipe cards are available for free to all customers.  The healthy drink recipes are simple, low-cost and require no special equipment to prepare.  Customers can find the recipes in Rethink Your Drink displays are often positioned near the produce section to encourage customers to purchase the fresh fruits and vegetables included in the recipes.

Additional Rethink Your Drink Nevada resources including delicious drink recipes and brochures for parents and young, school-aged children can be found at RethinkYourDrinkNevada.com.

Smart Shopper

Smart Shopper is a series of classes offered by the Food Bank of Northern Nevada that promotes a healthy lifestyle on a budget. Each session consists of 7, hour and a half long classes. Each class incorporates discussions, activities, food tastings, and time to be physically active. Classes are hosted by neighborhood schools where many families have been identified to be SNAP-eligible.

Seniors Eating Well

Seniors Eating Well is a series of classes offered by the Food Bank of Northern Nevada that aims to improve the health, nutrition knowledge and behaviors of older adults. It focuses specifically on reducing sodium intake, increasing healthy fats, healthy snacking, preparing fruits, vegetables & whole grains, reading nutrition labels, and physical activity. Each session consists of 8, one hour classes on a specific topic.

Pop-up Nutrition Class

We are now offering a Pop-up nutrition class model in addition to the Smart Shopper and Seniors Eating well classes. It incorporates adapted versions of the lessons in the seniors eating well/smart shopper curriculum but can be tailored to meet the needs and interests of the participating community. The sessions are 45-60 minutes long with different class topics at each session, along with activities, and prizes. This is a great opportunity for community members that may not be able to commit to the series of classes that the Smart Shopper/ Seniors Eating Well curriculum requires but are still interested in learning about the different nutrition topics.

Healthy Pantry Initiative

Healthy Pantry Initiative is nutrition education information that is delivered to families and individuals who seek emergency food assistance at food pantry partners of FBNN. Partner Agencies may choose to become “healthy pantries” and support environmental changes to their pantries to make the healthiest food choices the easiest choice for pantry users. FBNN staff provides nutrition training to food pantry staff and volunteers.

Nutrition on Wheels

NOW (Nutrition on Wheels) Nutrition Program is provided by the Food Bank at Mobile Harvest produce distribution sites. The Food Bank’s Mobile Harvest truck delivers fruits and vegetables into 40+ neighborhoods every month, year round. Families who otherwise cannot access or afford to buy fresh produce come to meet the truck at a site in their neighborhood, and go home with a generous supply of produce and other perishable foods, including dairy, yogurt, etc. While they are waiting to check in, an FBNN bilingual nutrition educator sets up a table and talks with clients about pertinent nutrition topics in the form of short nutrition lessons. The table consists of materials such as nutrition information, recipes, and visuals. The nutrition educator gives a brief nutrition lesson to clients as they wait in line. NOW is offered on weekdays at Mobile Harvest sites including schools in low-income areas, community food pantries, healthcare clinics serving low-income patients, and community centers.

Prescription Pantry

Food Bank of Northern Nevada operates the Prescription Pantry. This innovative project brings together the Food Bank of Northern Nevada with seven of its partner agencies and five local healthcare providers in Washoe County to reduce food insecurity and improve patient health through prescriptions for healthier foods. Each patient at participating healthcare agencies is screened for food insecurity using the Hunger Vital Sign™ tool. Patients who screen positive are issued a prescription for food at participating healthy food pantry locations. A1C data was collected for patients who visited a healthy food pantry four or more times within the 12-month period. Each partner agency operates as a Healthy Pantry, meaning they have foods on hand that can promote and improve health such as increased fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean or plant based proteins and low-fat dairy products. Since launching the program in 2017 we have seen significant downward trends in A1C values for the participants utilizing the prescription program frequently.

Healthy Eating Programs
A healthy diet helps pave the way to a healthy heart, strong bones and muscles, a sharp mind, and so much more. Learn more about all the programs offered: https://extension.unr.edu/healthy-eating.aspx