County Nutrition Action Partnership (CNAP) Dialogue Agenda

10:00 – welcome, introductions 10:05 – Short CNAP discussion from state 10:15 – CNAP updates Cuing Questions:  Where are you in your CNAP process? (e.g. Started in last year; currently implementing a plan; plan implementation kind of stalled; celebrating successes…)  Is CNAP an important part of your county’s public health and wellness efforts, or more of a deliverable that you are trying to meet?  Which organizations are part of your CNAP?  Where have you found your process “getting stuck?” Process: Those who volunteered to update will present as called by staff; please chat in questions for presenters as they are speaking (for example: Contra Costa – what year did your Partnership start?) 11:00 – Dialogue around questions chatted in during presentations 11:25 – Invitation from Chair of CCLHDN’s Partnerships Committee 11:30 – Adjourn

Contra Costa: (Gwenn White) Not sure when Contra Costa CNAP was initiated. Working on school breakfast and other food security work. 2 existing collaboratives, have been doing CNAP efforts out of the larger collaborative that already had all of the federal programss representatives as well as the food banks, a local hospital, a local water district. Challenges are keeping members engaged and focused; wanting clarity on where and how the CNAP fits and what it accomplishes with respect to the new scope of work.

San Diego: (Ramona Berry) Started CNAP Dec 2012; previous collaborative called nutrition security task force which was composed more of CalFresh advocates. Decided to compose a separate CNAP group – now has about 60 partners. Work is now under a variety of workgroups:  Partnership and Program Change  Systems Change and Funding  Nutrition Messaging Coordination  Communication and ty Events  CalFresh and Nutrition Integration Strategies  Farmers’ Markets Strategies CSU Chico for Siskiyou (Michelle Harris) Working on Rethink Your Drink messaging YMCA, First 5, afterschool, local growers, farmers’ market, Siskiyou Economic Council, Area Agency on Aging, and others Challenges is being small and rural and getting other organizations besides the two that are SNAP-Ed funded

Plumas County (Zachary Revene) Just started – have been in contact with social services, reaching out to Area Agency on Aging.

Orange County (Maridet Ibanez) OC has patterned their county CNAP after State Nutrition Action Plan. Working on supporting partner agencies in growing participation in their programs – have had great success with Summer Food. Now looking at WIC; challenge is that Orange is one of the counties that doesn’t have a DSS partner. So need to answer questions about whether CNAP is strategic plan, or is something else?

Sacramento County (Erica Ho) Wanted to make sure they didn’t have overrepresentation of county bodies so that they could build partnerships within the community; see themselves as a facilitator and want to be able to hand it off to a community body for sustainability.

Successful in keeping people engaged, struggling with who will take on a co-facilitation role.

San Bernardino (Robin Ronkes) Started Oct 2012; 40 members representing FNS programs, healthy cities, hospitals, PH division chiefs. Meeting monthly. Described various outreach and education efforts – CNAP serving as coordinating body for SNAP-Ed efforts? Targeting healthy vending.

San Mateo Primary challenge has been getting schools engaged. CalFresh, Head Start, many others involved – may need to rethink time of day for meetings. Another challenges is that they have other community coalitions that have overlapping interests and memberships.

Los Angeles Tried to do a CNAP in 2006 as encouraged by USDA; but no funding to support the function so it fizzled. Most recent attempt was in 2013; participation from PH, LAUSD, two city PH depts.; DSS; First Five; two WIC agencies. Looking a drawing in the other WIC programs as well as Cooperative Extension and AAA (DSS and local Ag Dept not funded with SNAP- Ed). Viewing the 3-year plan they must do as an arm as the CNAP, but not the full effort given that many partners aren’t SNAP-Ed funded. Started as a deliverable they were trying to meet, but based on energy among Partners, rethinking this as a potentially significant part of efforts.

Napa (Vimlan Vandien) Started CNAP in 20 ? PH not funded with SNAP-Ed, but CNAP kept going, focusing on RYD, World Food Day, etc. WIC, CalFresh, Food Banks, MCH, Hospital, Head Start, many other partners – mostly not USDA funded. Challenge – getting school district on board; individuals in community that don’t want to have county taking lead on efforts.

Sutter (Kim Sangha) Local health agencies, hospitals, head start, and some FNS programs Monthly meetings that start with reviewing upcoming events. Projects worked on include  Train the trainer ops  Standard nutr messages – including production of banners around dietary guidelines message of “make half your plate F&V”  Emergency and charitable food resource guide