Nick Claussen the Community Relations Coordinator at Jobs and Family Services came to our class to speak about the food assistance program, nationally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), in Athens County. SNAP is a government program that is sponsored by the USDA. This program is intended to provide food assistance among low-income households to promote their health and well-being. The program planning, monitoring, and evaluation is conducted by the state government through reports. Nick also stated that there is not a nutrition professional in the program.
I found it disappointing to hear that there was no nutrition professional in this program, especially since RD's can help make such a difference in the nutrition of people receiving these benefits. If this program began hiring nutrition professional, I can't see myself being interested in that type of work since I already have an idea of where I want my career path to go.
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