As a WIC or SNAP participant, the federal government has two programs that you can take advantage of now to help your family: the Affordable Connectivity Program and the Expanded Child Tax Credit.
Individuals interested in completing dietetic internship hours with the Department of Public Health should contact Kate Gerweck at gerwecks@dph.sc.gov.
The SNAP-Ed Program is involved in PSES in several of the designated counties. Linking direct education with policies, systems and environmental changes are more effective in preventing overweight and obesity than either of these strategies alone.
DPH SNAP-Ed is expanding its efforts to reduce obesity and chronic disease in SNAP recipients through policy, systems and environmental changes.