Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

RDN Training


March 3, 2022

Office of Nutrition Services: WIC


Welcome to Washington WIC Project


King Country Breast Feeding Coalition


Great Grocer Project


Developing Nutrition Education Materials for the Hunger Intervention Program (HIP)


January 5, 2022

SNAP Policy Changes During COVID-19

Policy makers made several changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to mitigate rising food insecurity related to economic and social challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This brief outlines the various policy changes as well as their timeline and impact, and also highlights specific racial inequities and disparities related to food insecurity and SNAP…


Race, Disability, Gender, Age, and Income Among Participants of United Way King County’s DoorDash Program as Compared to King County Residents Living Below the Federal Poverty Level

This project is an analysis describing demographics of people living below the federal poverty level in King County, and compares these demogaphic characteristics to those fo the United Way King County DoorDash program in 2021. This project was completed as part of NUTR 596: Nutrition Practice Capstone.


College Students’ Perception of SNAP and Strategies to Increase Participation

This project was completed as part of NUTR 596: Nutrition Practice Capstone.


Food Bank Delivery Programs: Best Practices Across the U.S.

The United Way of King County (UWKC) has been running a county-wide food bank delivery program since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020). To provide the best and most efficient service UWKC partnered with the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences Program 2nd year graduate students for assistance with research on local and national…


Strategies for the Provision of Culturally Relevant Foods

This brief intends to answer the question: “What have food banks and community food programs nationally done to best address providing culturally relevant food?” Though significant efforts have been made to provide more culturally relevant food to communities in need, published and grey literature about actionable strategies to address this issue are scarce. This document…



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