SNAP-Ed partners in Fresno County convened on January 9th to share successes, best practices, and upcoming plans. From lesson demonstrations to sharing community impacts, the gathering provided a forum for all to learn more about the collective work being done to impact the health of Fresno County residents.

SNAP-Ed Partners include: the Fresno County Department of Public Health, the California Health Collaborative, the Community Food Bank, Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program, Fresno County Office of Education, and UC CalFresh.

Pictured left to right: Consuelo Cid and Tacu Vang, Community Education Specialists with UC CalFresh, prepare a Green Monster Smoothie.

The green monster smoothie is always a hit with SNAP-Ed audiences!

Edible plant parts lessons got the group moving!

Our "plant parts" did a fantastic job demonstrating how each part of the plant works together. Pictured from left to right: Evelyn Morales, UC CalFresh; Javier Miramontes, UC CalFresh; Lynnette Brewer, UC CalFresh; Cyndi Dean, Fresno County Office of Education; Karen Ard, California Health Collaborative; Candice McAleavey, Community Food Bank; and Jason Wara, Fresno County Office of Education.

Pictured left to right: Charles Clancy and Jason Wara, nutrition educators with Fresno County Office of Education, lead us in an interactive nutrition game show! This game show incorporated nutrition trivia with physical activity. We can't wait to use it with students!

Team building activities demonstrated how working together is essential for collective success...and they were fun!

Touring the Community Food Bank Nutrition on Wheels truck was a highlight! Using this vehicle, the Community Food Bank provides on-site recipe demonstrations during food distributions to some of the most needy audiences in the valley.

Working together, we are impacting nutrition and physical activity behaviors at the individual, community and systems level. We had a great time kicking off the new year with our partners and look forward to all that will be accomplished in 2015!