Key Points
- CDC’s State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) program aims to make healthy eating and active living more accessible.
- Awards are made on a 5-year cycle. The current program runs from 2023-2028.
- Recipients will leverage state investments, partnerships, and resources to support health for all Americans.
- Recipients partner with multiple sectors, such as agriculture, transportation, education, health care, parks and recreation, business, housing, and defense/military.
FIM Opportunities
Seventeen states receive funding to carry out CDC’s State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) program. SPAN's goal is to make healthy eating and active living more accessible. SPAN recipients work on evidence-based strategies to make healthy food choices easier everywhere.
Two of SPAN's evidence-based public health strategies that apply to Food Is Medicine are fruit and vegetable incentives and produce prescription programs. They are often coupled with education programs on food, cooking, and nutrition necessary for a healthy diet.
These programs also increase market demand for fruits and vegetables, which can increase sales for local farmers, food hubs, aggregators, distributors, and retailers.
