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Transforming to provide good food to all Laura Bohen, MPH Extension Educator, Health & Nutrition Services, University of Minnesota Extension Nora Gordon, MPH SuperShelf Community Outreach Specialist, University of Minnesota

Transforms food shelves (pantries), creating welcoming environments for communities to access appealing, healthy food. White Bear Lake Foodshelf

SuperShelf partners with Food Pantries to: • Create an environment that is client- centered • Promote and respect individual choice • Increase access to a variety of healthy, culturally appropriate foods • Apply behavioral economics and create an appealing environment • Meet specific standards, methods, and values • Make the healthiest choice the easiest choice for all • Core of our work = Equity

SuperShelf Movement NIH BECR

SUPERSHELF NETWORK We are stronger together!

Six Steps to Systems Change Behavioral Economics 4 . SHOWCASE : Promote/Prompt INCREASE APPEAL: Behavioral Economics • 5 . SURVEY Signage • Client feedback • Evidence-based 3. SHIFT: Organize by Food Group • Evaluation Food Categories • Shelf layout / design • INCREASE ACCESS: Stocking Standards 2. STRETCH: Add Variety 6 . SUSTAIN Stocking Standards • Community and • volunteer engagement 1. SUPPLY : Increase Quantity of Better Foods Culture change • • Food Sourcing Analysis / Food Bank partnership Foundation- SuperShelf Values: Good Food, Respect for All, Collaborative Partnerships, Evidence-based Practices, and Systemic Thinking

SuperShelf Values We believe reliable access to healthy, appealing and culturally Good Food appropriate food will promote overall health in our communities. We believe client-centered, welcoming, and positive approaches Respect For All create dignified experiences that further equity in our communities. We believe mutual trust and fully-engaged partners build strong, Collaborative connected communities working toward sustainable systems Partnerships change. Evidence-based We believe excellence comes from thoughtful, rigorous evaluations, and replicable solutions. Practices Systemic The food system is complex, interconnected and dynamic; We Thinking believe action at all levels is critical for transformational change.

FOUNDATION Client-Centered Being client-centered is a way of thinking and doing things • that sees the people using the food shelf as partners in decision making and puts them in an active role of the services they receive to meet their needs. Client-centered environments are welcoming to promote • positive and dignified experiences Furthers equity in our community • Embedded in everything from operations, to culture, to • environment!

Food Pantries: Then and Now THEN NOW Provided food for acute, Fills an ongoing food need • • emergency needs Harder for families to make • Power disparities, ends meet each month • polarized mindset = Population and needs are • perpetuation of system- changing wide inequities Shift to operating from • Distrust between “giver” • place of abundance (vs. scarcity) and “receiver” Create dignified, welcoming • Any food is good enough; experiences with culturally • should be grateful for what appropriate choices they get Lead with respect for all •

SuperShelf Consultants Consultant-based model • Every SuperShelf works with a consultant to transform • Walk alongside manager to provide coaching and consultation for methods • Consultants from: UMN Extension, local public health, and food banks • Change-agent • We have to do this work together!

Does SuperShelf work?

SuperShelf Pilot Evaluation • BECR funded study 2016-2017 • UMN SNAP-Ed Educators trained to deliver intervention • 2 intervention food shelves & 2 control – Nutritional quality of client cart food (n = 70 pre, n = 71 post) – Nutritional quality of inventory (compared with 2 controls) – UDSAs Healthy Eating Index-2010

Pilot Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) Changes Intervention Control 100 80 73 80 69 67 65 65 64 61 60 Food Shelf 40 HEI-2010 20 0 Site A Site B Site C Site D 100 * 80 Client 66 HEI- 57 56 54 60 2010 40 20 0 Site A Site B Pre Post Pre Post * p < 0.0001

SuperShelf NIH Evaluation “ A multi-component intervention in the hunger relief network to improve diet among adults experiencing food insecurity” 5 Year Evaluation Grant - 2017-2022 First NIH-funded study on the hunger relief system • 16 selected food shelves • Assesses client diet • Group-randomized study to assess whether changes can be • attributed to the transformation

Before and After

Community Action Center – Northfield, MN BEFORE AFTER

Aliveness Project – Minneapolis, MN BEFORE AFTER

ACBC – Anoka, MN BEFORE AFTER

How to Get Involved • Learn more at: www.supershelfmn.org – Join our mailing list – Resources page