Trainings

Join PA NEN's professional development and training opportunities in nutrition and public health! PA NEN's professional development opportunities are available through webinars, self-paced online courses, in-person trainings, and our annual conference.

"PA NEN webinars are always relevant to not only Nutrition Education but the field of Nutrition as a whole. I love attending these webinars because they are an opportunity for profound professional development." - PA NEN Webinar Participant

Online Learning Management System (LMS)

PA NEN's Learning Management System (LMS) is a central hub for virtual trainings. Check out the LMS for virtual trainings information, like webinar recordings, presentation slides, and free Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs).

To get started, click the button below and click "Signup" to create an account. To access trainings, log into your account, click "Course catalog," and select or search for a training.

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Civil Rights Training FY25

Welcome to the Civil Rights Training! The USDA requires that any program receiving federal financial assistance provides training on civil rights. This Training is intended for Pennsylvania's SNAP-Ed program staff, non-staff, and administrators.

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The purpose of this presentation is:

• Convey policy information and provide guidance and direction to the USDA FNS's recipients and partners

• Ensure compliance with and enforcement of the prohibition against discrimination in all FNS nutrition programs and activities.

Participants will be able to:

•Have a general understanding of civil rights and responsibilities as they pertain to SNAP-Ed work

•Promote equal, fair, and respectful treatment of all SNAP-Ed staff and participants

Questions? Contact the PA NEN Team at pa_nen@phmc.org

Application of Systems Thinking in Community Nutrition Education

Dates: October 27 – November 21, 2025 (4 weeks)

Format: 4 self-paced online modules (approximately 1-hour each) on PA NEN's online learning management system (LMS). This includes interactive activities, reflection questions, and text & audio options. Once you complete each module, you will be prompted to register for the 1-hour live discussion group on Fridays.

Register: Register by Monday, October 27, 2025. After registering, you’ll receive an automated email with course access instructions.

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This course was created by PA NEN and inspired by feedback from SNAP-Ed staff members for more trainings on Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change (PSE) in-action in Pennsylvania.

Course Overview:

Systems thinking is an approach that acknowledges how a variety of factors and interactions contribute to health. Using a systems thinking lens, nutrition educators and staff may begin to understand how policies and the built environment impact individual behaviors among audiences with low income. This training will encourage nutrition professionals to identify how they can leverage partnerships and community engagement to promote meaningful systems change. Participants will set SMARTIE (Strategic, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, Time-bound, Inclusive, and Equitable) goals and identify real, actionable steps they can use to apply systems thinking within the scope of their work in community nutrition, such as SNAP-Ed and Policy Systems and environmental (PSE) changes. The goal of this training is to help nutrition educators and staff translate systems thinking frameworks into practice. This will include an emphasis on how to apply systems thinking to everyday tasks such as direct education and communication with community-based sites.

Weekly Discussions Groups: Fridays, 12:00–1:00 PM (via Zoom):

October 31: Module 1 Discussion
November 7: Module 2 Discussion
November 14: Module 3 Discussion
November 21: Module 4 Discussion

CPEUs: "Application of Systems Thinking for Community Nutrition Educators" awards 4.00 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.

Questions? Contact the PA NEN Team at pa_nen@phmc.org

PA NEN Webinars

Strategies for Impactful Success Stories: Telling the SNAP-Ed Story

Date & Time: August 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

SNAP-Ed empowers communities to eat healthier, move more, stretch limited food dollars, and prevent chronic diseases. While quantitative data is essential, success stories help illustrate how SNAP-Ed delivers meaningful nutrition education and Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) change. These stories highlight the program’s impact in community-based settings like schools, food pantries, public housing, and local organizations across Pennsylvania. This webinar is designed to support SNAP-Ed educators, PSE coordinators, and other SNAP-Ed staff members to write success stories. Topics include asset-based storytelling, examples of success stories in SNAP-Ed, and the potential for advocacy efforts.

Speakers: Ryan Rosendale, PhD, RD, Marcy Coffey, Camille Parks, MPH, Ali Love

CDR CPEUs: This webinar is not eligible for CPEUs

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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030: Considerations for SNAP-Ed

Learn about the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA)! In this webinar, DGA Committee member, Dr. Heather Eicher-Miller, will share insights into the process of developing the guidelines and highlight key takeaways for nutrition educators and staff working with SNAP-Ed eligible audiences. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient needs, promote health, and prevent disease. As trusted nutrition experts in our communities, it is important that nutrition educators and staff are informed about any updates made to the DGA and are able to ask specific questions related to our work.

Speaker: Heather Eicher-Miller, PhD

CDR CPEUs: "The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030: Considerations for SNAP-Ed" awards 1.00 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.

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Community Hunger Mapping: Localized Food Insecurity and Charitable Food System Assessments

The webinar will provide a framework for developing, implementing, and evaluating food security policies and programs through discussing results from Community Hunger Mapping projects conducted in Lancaster, Lebanon, Union, Snyder, and Northumberland counties. Community Hunger Mapping projects are yearlong community-based research projects designed to assess the food insecurity situation and the charitable food system for counties in Central Pennsylvania. The projects also examine the utilization of key government nutrition programs and upstream economic issues that impact food insecure individuals.

Speakers: Julie Rhoads, MSW, Vice President of Health and Nutrition at Community Action Partnership Lancaster and Zachary Zook, MPA, VP/Director of Impact & Policy at Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

CDR CPEUs: Community Hunger Mapping: Localized Food Insecurity and Charitable Food Systems Assessments awards 1.0 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.

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Are you interested in showcasing your expertise to PA NEN's network? Submit a Webinar Proposal to share your expertise in nutrition, food security and public health!

Submit a Webinar Proposal Here!

PA NEN webinars provide learning and skill-building opportunities to SNAP-Ed staff members and others in the nutrition and public health fields.

If you need a CPEU for any of the approved PA NEN webinars, please be sure to complete the mandatory CPEU survey which can be accessed at the end of every live webinar and/or at the end of every recorded webinar on our LMS. If you have any specific questions, please email us at pa_nen@phmc.org.

Best Practices in PA SNAP-Ed Workgroup

Thank you so much for participating in the Best Practices in PA SNAP-Ed workgroup meetings summer series!

PA NEN coordinated a series of four virtual meetings to bring together nutrition educators, SNAP-Ed staff members, and food security advocates from across Pennsylvania. We’ll engage in peer-to-peer learning, share advice on best practices, interact during breakout groups, and consider take-aways for our work.

Find a list of resources that we discussed throughout the meeting series here.

Schedule & Topics:

Thursday 7/31: Writing Success Stories
Friday 8/8: Approaches to Advocacy
Thursday 8/14: Direct Education
Friday 8/22: PSE and Health Promotion

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