Development of Core Competencies for Implementers of Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Initiatives

Sarah Misyak; Jeannie Necessary; Tenneal Bringle; Dale Kehr; Meredith Scott; Jollyn Tyryfter; Andrea Krauser Wann; Elena Serrano

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.007

Development of Core Competencies for Implementers of Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Initiatives

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025 May 23:S1499-4046(25)00076-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.007. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Sarah Misyak¹, Jeannie Necessary², Tenneal Bringle³, Dale Kehr⁴, Meredith Scott⁵, Jollyn Tyryfter⁶, Andrea Krauser Wann⁷, Elena Serrano⁸

Affiliations

¹ Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Program, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Electronic address: smisyak@vt.edu.
² Family Nutrition Program, IFAS Extension, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
³ CalFresh Healthy Living, Outreach and Education Programs at Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Redding, CA.
⁴ Consumer & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Extension, Grayslake, IL.
⁵ The Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education Project, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Hudson College of Public Health, Oklahoma City, OK.
⁶ Department of Public Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
⁷ Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Program, Abingdon, VA.
⁸ Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Program, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

PMID: 40407772
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.007

Abstract

This report provides an overview of the development of core competencies for implementers of policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change initiatives within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education. The development process included an expert panel of PSE implementers from around the US. The 9 identified duties focused on activities related to community capacity building, assessment, planning, implementation, collaboration, management, reporting and evaluation, information dissemination, and administrative tasks related to PSEs. These competencies can be used to inform recruitment and hiring, training and technical assistance, and assess employee performance.

Keywords: SNAP-Ed; core competencies; job tasks; policy, systems, and environments.