Losing ‘SNAP-Ed’ isn’t just losing educators, but also an infrastructure to promote community health

09/22/2025- 

At 93, she credits the program — through which doctors prescribe diet education as a treatment for chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure — with helping her manage her health.

“I have stage-five kidney disease. My next step is dialysis,” McAtee said. “I have controlled this through my diet, which is very important to me, and that’s the other reason I pay particular attention to everything I eat.”

Come month’s end, the class may not exist.

Read full article at Interlochen Public Radio

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