Supporting Healthy Food Pantry and Food Bank Environments
The Healthy Food Pantry Assessment Toolkit provides an observational survey that can be used to measure the healthfulness of the local food pantry environment. This observational survey is also called an environmental scan or “e-scan.” The Healthy Food Pantry Assessment Tool can be used to measure the food pantry environment as it compares to best practices in food assistance agencies that is supported by “nutrition food banking” efforts.
A Project of the Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Center of Excellence – West (RNECE-W)
The funds supporting RNECE-W ended on August 31, 2018 and this page serves as a place to host the Healthy Food Pantry Assessment Toolkit (HFPAT).
The Toolkit
Healthy Food Pantry Assessment Tool – survey only (pdf)
Instruction Guide for Using the HFPAT (pdf)
Resource Guide to Accompany the HFPAT (pdf) – updated August 2018!
HFPAT Video Training – YouTube Link
Background Research of the Healthy Food Pantry Assessment Toolkit
These tools have been research tested. Please visit the Research page for the HFPAT to learn about the formative work, piloting, and field testing of these tools.
This work was supported by the RNECE-W and took place 2016-2018.
Last Updated on: April 29, 2019
