** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS INTEGRATED PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE DIET QUALITY AND DECREASE CHRONIC DISEASE RISK FACTORS IN LOW-INCOME ADULTS USING A MULTI-LEVEL, EQUITY-ORIENTED INTERVENTION, COMBINING PERSONALIZED NUTRITION EDUCATION (PNE) ENHANCED WITH DIGITAL FOOD AND NUTRITION LITERACY (DFNL), DIGITAL FOOD ACCESS, AND COMMUNICATION (SMART NUTRITION) AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS, CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE, AND AFFORDABLE DIETS. FOR THIS GOAL, WE PROPOSE A THREE-ARM RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED INTERVENTION WITH THREE GROUPS (PERSONALIZED-NUTRITION, SMART NUTRITION, AND CONTROL) IN 150 SNAP-ELIGIBLE ADULTS WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE IN WILLIMANTIC, CT FOR 16 WEEKS AND 16-WEEK FOLLOW-UP. THE USEFULNESS OF THE ONLINE FOOD ACCESS TOOLS WILL BE IMPROVED THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO COUPLE OUR INTERVENTION WITH POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO STRENGTHEN NUTRITION SECURITY. THE INTERVENTION WILL ENGAGE AND EDUCATE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ALL PHASES IN THIS PROJECT THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCE IN HEALTH EQUITY AND HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR FOOD INSECURITY, POOR DIET QUALITY, AND DIET-SENSITIVE CHRONIC DISEASE.ON THE SHORT-TERM, THIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE GENERATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DFNL-ENHANCED PNE FOR LOW-INCOME, CULTURALLY DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS IN IMPROVING DIET QUALITY, INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND REDUCING THE RISK OF OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASES. ON THE LONG-TERM, FINDINGS FROM THIS MULTILEVEL STUDY WILL PROVIDE BEST PRACTICES FOR A MULTI-STATE, AND THEN NATIONWIDE INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE NUTRITION SECURITY AND HEALTH RISK VIA INCREASING HEALTHY FOOD ACCESSIBILITY, DIET QUALITY, HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.