Support for Foods Allowed Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. [PDF]
Millions of U.S. families rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to afford food. Congress has proposed changing the items eligible for purchase with SNAP, which could influence participants' diets. Understanding attitudes towards these changes overall, by political party, and by SNAP participation can identify proposals with ...
Hatton CR, Leung CW, Wolfson JA.
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program healthy eating incentives and fruit and vegetable spending across the month [PDF]
Objective: To estimate how incentives that encourage healthy eating among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants impact intra-monthly variation in fruit and vegetable spending.
Joel Cuffey +3 more
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Work Requirements and Safety-Net Program Participation.
ImportanceWork requirements are a controversial feature of US safety-net programs, with some policymakers seeking to expand their use. Little is known about the demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic characteristics of individuals most likely to be negatively impacted by work requirements.ObjectiveTo examine the association between work requirements ...
Ndumele CD +4 more
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Schools as Hubs of Health: A Comprehensive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—Education Model for Promoting Wellness in Low-Income Communities [PDF]
Research indicates that health interventions are most effective when they address multiple social determinants of health to support positive behavior.
Shannon A. Klisch, Katherine E. Soule
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Food Insecurity Disparities Among Immigrants in the U.S.
Introduction: Food insecurity negatively impacts public health and costs the U.S. healthcare system $53 billion annually. Immigrants are at higher risk of food insecurity.
Nasser Sharareh, PhD +5 more
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federally funded and state administered program to combat food insecurity. Analyzing factors in SNAP participation is important to understanding consumption in food systems and supporting ...
Mckenzie Carvalho +3 more
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [PDF]
Under the current version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), participants can purchase virtually any food or beverage (collectively, food). Research indicates that SNAP recipients may have worse dietary quality than income-eligible nonparticipants. Policymakers have urged the U.S.
Jennifer L, Pomeranz, Jamie F, Chriqui
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Objective: Food pantries and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are widely available resources for individuals facing food insecurity, yet the dietary quality of individuals using both programmes is not well characterised.
Seema Jain +3 more
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and health care expenditures in children
Background The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has well-established positive impacts on child health outcomes, including increased birth weight and decreased likelihood of underweight status.
Stephen Rogers +6 more
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Its Multiplicative Effects: The USA Experience [PDF]
The implementation of state programs to support wellbeing through food subsidies aimed at maintaining a demand, addressing hunger, and reducing poverty is typical for both developed and emerging states.
Olena Borodina +2 more
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