Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Food relief
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The Food Assistance Landscape
The Food Assistance Landscape
Author: Food Assistance Landscape FY 2013 Annual Report
Author: United States Department of AgriculturePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505399288
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
About 1 in 4 Americans participates in at least 1 of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 15 domestic food and nutrition assistance programs at some point during the year. Together these programs, which vary by size, type of bene ts provided, and target population, form a nutritional safety net for millions of children and low-income adults. These programs account for over 70 percent of USDA's annual budget. USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) conducts studies and evaluations of these programs. This report uses preliminary administrative data from USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the agency responsible for managing the programs, to examine trends in the food and nutrition assistance programs through scal 2013 (October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013). The report uses ERS data to examine trends in the prevalence and severity of household food insecurity in the United States through 2012 and summarizes two recent ERS reports that examine the food security of two subpopulations of particular concern: (1) adults with disabilities and (2) households with children. The report also looks at trends in some of the indicators of economic and social conditions that affect participation in and spending on food and nutrition assistance programs.
The Food Assistance Landscape, March 2005
Author: The Changing Food Assistance Landscape
Author: Craig GundersenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Food consumption forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Food Assistance Landscape
Author: Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Food relief
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The Changing Food Assistance Landscape
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428907653
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Food Assistance
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health
Author: William L. HamiltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Food relief
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309263476
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them to make food choices that are contrary to current nutritional guidance. To help alleviate this problem, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a number of nutrition assistance programs designed to improve access to healthy foods for low-income individuals and households. The largest of these programs is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, which today serves more than 46 million Americans with a program cost in excess of $75 billion annually. The goals of SNAP include raising the level of nutrition among low-income households and maintaining adequate levels of nutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low-income families. In response to questions about whether there are different ways to define the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study to examine the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments, specifically: the feasibility of establishing an objective, evidence-based, science-driven definition of the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, as well as other relevant dimensions of adequacy; and data and analyses needed to support an evidence-based assessment of the adequacy of SNAP allotments. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy reviews the current evidence, including the peer-reviewed published literature and peer-reviewed government reports. Although not given equal weight with peer-reviewed publications, some non-peer-reviewed publications from nongovernmental organizations and stakeholder groups also were considered because they provided additional insight into the behavioral aspects of participation in nutrition assistance programs. In addition to its evidence review, the committee held a data gathering workshop that tapped a range of expertise relevant to its task.
