A critical program supporting healthy communities in Illinois and across the country took a devastating hit on July 4 when HR1, the federal budget reconciliation bill, was passed and signed into law. In addition to slashing ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Online grocery shopping has the potential to increase food access for households in areas where supermarkets selling affordable, healthy foods are scarce. When Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Over the last six months, there have been several policy changes affecting children's nutrition benefits, vaccine mandates, and more. A new survey from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health reveals how American ...
Aug 6, 2025
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While federal food assistance cuts are too large to make up for in efficiencies, pooling resources among hunger relief agencies could help the remaining aid go further.
Jul 30, 2025
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Recent laws instituted in the United States substantially cut funding to many government programs, especially those related to health or social well‐being.
Jul 23, 2025
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An article by Ph.D. student Ivonne Quiroz and colleagues published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development assesses an online grocery ordering service implemented in rural Mississippi, where ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Food insecurity is a significant burden among U.S. surgical patients, according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Surgery.
Jun 20, 2025
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In a new report, health policy experts at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) showed significant increases in food insecurity and poor physical health ...
May 19, 2025
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Experiencing food insecurity in early childhood is associated with worse heart health two decades later, especially higher Body Mass Index (BMI). But participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may ...
May 14, 2025
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As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor's desk in April, the nation's top health official joined Arizona lawmakers in the state Capitol to celebrate its passage.
May 14, 2025
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