USDA ends annual reports tracking hunger in America
For 30 years, Americans have relied on a yearly government report to understand how many families go without enough food. That report is now ending.
Sep 22, 2025
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Amid cuts, SNAP-Ed study reveals partnerships support healthy communities
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 program shows promise in increasing healthy purchases and reducing food insecurity
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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Poll: Americans largely don't support federal changes to child health programs
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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How food banks facing cuts could harness data, maximize efficiency
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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Q&A: An economist explains cost and benefit for publicly funded health programs
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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Online grocery program bridges food gap in rural Mississippi
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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More than one in 10 surgical patients face food insecurity
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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Cuts to food stamps linked to rising food insecurity and declining health for millions of Americans
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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SNAP shields kids from future heart disease risks, long-term study finds
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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