Health
COVID unemployment assistance puts food on the table: study
Another wave of COVID-19 is putting millions out of work, while tens of millions more remain unemployed, and Congress debates aid.
Jan 29, 2021
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Health
Food insecurity spiked during early months of pandemic
Food insecurity spiked among residents living in two predominantly African American neighborhoods during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, far outpacing food insecurity observed among the general U.S. population ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Food insufficiency linked to depression, anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found a 25% increase in food insufficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food insufficiency, the most extreme form of food insecurity, occurs when families ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
School nutrition professionals' employee safety experiences during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, explores real-time personal and employee safety experiences and perspectives of school nutrition professionals ranging from frontline ...
Jan 7, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Study finds rising rates of food insecurity among older adults
From 2007 to 2016, food insecurity—or limited access to nutritious foods because of a lack of financial resources—increased significantly from 5.5% to 12.4% among older US adults, and the increase was more pronounced ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Health
Four signs that food pantries improve the diets of low-income people
The nation has thousands of food pantries, places that give cash-strapped people free food with few questions asked. These organizations can occupy everything from an entire building to a literal pantry—as in a few shelves ...
Dec 17, 2020
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A hospital that prescribes free nutritious food to families who need more than medical care
Being food-insecure – unable to get enough nutritious food to meet your needs—can take a toll on your health. So Dayton Children's Hospital has begun to screen its patients and their families for this problem and refer ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Study: Drug offenders more likely to face food insecurity
People who have a drug-related felony conviction are more likely to face food insecurity than people who have never been arrested.
Dec 11, 2020
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Pediatrics
What are schools doing to feed students during COVID-19-related closures?
As schools across the United States are grappling with remote and hybrid learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, investigates the initial responses of child nutrition ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Health
Assessment finds millions of lives can be saved with climate action
Unless we take urgent action to tackle climate change, we can expect an ever-hotter world that threatens global health, disrupts lives and livelihoods and overwhelms healthcare systems, according to The Lancet's Global Countdown ...
Dec 5, 2020
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