After all, it’s called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for a reason.
America’s Food Program for the Poor Should Focus on Nutrition
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Publications
Rubio, Booker Introduce Snap Nutrition Security Act
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the SNAP Nutrition Security Act to help improve SNAP recipients’ diet quality and collect data on SNAP purchases to identify what products taxpayer dollars are being spent on.
Produce Prescription Programs for Patients with Diabetes Could Save Billions in Healthcare Costs, Study Shows
A simulation by Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy researchers predicts the clinical and financial benefits of making fruits and vegetables more accessible to food-insecure diabetic patients
Food is Medicine: Uniting Innovation and Equity
An interview with the Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian on the power of this fast-growing field to do good for all—especially those who most need it
Unlocking the Power of Food Can Improve the Nation’s Health
Read the Food Tank article
Measuring And Addressing Nutrition Security To Achieve Health And Health Equity
Read the Health Policy Brief by Task Force Co-chair Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian
Here’s a Blueprint for State-Focused Nutrition Advocacy
For food bank advocates seeking to sway their state legislatures toward policies that promote health and nutrition, Dariush Mozaffarian has some guidance about where to push.
A Food is Medicine Approach to Achieve Nutrition Security and Improve Health
Dariush Mozaffarian, Heidi M. Blanck, Kathryn M. Garfield, Alissa Wassung & Ruth Petersen. Nature Medicine (2022)
U.S. House Calls for Nutrition Education for Medical Professionals
The U.S. House passed a bipartisan resolution calling on medical schools and other health professional training programs to incorporate nutrition education into their curricula, advance nutrition research, and raise awareness of the role that nutrition plays in health.