SNAP, Trump and Food bank
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The administration of President Donald Trump has made $450 million in tariff revenue available for a childhood nutrition program imperiled by the federal government shutdown, according to federal funding records.
Stakeholders are developing and testing screening tools and interventions to address nutrition insecurity, additive to and distinct from food insecurity. Given nutrition and health inequities in diet-related diseases, achieving nutrition security must be a ...
New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study highlights the need to reconsider our approach to addressing ...
Greetings River Hawks! As you may be aware, as of this past Saturday, November 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been discontinued for as long as the federal government continues to be shutdown.
The United States has for many decades been reevaluating its relationship with food through the lens of health. The nation is facing an epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases from cardiovascular conditions to diabetes and obesity. The health-related ...
Heidi Borst is a freelance journalist, healthcare content writer and certified nutrition coach with a love of all things health and wellness. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, MS..
Usman’s surviving twin was readmitted to the nutrition program in July and still receives ready-to-use therapeutic food packets and critical care for severe malnutrition, Mercy Corps said, but the threat of further funding cuts puts ongoing treatment for this child and others at risk.
Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that members of the New Jersey National Guard have been deployed to support the state’s food banks.
Heidi Borst is a freelance journalist, healthcare content writer and certified nutrition coach with a love of all things health and wellness. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, MS..