Roles of cities in creating healthful food systems

N Cohen - Annual review of public health, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Over the past several decades, cities worldwide have attempted to reconfigure their food
systems to improve public health, advance social justice, and promote environmental …

Association of a fruit and vegetable subsidy program with food purchases by individuals with low income in the US

SA Berkowitz, N Curran, S Hoeffler… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Food insecurity is associated with a less healthy diet. The Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is associated with reduced food insecurity, but benefit …

Policy implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in rural America: evidence from Appalachia

KM Cardarelli, E DeWitt, R Gillespie… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rural communities are disproportionally affected by food insecurity, making them vulnerable
to the consequences of supply disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While …

Local Control, Discretion, and Administrative Burden: SNAP Interview Waivers and Caseloads During the COVID-19 Pandemic

C Heflin, WC Fannin, L Lopoo - The American Review of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Department of Agriculture waived the certification
interview for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), substantially …

“I felt like I had something I could do about it”: pediatric clinician experiences with a food insecurity-focused produce prescription program

S Johnson, L Fischer, S Gupta, J Lazerov… - Clinical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Efforts to address food insecurity (FI) in pediatric clinics have increased over the last decade,
particularly after a groundbreaking 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement …

SNAP at the community scale: How neighborhood characteristics affect participation and food access

N Cohen - American Journal of Public Health, 2019 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Cities are spatially diverse, with enclaves of particular demographic groups, clusters of
businesses, and pockets of low-income individuals living amid affluence. This essay …

[PDF][PDF] Employment, financial and well-being effects of the 2021 expanded child tax credit

L Hamilton, S Roll, M Despard, E Maag… - Washington University in …, 2021 - urban.org
The 2021 temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) is unprecedented in its reach
and is predicted to cut American child poverty by more than half. The expanded CTC …

[PDF][PDF] The Return on Investing in Children

E Maag, C Lou, M Casas, H Daly, G Garriga, L Hunter - 2023 - urban.org
Each year, the federal government invests over $500 billion in children through direct cash
payments, including tax credits, and in-kind goods such as childcare, education, food …

A forensic statistical analysis of fraud in the federal food stamp program

J Woody, Z Zhao, R Lund, TL Wu - The Annals of Applied …, 2024 - projecteuclid.org
A forensic statistical analysis of fraud in the federal food stamp program Page 1 The Annals
of Applied Statistics 2024, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2486–2510 https://doi.org/10.1214/24-AOAS1891 …

[PDF][PDF] The case for boosting SNAP benefits in next major economic response package

D Rosenbaum, S Dean, Z Neuberger - Center on Budget and Policy …, 2020 - cbpp.org
Policymakers are appropriately considering additional stimulus measures in the face of
mounting job losses and other dire economic signs due to COVID-19. A top item on their list …