Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Is Associated with an Increase in Household Food Security in a National Evaluation,
Author(s) -
James Mabli,
Jim Ohls
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.198697
Subject(s) - supplemental nutrition assistance program , snap , food security , food stamp program , environmental health , logistic regression , food insecurity , sample (material) , survey of income and program participation , low income , business , food stamps , medicine , gerontology , socioeconomics , economics , geography , demographic economics , agriculture , welfare , archaeology , chemistry , computer graphics (images) , chromatography , computer science , market economy
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nutrition assistance benefits to low-income families in an effort to reduce hunger and improve health and well-being. Because 1 in 7 Americans participate in the program each month, policymakers need to know whether the program is meeting these objectives effectively.
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