SNAP to Health Interviews Laura Fox on Baltimarket and SNAP
February 16, 2012Laura Fox is the co-coordinator for the Baltimore City Health Department’s Virtual Supermarket Project, also known as Baltimarket. She answered… Read More
SNAP: the Other Corporate Subsidy in the Farm Bill?
February 15, 2012As Enrollment Increases, USDA Should Require Purchase Data from Food Stamp Retailers to Better Evaluate Nutrition Intake This week Congress… Read More
New Nutrition Standards for School Lunches
February 15, 2012At a visit to Parklawn Elementary School in Virginia on January 25th, 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama announced the new… Read More
SNAP to Health with Double Up Food Bucks
January 24, 2012by Dr. Oran B. Hesterman, President & CEO, Fair Food Network One way to create a healthier food environment for low-income… Read More
Farm Bill Hackathon: The Results
January 18, 2012The Farm Bill, despite its important role in shaping the food system in America, is so complex that it is… Read More
SNAP Into The Old Ways
January 17, 2012“Eating well” means eating the healthiest foods that we love to eat most. It does not mean eating foods that… Read More
Is childhood obesity a form of neglect? – Cleveland thinks so
January 17, 2012In the first case of its kind, on December 14th, 2011, a Cuyahoga County court in Cleveland, Ohio ruled to… Read More
Obesity Rate Decreases Among NYC Students
January 10, 2012Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has made it his mission to encourage healthier habits among New Yorkers, and some are crediting… Read More
SNAP to Health!
December 2, 2011Hunger and food insecurity are major public health problems in America that have escalated dramatically in response to the current… Read More
Yum! Brands Drops Bid to Allow Food Stamp Use at Fast Food Restaurants
December 2, 2011Yum! Brands Inc, the Louisville, Kentucky based company that owns Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC recently stopped its campaign… Read More