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- The USDA's SNAP program is a crucial support system for low-income Americans, aiding around 40 million people each month, with a significant portion being children.
- The review outlines a framework that highlights how SNAP impacts public health by influencing food security, diet quality, and health outcomes for participants.
- It also discusses key policy areas for improvement, focusing on food production and distribution, benefit allocation, and eligibility/enrollment, while suggesting evidence-based changes and emphasizing the need for further research.
Article Abstract
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the US nutrition safety net. Each month, SNAP provides assistance to 40 million low-income Americans-nearly half of them children. A number of changes could strengthen the public health impacts of SNAP. This review first presents a framework describing the mechanisms through which SNAP policy can influence public health, particularly by affecting the food security, the diet quality, and, subsequently, the health of SNAP participants. We then discusspolicy opportunities with the greatest potential to strengthen the public health impacts of SNAP, organized into three areas: () food production and distribution, () benefit allocation, and () eligibility and enrollment. For each section, we describe current policy and limitations of the status quo, suggest evidence-based opportunities for policy change to improve public health, and identify important areas for future research.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094143 | DOI Listing |
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