Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Food Stamp Program, Investigation and Extension
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309263476
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them to make food choices that are contrary to current nutritional guidance. To help alleviate this problem, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a number of nutrition assistance programs designed to improve access to healthy foods for low-income individuals and households. The largest of these programs is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, which today serves more than 46 million Americans with a program cost in excess of $75 billion annually. The goals of SNAP include raising the level of nutrition among low-income households and maintaining adequate levels of nutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low-income families. In response to questions about whether there are different ways to define the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study to examine the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments, specifically: the feasibility of establishing an objective, evidence-based, science-driven definition of the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, as well as other relevant dimensions of adequacy; and data and analyses needed to support an evidence-based assessment of the adequacy of SNAP allotments. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy reviews the current evidence, including the peer-reviewed published literature and peer-reviewed government reports. Although not given equal weight with peer-reviewed publications, some non-peer-reviewed publications from nongovernmental organizations and stakeholder groups also were considered because they provided additional insight into the behavioral aspects of participation in nutrition assistance programs. In addition to its evidence review, the committee held a data gathering workshop that tapped a range of expertise relevant to its task.
An Act to Amend Title 38, United States Code, to Provide a Cost-of-Living Adjustment in the Rates of Disability Compensation for Veterans with Service-connected Disabilities and the Rates of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Survivors of Such Veterans
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 1512
Book Description
Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index: 74th Congress-78th Congress, 1935-1944 (6 v.)
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Digest of Public General Bills and Resolutions
Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Senate Record Votes
Author: CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index: 86th Congress-88th Congress, 1959-1964 (5 v.)
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Author: