Hunger in America [[electronic resource] ] : issues and assistance / / Gaston T. LaBue, editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishing, Inc., c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) | LabueGaston T |
Collana | Hunger and poverty : causes, impacts and eradication |
Soggetto topico |
Food supply - United States
Food relief - United States Nutrition policy - United States Hunger - United States |
ISBN | 1-61324-443-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- HUNGER IN AMERICA:ISSUES AND ASSISTANCE -- HUNGER IN AMERICA:ISSUES AND ASSISTANCE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITYIN AMERICA. SUBMITTED TO: SUBCOMMITTEE ONDEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, OVERSIGHT,NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY U.S.HOUSECOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE -- REFERENCES -- DOMESTIC FOOD ASSISTANCE: THE FARM BILLAND OTHER LEGISLATION IN THE 110THCONGRESS* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE 2008 FARM BILL -- Background -- Food Stamps[7] -- Eligibility -- Assets -- Use of Benefits -- Benefit Levels -- State Administration -- Program Access -- Programs in Lieu of Food Stamps -- The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)[24] -- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)[26] -- Community Food Projects -- Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs -- Fruits and Vegetables -- OTHER DOMESTIC FOOD ASSISTANCEISSUES AND PROPOSALS -- PROPOSED LEGISLATION -- CONGRESSIONAL ACTION -- Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs -- Simplified Summer Food Service Rules -- Suppers in after-School Programs -- Expiring Authorities[35] -- 2008 Farm Bill -- Reauthorization -- The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) -- Fruits and Vegetables -- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) -- Community Food Projects -- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) -- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) -- Geographic Preference and Buy American Rules -- Puerto Rico -- Obesity Initiative -- Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship Program -- Nutrition Monitoring -- Sense of Congress: Juvenile Obesity -- General Provisions -- Benefit Levels and Eligibility[45] -- Asset Eligibility Standards -- Program Administration and Nutrition Education -- Retailers and Use of Benefits -- Reauthorization -- The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) -- Fruits and Vegetables -- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).
Community Food Projects -- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) -- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) -- Farmers' Markets and EBT Cards -- Geographic Preference and Buy American Rules -- Puerto Rico -- Health and Nutrition Promotion Projects -- Hunger-Free Communities: Studies and Grants[48] -- Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellows -- Enrolling Children for Free School Meals -- Periodic Surveys -- Nutrition Monitoring -- Team Nutrition Network -- Agriculture Policy and Public Health -- Whole Grain Pilot Project -- Report on Federal Hunger Programs -- Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program[49] -- Infrastructure and Transportation Grants -- REFERENCES -- CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOODINVENTORY: PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE* -- ABSTRACT -- TAX LAW -- Limitation on the Amount Deductible -- Carryforward -- Contributions of Property - Including Food Products -- Summary of Restrictions -- PAST LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS -- Apparently Wholesome Food -- ABBREVIATED HISTORY -- STATISTICAL TRENDS -- ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS -- Equity Concerns -- Other Issues -- REFERENCES -- FOOD STAMP PROGRAM: USE OF ALTERNATIVEMETHODS TO APPLY FOR AND MAINTAINBENEFITS COULD BE ENHANCED BY ADDITIONALEVALUATION AND INFORMATIONON PROMISING PRACTICES* -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- Program Participation -- Determination of Eligibility and Benefits -- The Process of Applying for and Maintaining Benefits -- ALL STATES USE MAIL AND ABOUT HALF OF STATES USE OR HAVEBEGUN DEVELOPING ON- LINE SERVICES AND CALL CENTERS TOPROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM -- Almost All States Allow Households to Apply for Food StampBenefits and Maintain Eligibility by Mail and about Half of the StatesAre Using or Developing on-line Services. Almost Half of States Are Using or Developing Call Centers and UsingTelephone Interviews as an Alternative to Visiting the Local Assistance Office -- States Report Taking Several Actions to HelpHouseholds Use Alternative Methods -- INFORMATION ON RESULTS IS LIMITED, BUT STATESWE REVIEWED CITE ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES USINGALTERNATIVE ACCESS METHODS -- Evaluation Challenges -- FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS REPORT ALTERNATIVE METHODSHELP SOME HOUSEHOLDS ACCESS FOOD STAMP BENEFITS, BUTTECHNOLOGY AND STAFFING CAN PRESENT CHALLENGES -- Advantages of Alternative Methods -- Challenges to Using Alternative Methods -- STATES REPORT TAKING ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN FOOD STAMPPROGRAM INTEGRITY WHILE USING ALTERNATIVE METHODS -- State Actions to Prevent Improper Food Stamp Payments and Fraud -- State Actions to Limit Procedural Denials -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- Agency Comments -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- Survey of State Food Stamp Administrators -- State Site Visits and Structured Interviews -- Reviews of FNS Data and Relevant Studies -- APPENDIX II: STATE-BY-STATE USE OF ALTERNATIVEMETHODS AND WAIVERS OF THE FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW -- RELATED GAO PRODUCTS -- REFERENCES -- TESTIMONY FOR THE COMMITTEE ONAGRICULTURE'S SUB-COMMITTEE ONDEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, OVERSIGHT,NUTRITION AND FORESTRY, ON THE SHORT ANDLONG TERM EFFECTS OF HUNGER IN AMERICA -- FOOD INSECURITY IN CALIFORNIA -- Consequences of Food Insecurity in California -- Addressing -- PROBLEMS WITH FOOD STAMPS IN CALIFORNIA -- Capturing the Economic Benefits of Food Stamps to California -- TAKING ACTION -- Recent Progress -- A New Opportunity to Help Struggling Families and Our Economy -- REFERENCES. STATEMENT OF DR.MARK NORD, SOCIOLOGIST,BEFORE THE AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ONDEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, OVERSIGHT,NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY, JULY 23, 2008,HEARING ON THE SHORT AND LONG TERMIMPACTS OF HUNGER -- HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN THEUNITED STATES, 2006 -- BEHIND THE STATISTICS: HOW DOES USDAMEASURE HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY? -- WHAT ARE THE FOOD CONDITIONS IN HOUSEHOLDSWITH LOW AND VERY LOW FOOD SECURITY? -- HOW DOES FOOD INSECURITY RELATE TO HUNGER? -- HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES,2006-A FEW MORE STATISTICS -- APPENDIX A. QUESTIONS USED TO ASSESS THE FOODSECURITY OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NATIONAL SURVEYS -- TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ONAGRICULTURE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENTOPERATIONS,OVERSIGHT,NUTRITION, ANDFORESTRY, UNITED STATES HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES,HEARING: THE SHORT ANDLONG TERM EFFECTS OF HUNGER IN AMERICA,WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008 -- REFERENCES -- TESTIMONY BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ONAGRICULTURE, SUBCOMMITTEE ONDEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, OVERSIGHT,NUTRITION AND FORESTRY -- INDEX. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824337203321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishing, Inc., c2009 | ||
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Impact of food stamp payment errors on household purchasing power [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : USDA Food & Nutrition Service, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | 7 pages : digital, PDF file |
Soggetto topico | Food relief - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697462803321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : USDA Food & Nutrition Service, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, , [2005] | ||
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Improving USDA commodities / / Food and Consumer Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Alexandria, VA (3101 Park Center Drive, Room 502, Alexandria 22302) : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Service, , [1995] |
Descrizione fisica | ii, 15 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
Soggetto topico |
Surplus agricultural commodities - United States
Farm produce - United States Food supply - United States Food relief - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | 1995 tri-agency commodity specification review report |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910690125603321 |
Alexandria, VA (3101 Park Center Drive, Room 502, Alexandria 22302) : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Service, , [1995] | ||
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Linking WIC program data to Medicaid and vital records data [[electronic resource] ] : phase II report, data development initiatives for research on Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs : final report / / by Loren Bell ; ERS project representatives, Parke Wilde and Alex Majchrowicz |
Autore | Bell Loren |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Economic Research Service, Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program, , [2004] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 unnumbered pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WildeParke
MajchrowiczT. Alexander |
Collana | E-FAN |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief - United States - States
Food relief - United States Health planning - United States - Data processing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Linking WIC program data to Medicaid and vital records data |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699717303321 |
Bell Loren | ||
[Washington, D.C.] : , : Economic Research Service, Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program, , [2004] | ||
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A look at food insecurity in America : hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, first session, March 11, 2021 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 139 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Soggetto topico |
Food security - United States
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- - United States Food relief - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Look at food insecurity in America |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910716580803321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2021 | ||
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Low-income workers : millions of full-time workers in the private sector rely on federal health care and food assistance programs : testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate / / statement of Cindy Brown Barnes |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Accountability Office, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (53 pages) : color illustration |
Collana | Testimony |
Soggetto topico |
Working poor - United States
Medicaid beneficiaries - Employment - United States Food relief - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Low-income workers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715933403321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Accountability Office, , 2021 | ||
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National survey of WIC participants / / authors, Nancy Cole, David Hoaglin, John Kirlin ; submitted by Abt Associates Inc. ; submitted to Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service |
Autore | Cole Nancy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Alexandria, VA : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, , [2001] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps ; ; 28 cm |
Collana | Nutrition assistance program report series |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief - United States
Children - Nutrition - United States Infants - Nutrition - United States Mothers - Nutrition - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702687303321 |
Cole Nancy | ||
Alexandria, VA : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, , [2001] | ||
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National survey of WIC participants II |
Autore | Geller Daniel M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Alexandria, VA : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1191 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief - United States
Children - Nutrition - United States Infants - Nutrition - United States Mothers - Nutrition - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Vol.1. Participant characteristics -- State and local agencies -- Improper payments report -- Technical report. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702682403321 |
Geller Daniel M. | ||
Alexandria, VA : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, , 2012 | ||
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National survey of WIC participants II report summary |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Alexandria, VA : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief - United States
Children - Nutrition - United States Infants - Nutrition - United States Mothers - Nutrition - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702681003321 |
Alexandria, VA : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis, , 2012 | ||
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Nutrition assistance in farmers markets : understanding the shopping patterns of SNAP participants / / Authors: Mustafa Karakus [and three others] ; submitted by: Westat |
Autore | Karakus Mustafa C. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 124 pages) : color illustrations |
Collana | Nutrition Assistance Program report |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief - United States
Farmers' markets - United States Food preferences - United States Grocery shopping - United States Decision making - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Nutrition assistance in farmers markets |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702642703321 |
Karakus Mustafa C. | ||
[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support, , [2014] | ||
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