Support for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Policy Alternatives Among US Adults, 2018

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest federal nutrition assistance program, provides financial assistance for food purchases to 40 million Americans and has an annual budget of more than $65 billion (https://bit.ly/ 2K3g0l5). Although SNAP benefits can be used to purchase...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2019-07, Vol.109 (7), p.993-995
Hauptverfasser:	Franckle, Rebecca L, Polacsek, Michele, Bleich, Sara N, Thorndike, Anne N, Findling, Mary T G, Moran, Alyssa J, Rimm, Eric B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adults AJPH s Beverages Bipartisanship Budgets Confectionery Consumption Deodorants Editorials Food Food Assistance - organization & administration Food stamps Food Supply - statistics & numerical data Fruits Health care Health care expenditures Health care policy Health Policy Health Promotion Humans Hunger Incentives Internet Marketing Nutrition Nutrition Policy Nutrition programs Nutrition research Nutrition/Food Nutritional Requirements Policies Policy making Polls & surveys Prepared foods Public Assistance - organization & administration Public Health Public opinion Purchasing Restrictions Socioeconomic Factors Subsidies Supermarkets Telephone surveys United States Vegetables
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Zusammenfassung:	The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest federal nutrition assistance program, provides financial assistance for food purchases to 40 million Americans and has an annual budget of more than $65 billion (https://bit.ly/ 2K3g0l5). Although SNAP benefits can be used to purchase any food or nonalcoholic beverage, with the exception of hot or pre-prepared foods, there is strong interest among public health advocates and policymakers in identifying evidence-based SNAP policies that will promote healthier participant purchases.1
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2019.305112