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The goal of the Healthy Options, Healthy Meals™ (HOHM) initiative is to increase access to nutritious foods for low-income families by assisting food banks in their efforts to improve the nutritional quality of their food inventory.
The goal of the Healthy Options, Healthy Meals™ (HOHM) initiative is to increase access to nutritious foods for low-income families by assisting food banks in their efforts to improve the nutritional quality of their food inventory.
"Improving the Nutritional Quality of Foods Distributed to Lower-Income Families through Emergency Food Services: A study of nutrition-related policies and practices of food banks and food pantries" reports on two recent trends in the US—widespread food insecurity among families and the rising prevalence of obesity in both adults and children.
This newsletter presents the results of a national survey of food banks in the Feeding America network conducted by the Center as part of a larger study. The survey was designed to identify ways that the emergency food network can increase its inventory of healthful foods in order to help prevent obesity and protect client health.
Food insecurity is a growing concern in the United States especially in view of the recent economic climate, which has increased demand on Emergency Food Programs (EFP). There is an increased urgency in improving the nutrition quality of food distributed to our most nutritionally vulnerable families.
Food insecurity is a growing concern in the United States, particularly in view of the current economic recession and rising food prices. Food insecurity, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), occurs when a household does not have access to enough food for active, healthy living.
A Framework for Understanding Food Insecurity: An Antihunger Approach / A Food Systems Approach reports on the concept and prevalence of food insecurity.
The emergency food network in the US started as an ad hoc response to emergency food shortages for individuals and families. What was once a source of “emergency” food has become a source of “supplemental” food for many clients of the network who are in a recurring state of emergency.
