SNAP that supports health: perspectives from participants

Charitable food system fact sheet

As adults and children in food insecure households are at greater risk of developing chronic disease, it is imperative to address nutrition security at the federal level in order to strengthen the charitable food system and forge a path towards health equity in our communities.

Research funding in the Farm Bill

Testing additional strategies through demonstration projects and establishing nutrition security measurements could furtherstrengthen the nutritional and broader public health impacts of SNAP.

Retail food environment recommendations

SNAP helps to reduce poverty, food insecurity, health care expenditures, and the risk of chronic conditions later in life. More than 250,000 retailers participate in the program across the country, with SNAP sales representing approximately nine percent of grocery sales industry-wide.

GusNIP fact sheet

Despite evidence that GusNIP incentives improve fruit and vegetable intake, funding remains insufficient for nationwide scaling and many organizations face challenges to receive funding which limits the program’s reach.

2018 Farm Bill: Supporting Healthy Eating through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

NANA Letter Opposing Weakening School Nutrition Standards in the House Farm Bill

Nutrition Priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill