Letter to White House re: food assistance in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

The Conference is an opportunity to address the unique challenges that CNMI faces in obtaining affordable, nutritious diets and a healthy retail environment.

Government Accountability

Leveraging SNAP to improve public health

This toolkit provides background, research, and policy recommendations on a range of SNAP topics. It also offers messaging guidance, tips for community engagement, and examples of campaign materials. All fact sheets can be downloaded and printed or shared electronically with stakeholders.

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Policy watch: New policies advancing SNAP and healthy food access

We're following the latest policy updates that affect equitable access to nutritious food for millions of children, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities who participate in SNAP and utilize the charitable food system.

SNAPJuly 12, 2022

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Rhode Island expands SNAP access with major investment of state funds

The Rhode Island Public Assistance Act (H7490) invests $11.5 million towards a retail SNAP incentives pilot program, providing critical nutrition access to over 138,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in the state.

SNAPJuly 8, 2022

CSPI gears up for the first Farm Bill Field Hearing

While pandemic supports are being scaled back, Congress continues to play a key role in mitigating food insecurity through the 2023 Farm Bill.

Government AccountabilityApril 28, 2022

Healthy Food Access Theory of Change

CSPI envisions a future in which the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) supports people impacted by systemic inequities by ensuring equitable access to a nourishing food environment and equipping participants with sufficient resources to achieve optimal health and wellbeing.

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Grantee Spotlight: Engaging Arkansas stakeholders on the public health impact of SNAP

Last year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Community Health and Research (UAMS/CHR) and the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance (AHRA) partnered to learn directly from program participants how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can better support healthy eating for Arkansans who face barriers to accessing nutritious foods.

SNAPMarch 30, 2022Cassie Harrison-Ramos, PhD

Moving from food security to nutrition security

What is the difference between food security and nutrition security?

Healthy EatingMarch 24, 2022Tia Schwab

Policy Co-Creation with SNAP Participants

This resource contains best practices on co-creating SNAP policies with communities and a summary of policy recommendations from previous SNAP community engagement projects across the U.S.

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Strengthening Healthy Food Access through SNAP: Building the Evidence

While SNAP has many positive public health impacts, nearly nine in ten participants still report some type of barrier to achieving a healthy diet. This resource outlines research on additional strategies that could further strengthen the nutritional and broader public health impacts of SNAP. It also discusses further research needed to evaluate the potential of these and additional strategies to improve food and nutrition security more fully.

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