This article uses data from the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment study, conducted by Mathematica for the U ….S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to examine three areas of school food environments: policies and practices, availability of … schools in 38 states. Researchers found that the overall food environment becomes significantly less healthy as students …

) study. The main SNAPFS study was conducted for the Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA from October 2011 through …This report presents findings from the qualitative In-Depth Interview component of the SNAP Food Security (SNAPFS … September 2012, and examined the effects of the program on food security for 6,436 SNAP households just entering the program and …

people with disabilities. The multiyear, multimode study, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition …

Using 2005 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment survey, this study … examines the contribution of school meals to the food and nutrient intake of children in food-secure, marginally secure, and … food-insecure households. The study finds that children from food-insecure and marginally secure households receive a …

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to more than 47 million low … lifestyle, otherwise known as "food security." Our study conducted for the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of …-income Americans every month. It aims to reduce hunger by facilitating beneficiaries’ access to enough food for a healthy, active …