Food insecurity affects 1 in 8 US households and has clear implications for population
health disparities. We present a person-centered, multilevel framework for understanding …

The remarkable transformation of the American social safety net that began in the early
1990s has led to seismic shifts in who benefits and how. More than two decades later, how …

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a highly effective program, vital
to our nation's health and well-being. SNAP's entitlement funding structure allows it to …

I estimate the effect of access to food stamps on criminal recidivism. In 1996, a federal
welfare reform imposed a lifetime ban from food stamps on convicted drug felons. Florida …

This study examined associations between very low food security and health outcomes in
older adults, and tested whether participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …

Work requirements are common in US safety net programs. Evidence remains limited,
however, on the extent to which work requirements increase economic self-sufficiency or …

Importance Allostatic overload, a biomarker of wear and tear, could be the potential pathway
through which food insecurity leads to increased morbidity risk. Objective To assess the …

The researchers conducted a Lacanian discourse analysis of 21 interviews conducted in
2016 of food bank clients of a large city in a southern US state. The study focused on …

New and emerging research links the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP,
formerly food stamps), the nation's most important anti-hunger program, with improved …

Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits to
purchase groceries to low-income Americans. It has substantial reach, providing benefits to …