This paper provides background information on SNAP; briefly summarizes the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on health and well-being; summarizes research on SNAP’s role in addressing these issues among low-income Americans; and describes how this role of furthering the public’s health would be enhanced if SNAP benefits were more adequate.
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Food Research & Action Center’s Transition Recommendations: “This is the Time to Heal in America,” and It Begins With Addressing Hunger