Gardner area food pantries feeling the pain of federal budget cuts: How clients are affected
The weekly food kits that local food pantries in the greater Gardner area distribute to hundreds of low-income families and ...
Medically tailored meal programs could yield significant health care savings across 49 US states
While Food is Medicine programs are successfully helping patients manage their health, many initiatives are small-scale ...
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What Is ‘Food Is Medicine,’ Really? Policy Considerations On The Road To Health Care Coverage
Food Is Medicine interventions are increasingly gaining attention from policy makers, payers, and health care professionals as a promising approach to addressing diet-related chronic health conditions ...
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RFK Jr. Confirms New Food Pyramid, MAHA Standards for School Nutrition Programs in the Works
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he is putting common sense and nutrition into a new ...
After Trump cuts, Mass. awards $850K to pay for healthy food for kids
The awards through the state’s Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health, or FRESH, program, come after the Trump ...
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Public health programs brought millions into economy last year
Mesa County Public Health overcame a $1.3 million budget shortfall through a series of improvements across 2024, but that was ...
Mass Layoffs Hit Health Agencies That Track Disease and Regulate Food
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically ...
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Texas closer to banning junk food from SNAP benefits program after Senate passes bill
A bill limiting what you can purchase with food stamps is advancing. What does that mean for the program's future? Here's ...
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Iowa House bill would limit SNAP benefits to ‘healthy’ foods and drinks
Iowa House Republicans advanced a proposal Wednesday that would restrict SNAP users to only using benefits for "healthy foods ...
RFK Jr. announces states can ban sugary soda from food stamp program
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday that states will be granted waivers to ban soda from ...