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August 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
Re/Storing Nashville sought to address lack of access to healthy foods and childhood obesity in three Nashville neighborhoods by increasing residents' access to full-service grocery stores.
August 1, 2011 | Program Result Report
PolicyLink, in partnership with the Food Trust and the Reinvestment Fund, developed and promoted model federal policies to improve local food environments and increase access to healthy, affordable foods.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study examining the food-buying behavior of lower-income African-American youth found that youth make frequent and unhealthy food purchases.
April 1, 2011 | Book
This study supports findings from earlier studies showing that the Food Stamp Program does not have any statistically significant effect on food consumption. This study examined consumption patterns in families headed by single mothers with a high school education or less.
April 1, 2011 | Book
A popular policy option for addressing the growth in weight has been the imposition of a “fat tax” on selected foods that are deemed to promote obesity. This study tested the short- and long-run body weight consequences of changing food prices.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Mobile food vendors can deliver nutritious food options, in particular fresh produce, to communities that are suffering high obesity rates.
October 8, 2010 | Program Result Report
The Sustainable Food Center partnered with six middle schools in Austin, Texas, to implement a program to increase children's knowledge of the food system, their consumption of fruits and vegetables and their access to local farm produce.
August 4, 2010 | Program Result Report
ISAIAH, a faith-based community organization of 90 congregations, mobilized community activists to promote the links between transportation and access to healthy foods and to bring light-rail stops to low-income neighborhoods in the Twin Cities.
April 1, 2010 | Report
Synthesis from Healthy Eating Research finds little evidence of a direct link.
September 20, 2009 | Program Result Report
FirstHealth is a nonprofit health system covering 15 counties with a network of hospitals, health and fitness centers, primary and dental care centers, and a hospice and home care program.