By Sacrificing for Their Children, Some Low-Income Mothers Jeopardize Their Health
July 19, 2012 | Story
Study finds intersection of caregiving, gender roles and poverty can cause weight gains for low-income mothers.
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Feeding Her Children, But Risking Her Health
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study examines the negative correlation between weight related to food insecurity for mothers and non-mothers. Food insecure mothers are more likely to be overweight and obese than their childfree female counterparts. Single mothers are more likely to experience food insecurity compared to married or cohabitating mothers.
Re/Storing Nashville
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.
A National Grassroots Campaign for Healthier Food
May 23, 2011 | Program Result Report
From 2009 to 2010, Active Voice, San Francisco, organized Ingredients for Change, a nationwide grassroots campaign designed to spur public awareness and advocacy around healthy food, food justice and childhood obesity.
Promoting Model Federal Policies to Improve Local Food Environments
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.
A New Light Rail Line with Stops in Low-Income Neighborhoods
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.
An Analysis of Public Health Policy and Legal Issues Relevant to Mobile Food Vending
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.
Sprouting Healthy Kids Promotes Local Produce and Healthy Eating Behavior in Austin, Texas, Middle Schools
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.
Policy Solutions to the 'Grocery Gap'
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors present the Food Trust's five-step framework for increasing access to fresh, healthy food in various locales.
Philadelphia Project Works with Corner Stores to Improve Students' Snacking Choices
February 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Staff at The Food Trust conducted a Corner Store Campaign to change the school and community environments to support healthy eating among children and adolescents.