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USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Tennessee Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Tennessee residents in 10 counties (Cannon, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lewis, Macon, McNairy, Rutherford, Tipton, and Wayne) recovering from tornadoes and severe storms that began on March 31, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
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SNAP E&T Program Creates Opportunities and Incentivizes Work
Most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants who can work already do. SNAP’s food assistance benefits are critical to helping these workers put food on the table as the jobs they hold often pay low wages, offer unreliable hours, and don’t provide benefits like paid sick leave.
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Integrating Nutrition into Healthcare in the Midwest
Can you imagine a day when healthcare is mostly proactive as opposed to reactive? Imagine if everyone has access to the vital conditions for health and wellbeing:
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Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids
WIC is one of the most powerful, evidence-based public health programs, setting moms, babies, and young kids up to be healthy and thrive.
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Putting the CO in Co-located Services
By Shavana Howard, Senior Advisor, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
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Ways to Get Involved with the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
By HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Keeping Corn from Frequenting the Phosphorus Buffet Line
When it comes to food, plants can "eat" more than they need—just like the diner who can't resist another stop at the buffet line despite already feeling full.
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School Breakfast: A Jump Start to a Great Day
How you start your day sets the tone for the rest of your day! School breakfast programs are critical in building a healthier future for America’s children.
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USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Arkansas Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and severe storms beginning March 31, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
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USDA Announces Funding Availability to Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Options for Underserved Producers and Tribal Communities
Up to $125 million through two grant programs will increase choices for producers, including new capacity for indigenous meat processing to support tribal food systems
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USDA to Host National Consultations on Tribal Barriers the Week of April 24
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a five-day consultation series, “USDA Tribal Consultations on Barriers/Equity:
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USDA Continues to Modernize, Innovate WIC Program to Improve Maternal, Child Health
The Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service is announcing a series of grant opportunities funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 aimed at innovating and modernizing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC.
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USDA Continues to Modernize, Innovate WIC Program to Improve Maternal, Child Health
The Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service is announcing a series of grant opportunities funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 aimed at innovating and modernizing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC.
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USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Mississippi Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Mississippi residents in six counties (Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, and Sharkey) due to the impact of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that began on March 24, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
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USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for California Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income California residents in seven counties (Kern, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare, and Tuolumne) recovering from the impact of severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that began on Feb. 21, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
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Food Help on the Way for Arkansas Households Hit by Tornadoes and Severe Storms
Approximately 7,000 families in Cross and Pulaski County affected by recent tornadoes and severe storms will soon be able to receive food packages containing nutritious, high-quality foods that are 100% grown and produced on farms in the U.S. – known as USDA Foods.
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Three Days in Michigan
By Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
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105-Year-Old Fondy Farmers Market Increases Access to Healthy, Local Food and Economic Opportunity in Greater Milwaukee Area
Last fall, Stacy Dean, USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, visited the Fondy Farmers Market, Milwaukee's 105-year-old, largest, and first farmers market in Wisconsin to accept SNAP!
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Secretary Tom Vilsack Visits Greeley Evans School District
Greeley-Evans School District 6 in northern Colorado was honored and excited to welcome Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to Maplewood Elementary School on March 22.
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Harvesting Healthy Habits During National Nutrition Month
Harvesting collard greens and making whole wheat crackers from scratch is not a typical day on the job for me as the Deputy Under Secretary of USDA’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.