MANY HOUSEHOLDS IN THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP). WHILE SNAP HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY, LOW-INCOME AMERICANS, INCLUDING SNAP PARTICIPANTS, SPEND LESS ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND HAVE HIGHER RATES OF OBESITY AND DIET-RELATED DISEASES THAN HIGHER-INCOME AMERICANS. TO ENCOURAGE SNAP PARTICIPANTS TO PURCHASE HEALTHIER FOODS, POLICIES HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO EITHER RESTRICT SNAP BENEFITS TO HEALTHY FOODS OR TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO PURCHASE HEALTHIER FOODS. CURRENT POLICY HAS FOCUSED ON INCENTIVES, WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (GUSNIP) AND THE HEALTHY FLUID MILK INCENTIVES (HFMI) PROGRAM, AS WELL AS LOCAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS NORTH CAROLINA'S HEALTHY OPPORTUNITY PILOTS PROGRAM.THIS PROJECT WILL ORGANIZE AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP FOR RESEARCHERS FOCUSING ON SNAP HEALTHY EATING INCENTIVES SUCH AS GUSNIP. THE WORKSHOP WILL ENABLE RESEARCHERS TO GET FEEDBACK ON PROJECTS ABOUT SNAP HEALTHY EATING INCENTIVES AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS ABOUT SNAP HEALTHY EATING INCENTIVES.
$21,519FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA
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