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The National School Lunch Program' provides thousands of free or reduced-cost meals daily to need... more The National School Lunch Program' provides thousands of free or reduced-cost meals daily to needy children across the country. Originating during the Depression as an informal arrangement to utilize the nation's schoolchildren 2 as consumers of surplus farm products, 3 the program was designed primarily to dissipate the glut in the agricultural markets. After World War II, selective service investigation of draftee rejections revealed a significant correlation between physical deficiencies and childhood malnutrition, 4 highlighting the program's nutritional benefits. Congress then enacted the National School Lunch Act ' of 1946. Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture continued to administer the program. 6 The Act also retained provisions for the purchase of surplus agricultural commodities and codified and regularized direct
Health Affairs
People with low incomes have poorer health outcomes, including greater risk for disease and short... more People with low incomes have poorer health outcomes, including greater risk for disease and shorter lifespans. This pattern has the least favorable outcomes for those living in poverty but is present at every level of the income ladder. Income support programs that provide a social safety net for families-including the Earned Income Tax Credit and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-can influence health by meeting families' basic needs and supporting participation in economic development. However, families face inequitable access to income support programs. States vary in whether they offer the Earned Income Tax Credit, and this can lead to unequal access and participation across groups. Critical challenges for policy makers are identifying barriers to access to and participation in income supports as well as developing strategies to increase equitable access to income supports. This article synthesizes evidence on income and health and its relevance to income supports.
Immigrants in Virginia The foreign-born population of Virginia grew 83% between 1990 and 2000. ... more Immigrants in Virginia The foreign-born population of Virginia grew 83% between 1990 and 2000. The foreign-born population represents about one in ten Virginians. While many immigrants in the state are naturalized, about one in 20 Virginians is a noncitizen. 200,000-250,000 Virginians are undocumented immigrants.
Journal of Nutrition Education, 1972
The purpose of the National School ~nah L Rrogram (NSLP), as declared by Congress in the National... more The purpose of the National School ~nah L Rrogram (NSLP), as declared by Congress in the National School Lunch Act, is to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's children. Since 194q_, _tJ::e NSLP has made i possible for schools to serve nutritious lunches to students each school day. States receive Federal reimbursement and other assistance in establishing, maintaining, and operating the program.
NCLR, Nutrition Report, 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wel... more EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food.... According to the US Action Plan on Food Security, this is the measure to which the US government holds itself ...
The National School Lunch Program' provides thousands of free or reduced-cost meals daily to need... more The National School Lunch Program' provides thousands of free or reduced-cost meals daily to needy children across the country. Originating during the Depression as an informal arrangement to utilize the nation's schoolchildren 2 as consumers of surplus farm products, 3 the program was designed primarily to dissipate the glut in the agricultural markets. After World War II, selective service investigation of draftee rejections revealed a significant correlation between physical deficiencies and childhood malnutrition, 4 highlighting the program's nutritional benefits. Congress then enacted the National School Lunch Act ' of 1946. Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture continued to administer the program. 6 The Act also retained provisions for the purchase of surplus agricultural commodities and codified and regularized direct
Health Affairs
People with low incomes have poorer health outcomes, including greater risk for disease and short... more People with low incomes have poorer health outcomes, including greater risk for disease and shorter lifespans. This pattern has the least favorable outcomes for those living in poverty but is present at every level of the income ladder. Income support programs that provide a social safety net for families-including the Earned Income Tax Credit and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-can influence health by meeting families' basic needs and supporting participation in economic development. However, families face inequitable access to income support programs. States vary in whether they offer the Earned Income Tax Credit, and this can lead to unequal access and participation across groups. Critical challenges for policy makers are identifying barriers to access to and participation in income supports as well as developing strategies to increase equitable access to income supports. This article synthesizes evidence on income and health and its relevance to income supports.
Immigrants in Virginia The foreign-born population of Virginia grew 83% between 1990 and 2000. ... more Immigrants in Virginia The foreign-born population of Virginia grew 83% between 1990 and 2000. The foreign-born population represents about one in ten Virginians. While many immigrants in the state are naturalized, about one in 20 Virginians is a noncitizen. 200,000-250,000 Virginians are undocumented immigrants.
Journal of Nutrition Education, 1972
The purpose of the National School ~nah L Rrogram (NSLP), as declared by Congress in the National... more The purpose of the National School ~nah L Rrogram (NSLP), as declared by Congress in the National School Lunch Act, is to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's children. Since 194q_, _tJ::e NSLP has made i possible for schools to serve nutritious lunches to students each school day. States receive Federal reimbursement and other assistance in establishing, maintaining, and operating the program.
NCLR, Nutrition Report, 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wel... more EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food.... According to the US Action Plan on Food Security, this is the measure to which the US government holds itself ...