Date of Publication
2021
Abstract
Food insecurity exemplifies one of the many public health crises that the COVID19 pandemic both exposed and amplified. In 2019 an estimated 10.5% of households (13.7 million households) were food insecure as determined by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) including 5.3 million children. In 2020 this number increased to 15.6% of households, including 17.0 million children as projected by Feeding America. Food insecurity in children, especially in infancy, is associated with the development of obesity and hyperlipidemia, highlighting the necessity of federal and state food assistance programs.
We believe that increased funding for SNAP incentive programs and wireless EBT devices for Farmers will result in a longitudinal and sustainable increase in produce consumption among low income individuals in VT. We hypothesize such changes will ultimately result in improved health outcomes and decreased burden on Vermont Medicaid systems.
Advisor(s)
Zuk, Tina L.
American Heart Association
Agency
American Heart Association of Vermont
Subjects
Social Determinants of Health, Nutrition and Weight Status
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Galenkamp, Amanda; Hamze, Mohamad K.; Kaadi, Elie; Prehoda, Elise A.; Shaw, W. Evan; Walch, Nicole A.; Zaslow, Shari J.; and Tracy, Paula, "Assessment of SNAP Utilization and Accessibility in Vermont" (2021). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 319.
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