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Assessment of SNAP Utilization and Accessibility in Vermont
Galenkamp, Amanda Hamze, Mohamad K. Kaadi, Elie Prehoda, Elise A Shaw, W. Evan Walch, Nicole A. Zaslow, Shari J. Tracy, Paula
Galenkamp, Amanda
Hamze, Mohamad K.
Kaadi, Elie
Prehoda, Elise A
Shaw, W. Evan
Walch, Nicole A.
Zaslow, Shari J.
Tracy, Paula
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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.
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2021-01-01