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Healthy Incentives Pilot Shows Small Investment Leads to Big Impact

July 24, 2013 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Earlier today, Secretary Vilsack announced the results of the Healthy Incentives Pilot (HIP) , a pilot project designed to test the impact of incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among SNAP recipients. The pilot showed that an ongoing investment of less than 15 cents per person per day may...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Double Up Food Bucks Expands to Grocery Stores

July 24, 2013 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services.

Earlier today, USDA announced the results of the Healthy Incentives Pilot (HIP) and additional efforts to empower low-income families with the knowledge and skills they need to purchase and prepare healthy foods using SNAP benefits. To make the announcement, Secretary Vilsack conducted a call with...

Food and Nutrition

Detroit’s Eastern Market: A Food Hub in a Food Desert

December 17, 2010 Debbie Tropp, Branch Chief, Farmers Market and Direct Market Research Branch, AMS

Look up Wayne County, Michigan, home to Detroit, in USDA’s Food Environment Atlas and it is obvious that local residents have some significant challenges in accessing healthful food. An alarmingly high number of households that lack a car in Wayne County are located further than one mile from the...

Food and Nutrition Farming
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