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| Sustaining our nation's seniors through federal food and nutrition programs | | Author(s) | Erika Gergerich, Marcia Shobe, Kameri Christy |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 34, no 3, July-September 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July-September 2015 |
| Pages | pp 273-292 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Malnutrition ; Meals on wheels ; Policy ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Food insecurity is a pressing issue in the United States where one in six people suffer from hunger. The older adult population faces unique challenges to receiving adequate nutrition. The federal government currently employs four food and nutrition programs that target the older population in an effort to address their specific needs. These are the Congregate Meals and Home Delivered Meals Programs (provided through the Older Americans Act, or OAA), and the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program (provided by the United States Department of Agriculture). As the older adult population continues to grow, it will be important to evaluate and improve these services and the social policies related to them. This review describes each policy; considers economic and political elements that have shaped each policy; describes the level of success for each policy; and offers suggestions for future research and food and nutrition program development. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150918224 A |
| Classmark | CF: CSM: NS: QAD: 7T |
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