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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program : examining the evidence to define benefit adequacy / [electronic resource] Committee on Examination of the Adequacy of Food Resources and SNAP Allotments, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on National Statistics ; Julie A. Caswell and Ann L. Yaktine, editors ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies. - 1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations (some color)

"... the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [was] formerly called the Food Stamp Program ..."--Page 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction and conceptual framework -- History, background, and goals of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- Food security and access to a healthy diet in low-income populations -- Individual, household, and environmental factors affecting food choices and access -- Impact of program design on allotment adequacy -- Conclusions and recommendations.

ISBN: 9780309262958 (e-book)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (U.S.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Food relief--United States.
Food security--United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV696.F6 / S86 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 363.8/830973