Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program : : examining the evidence to define benefit adequacy / / 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.

• TeilnehmendeR: Caswell, Julie A.,; Yaktine, Ann L.,; Institute of Medicine (U.S.),; National Research Council (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board,; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics,; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Examination of the Adequacy of Food Resources and SNAP Allotments,
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, District of Columbia : : National Academies Press,, [2013]; 2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (234 pages) :; illustrations (some color)
• Notes: "... the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [was] formerly called the Food Stamp Program ..."--Page 1.

Table of Contents

• 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.