Fruit and Vegetable Availability and Selection
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Expansion of WIC foods was associated with small positive externalities on the food environment.
Fresh Food Financing
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Helping Low-Income Shoppers Access Fresh, Healthy Foods at Farmers' Markets
March 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: Your study looked at an intervention that increased SNAP redemptions by 38 percent over a nine month period. Tell us what you found. Buttenheim: Before our intervention, SNAP participants who shopped at the year-round Clark Park farmers’ market ...
Food Taxes: What Type of Evidence is Available to Inform Policy Development?
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This international literature review looks at the kinds of evidence that is available to inform policy-makers on food taxes and health.
Pittsburgh-Area Supermarket a Showplace for Healthier Food Options
November 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Federal Food Assistance Programs Help Young Children Maintain Healthy Weight, Study Finds
March 8, 2011 | Story
Article on Childhood Obesity Ranked Second Most Influential Study Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2010.
Abject Poverty Affects Health
January 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
New Mexico is 45th of 50 states in prevalence and risk factors for child homelessness, including low family income levels, lack of affordable housing, and lack of access to health insurance. More than 16,000 of our New Mexico children experienced ho ...
Growing Healthy Kids
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Community gardens provide low-income families with access to healthy local food.
An Analysis of Public Health Policy and Legal Issues Relevant to Mobile Food Vending
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Mobile food vendors can deliver nutritious food options, in particular fresh produce, to communities that are suffering high obesity rates.
Policy Solutions to the 'Grocery Gap'
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors present the Food Trust's five-step framework for increasing access to fresh, healthy food in various locales.
Human Capital News Roundup: Healthy food "prescriptions," student debt, the tax system, and more.
August 23, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Women who had attention-deficit hyperactivity ...