SNAP Program Focus Shift: Prioritizing Healthy Food Access and Diet Quality.
This Act amends the SNAP food assistance program, shifting its focus from merely providing enough food (food security) to ensuring consistent access to healthy, safe, and affordable foods (nutrition security). The legislation mandates that federal food programs must actively combat diet-related chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes. To measure effectiveness, the government will begin collecting detailed, store-level data on the specific food items purchased by SNAP recipients.
Key points
The SNAP program's official policy now includes promoting healthy diets and combating diet-related chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.
A new definition of "nutrition security" is established, emphasizing consistent access to healthy, safe, and affordable foods essential for optimal health.
The federal government will collect detailed point-of-sale data identifying the specific food items purchased by SNAP beneficiaries for program evaluation.
New annual and quadrennial public reports will analyze the diet quality and nutrition security of SNAP participants and the effectiveness of program changes.
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