scholarly journals Food Stamp Program Participation is Positively Related to Obesity in Low Income Women

2003 ◽  
Vol 133 (7) ◽  
pp. 2225-2231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Low Income Women

Regional Variation in the Determinants of Food Stamp Program Participation

1984 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
J E Kodras
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Economic Need ◽  
Welfare Agencies

In this paper I investigate the degree to which determinants of participation in an American welfare program operate differentially throughout the country to create disparities in program use. A spatially expanded model is specified to examine areal variations in the use of the US Food Stamp Program. The regionally varying response of Program participation to conditions of economic need and the presence of minorities appears to reflect different degrees of urbanism among sections of the country. Regional variations in the response of Program participation to benefit levels appear to be a result of different intergovernmental arrangements between the federal government and state welfare agencies. The often-made assumption of spatial stability in the influence of welfare determinants is not justified, given the regional complexities within which the welfare system operates in the United States of America.

Food Stamp Program Effects on Availability Of Food Nutrients for Low Income Families In the Southern Region of the United States

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Keith Scearce ◽  
Robert B. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Nutritional Improvement ◽  
Program Effects ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Low Income Households

The food stamp program, as enacted into law in 1964, was intended to improve the diet of low income households, but whether the program resulted in a nutritional improvement remains a controversial question. Several studies have evaluated the nutritional impact of the food stamp program on participant households. In general, the study findings do not conclusively resolve the question of nutritional improvement for participant families. Studies of California families showed some nutritional improvements among food stamp recipients in comparison with nonrecipients [7, 8]. A study in Pennsylvania showed no nutritional improvements, except in temporary periods of cash shortage [9].

scholarly journals Food Stamp Program Participation Is Associated with Better Academic Learning among School Children

2006 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 1077-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Frongillo ◽  
Diana F. Jyoti ◽  
Sonya J. Jones
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Food Stamp Program ◽  
Program Participation
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