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CCI Resource Navigator Manual

CCI created this resource navigator training manual as part of their local work to strengthen referral networks during the CPHMC project. CCI focused on getting their WIC population to utilize […]


CCI WIC Outreach Presentation

CCI created this presentation to highlight their local work on WIC Outreach and strengthening referrals networks during the CPHMC project. This WIC 101 presentation was used to explain the program […]


CCI Community Resource Guide

CCI created this resource guide to highlight their local work promoting community health resources during the CPHMC project. This guide provides contact information for family, health, legal, housing, financial, education […]


The Farmers’ Market Effect

Westbay presented this poster at NWA’s Annual Conference in April 2017. As part of the CPHMC project, their coalition worked to promote healthy eating and chronic disease prevention through pop-up […]


The Influence of Foodstore Access on Grocery Shopping and Food Spending

Ver Ploeg et al. (2015) examined the types of stores households usually frequent for food shopping, how they get there, and how far they travel. The study showed that about 90 percent of all households shop at large stores such as supermarkets and supercenters, and this percentage does not vary much by participation in SNAP or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), or by income or by mode of travel to the store.


The Shocking Truth of Military Families and Hunger

Including military members’ Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) as income when determining eligibility for SNAP is not only inconsistent with the treatment of BAH by other federal programs, it has made thousands of struggling families ineligible for vital SNAP benefits. In order to survive, they are turning to food pantries on and off military bases. The BAH is excluded as income for the purposes of calculating income taxes and eligibility for Women, Infants and Children and Head Start programs. The BAH should be consistently excluded as income for the purposes of determining eligibility for all nutrition assistance programs.


Few Changes in Food Security and Dietary Intake From Short-term Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Among Low-income Massachusetts Adults

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation was not associated with improved household food security over 3 months. Compared with non-participants, SNAP participants increased refined grain intake by 1.1 serving/d , from baseline to follow-up. No associations were observed with other foods, nutrients, or dietary quality.