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Title: Food at Home: Affordable Housing as a Platform to Overcome Nutritional Challenges

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Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: This paper offers innovative policy and programmatic solutions that address poor nutrition among underserved populations through housing, including:-Expanding on-site access to healthy foods by partnering with local food assistance programs (such as food banks and food pantries) and facilitating the use of online delivery programs.-Serving as a resource for more economical collective/bulk purchasing.-Crafting and coordinating educational efforts in partnership with schools, public health organizations and other entities that also provide nutritional information.-Utilizing resident services and common space to reinforce messages from other institutions to fill key gaps in outreach and promote a culture of healthy eating in everyday life.-Connecting families to healthy foods by encouraging mixed-use development, expanding transit, and adopting housing-based solutions.

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Authors: Jakabovics, Andrew; Spotts, Michael A.; Charette, Allison

Publisher: Enterprise

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Housing and Segregation, Poverty and Welfare

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