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J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr · Jan 2015
ReviewSustaining Our Nation's Seniors through Federal Food and Nutrition Programs.
- Erika Gergerich, Marcia Shobe, and Kameri Christy.
- a School of Social Work , New Mexico State University , Las Cruces , New Mexico , USA.
- J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Jan 1; 34 (3): 273-91.
AbstractFood insecurity is a pressing issue in the United States where one in six people suffer from hunger. The older adult population faces unique challenges to receiving adequate nutrition. The federal government currently employs four food and nutrition programs that target the senior population in an effort to address their specific needs. These are the Congregate Meals and Home Delivered Meals Programs (provided through the Older Americans Act), and the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program (provided by the United States Department of Agriculture). As the older adult population continues to grow, it will be important to evaluate and improve these programs and the social policies related to them. This manuscript describes each policy in depth, considers economic and political elements that have shaped each policy, describes the level of program success, and offers suggestions for future research and program development.
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