Social workers’ efforts to end food insecurity
(Source – news.va.gov) According to a 2023 study published by Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans & Military Families: Notice: The
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Food Insecurity
5 payers join White House food security initiative
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Several payers are making commitments to advance a White House initiative to end
Read MoreSouth Texas VA fights food insecurity with community support
(Source – news.va.gov) A VA Hunger Awareness Resource event collaborated to fight Veteran food insecurity in South Texas. This successful
Read MoreHHS, Instacart partner
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Instacart has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to
Read MoreNorth Texas community supports Veteran food pantry
(Source – news.va.gov) Bitterly cold temperatures didn’t slow the procession of Veteran vehicles lining up at Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans
Read MoreLA VA Food Security Committee helps Veterans access healthy food
(Source – news.va.gov) Greater Los Angeles VA established a multi-disciplinary Food Security Committee in October 2023 to help generate a
Read MoreDoes food as medicine help patients with diabetes? Here’s what a new clinical trial says
(By Marcella Alsan, John Cawley, and Joseph Doyle for STAT) Food-as-medicine programs that address food insecurity and diet-related chronic diseases
Read MoreHow Elevance Health plans to integrate ‘food as medicine’ across its lines of business
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In June, Elevance Health named Kofi Essel, MD, as its first food as
Read MoreHow VA helps Veterans with food security and housing
(Source – news.va.gov) No one should worry about whether they will have food on their plate or a roof over
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans offering food and produce benefits
In the upcoming plan year, 1,475 Medicare Advantage plans will offer food and produce benefits to their low-income enrollees. In
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