NTD415 - Chapter 4
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Created by:
gotjoosy on February 21, 2011
Subjects:
community nutrition, food assistance
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 several factors that impact what a person eats in terms of nutritional vulnerability | income, educational level, housing |
| food secure | having no or minimal evidence of food insecurity (having access to adequate, healthy food in socially acceptable ways) |
| low food security | experiencing uncertain access to sufficient food, concerned about inadequate resources to buy enough food, and not being able to afford to eat balanced meals |
| very low food security | the adults have decreased the quantity as well as the quality of food they consume due to lack of money to the point where they show clear evidence of repeated patterns of hunger |
| what is a federal assistance program? | a governmentally funded program aimed at lowering the cost of or providing food for americans in need |
| entitlement programs | federal assistance programs without a budget limit in terms of number of participants; ie SNAP |
| discretionary programs | federal assistance programs with a fixed budget cap to limit participants; ie WIC |
| nutrition standards | guidelines set out dictating the type of food able to be given from federal programs |
| SNAP: stands for | supplemental nutrition assistance program |
| SNAP: who/what is responsible for it, and what is its purpose? | USDA (FNS) to improve diets of low income households by increasing access to food |
| SNAP: type of assistance provided | direct payment in the form of electronic benefits transfer cards or coupons redeemable at most retain food stores for any item that is not taxed |
| SNAP: eligibility requirements | household eligibility is based on household size, gross income less than 130% poverty level & net income below poverty line, assets, housing costs, work requirements |
| WIC: stands for | special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children |
| WIC: who/what is responsible for it and what is its purpose? | USDA (FNS) to safeguard health of low income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk |
| WIC: type of assistance provided | provides nutritious foods to supplement diets, nutrition education and counseling, and screening/referrals to other health, welfare and social services |
| WIC: eligibility requirements | pregnant, breastfeeding, post-partum women, infants and hcildren up to age 5 who have been individually determined by a qualified health professional to be in need because they are nutritionally at risk, and meet the income standard of gross income at or below 18% poverty line |
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