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Healthy food initiatives in food pantries County Health Rankings

(6 days ago) WEBThere is some evidence that food pantries and food banks that use healthy food initiatives increase fruit and vegetable consumption, improve diet quality, and increase food security for clients more than traditional food pantries and banks 3, 4, 5.Available …

https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/strategies-and-solutions/what-works-for-health/strategies/healthy-food-initiatives-in-food-pantries

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Healthy Food Pantry Initiative - SNAP Education Connection

(2 days ago) WEBMay 8, 2016 New York. May 08, 2016. The goal of the Healthy Food Pantry Initiative is to work with food pantries and the community, to encourage the availability of healthier options and to make the healthier choices the easier choices in food pantries. Staff work in partnership with pantries to create a healthy food environment by connecting

https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/library/success-stories/healthy-food-pantry-initiative

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The Safe and Healthy Food Pantries Project SNAP-Ed

(3 days ago) WEBThe Safe and Healthy Food Pantries Project (SHFPP) is a PSE change intervention designed to improve the food environment and food safety practices within an emergency food pantry. The SHFPP manual provides tools to support the adoption of research-informed strategies likely to expand access and promote safe and healthy food. Users …

https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/library/intervention/safe-healthy-food-pantries-project

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Program: Food banks and pantries Healthy food playbook

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2017 KAFB Farm to Food Banks program distributed 3,610, 000 pounds of produce to food banks and, as a result, provided 390 farmers with an average of $1,700. Farm-to-food banks programs offer community benefit departments a great opportunity to increase healthy food access and support food producers in their own communities.

https://foodcommunitybenefit.noharm.org/resources/implementation-strategy/program-food-banks-and-pantries

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Nutrition Education and Healthy Food Access Feeding …

(6 days ago) WEBConnecting Health and Food Access. Health is important for everyone, no matter their age. When someone doesn’t have enough food or can only afford foods with low nutritional value, it can seriously impact their …

https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/nutrition-health

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USDA to Invest $1 Billion to Purchase Healthy Food for …

(Just Now) WEBWASHINGTON, June 4, 2021. WASHINGTON, June 4, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of up to $1 billion, including $500 million in American Rescue Plan funding, in …

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/06/04/usda-invest-1-billion-purchase-healthy-food-food-insecure-americans

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Healthy Pantry Initiative - Pennsylvania Department of Health

(8 days ago) WEBPantry Initiative. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is committed to increasing access to healthy food and beverage options through the Pennsylvania Healthy Pantry Initiative (PA HPI). The department has partnered with Feeding Pennsylvania and its member food banks to increase healthy options available to community members in …

https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/Nutrition/Pages/Healthy-Pantry-Initiative.aspx

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Increasing Access to Healthy Foods through Improving Food …

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. Food insecurity comprises limited or uncertain access to nutritious and adequate food intake and is widespread in the United States [].The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that 10.5% of Americans were food insecure at least some of the time during 2019 [].Many individuals who are food …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9182982/

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PA Healthy Pantry Initiative - Feeding Pennsylvania

(5 days ago) WEBIn Partnership with PA Eats. In 2019, PA Eats developed the Nourish PA series to support Feeding Pennsylvania member food banks in the promotion and distribution of nutrition education resources to pantries …

https://www.feedingpa.org/pa-healthy-pantry-initiative/

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SNAP-ED’S HEALTHY PANTRY INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON …

(5 days ago) WEBOur Health and Wellness department is currently seeking new partners for our Healthy Pantry Initiative (HPI). HPI helps food pantries to increase the availability, promotion, and distribution of nutritious foods and nudge neighbors toward making. healthier choices. Food Bank staff works in partnership with pantries to encourage the availability

https://foodbanksj.org/hpi-focuses-on-health/

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Our Food Banks - Feeding Georgia

(2 days ago) WEBThe Atlanta Community Food Bank works with more than 700 community-based partners—including food pantries, community kitchens, childcare centers, shelters and senior centers—to distribute an average of 9.7 million pounds of food each month, or approximately 8 million+ meals to our neighbors who are food insecure in 29 counties …

https://feedinggeorgia.org/our-food-banks/

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Healthy Pantry Resource Site - Healthy Pantry Initiative - Google …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Virginia Healthy Pantry Initiative is a health-focused, neighbor-centered transformation of the food pantry network. Purpose: All pantries in Virginia, regardless of their size or capacity, can implement healthy pantry practices to better support the health and nutrition of neighbors facing hunger. Vision: Neighbors facing hunger can

https://sites.google.com/vafoodbanks.org/healthypantryresourcesite/healthy-pantry-initiative

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Fresh Shelves, Healthy Pantries: A Pilot Intervention Trial in

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. Food pantries are locations that distribute food at no cost to those in need throughout the United States, with approximately 47 million people obtaining food from pantries every year [1,2].Those that do visit pantries tend to be lower-income, have higher rates of unemployment than the general population, and visit pantries an …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9737638/

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HPI Success Story with Philabundance - Feeding Pennsylvania

(2 days ago) WEBThe Pennsylvania Healthy Pantry Initiative (PA HPI) is a project of Feeding Pennsylvania in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Through these partnerships, Feeding PA is working with its member food banks to increase access to healthy food within food pantries and increase consumption of healthy food by …

https://www.feedingpa.org/2021/01/philabundance-success-story/

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UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP IS WORKING TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY …

(6 days ago) WEBThe food banks are seeking new funders that can help resource the implementation of the Growing Healthy Pantries in all 21 counties. “We’re proud to share the progress we’ve made on the Growing Healthy Pantries initiative in the past year,” said Elizabeth McCarthy, President & CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.

https://foodbanksj.org/growing-healthy-pantries-sep2023/

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Pennsylvania Healthy Pantry Initiative - SNAP-Ed Toolkit

(Just Now) WEBThe Pennsylvania Healthy Pantry Initiative (PA HPI) is a PSE change intervention designed to increase access to healthy food and promote healthy food choices within the food pantry. PA HPI provides resources to implement strategies included in the pantry assessment. The strategies are divided into five categories: inventory, environment and

https://snapedtoolkit.org/app/uploads/pennsylvania-healthy-pantry-initiative.pdf

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Resources For Pantries - Feeding Pennsylvania

(8 days ago) WEBHealthy Food Donation List. Download. Nutrition Resources QR Handout . Download. Recommendations for Special Dietary Needs. Download. I would like to receive updates on new materials and resources available from the PA Healthy Pantry Initiative; CAPTCHA. Stay Connected. Receive up-to-date info about the work of Feeding …

https://www.feedingpa.org/pa-healthy-pantry-initiative/resources-for-pantries/

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Healthy Pantry Initiative (HPI) « Food Bank

(5 days ago) WEBThe Healthy Pantry Initiative is a program funded by the Preventive Health and Services Block Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal is to increase access to healthy foods and beverages as well as providing information on chronic disease to food pantry clients. This initiative also aims to support pantry clients in

https://nwpafoodbank.org/healthy-pantry-initiative-hpi/

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Healthy Pantry Initiative - Philabundance

(6 days ago) WEBThe PA Healthy Pantry Initiative (HPI) is a project of Feeding Pennsylvania in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The goal of HPI is to increase access to healthy foods and beverages and chronic disease information to food pantry clients. The initiative also aims to support pantry clients in increasing their consumption of

https://www.philabundance.org/healthy-pantry-initiative/

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Drive Thru Pantries Feeding America

(Just Now) WEBA drive-thru pantry is a food distribution where you can pick up a nutritious mix of free food and groceries without leaving your car. This makes it convenient and easy for you to get food. Need help finding a drive-thru pantry near you? Enter your zip code and connect with your local food bank. Your food bank can share the hours and locations

https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/hunger-relief-programs/drive-thru-pantry

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Food Pantries Extension

(2 days ago) WEBFood Pantry Resources. UNH Extension's Healthy Living Team, Nutrition Connections, offers many food access initiatives to increase the health and well-being of granite staters at your site.

https://extension.unh.edu/health-well-being/healthy-places/food-pantries

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Helping local food banks and food suppliers through research

(9 days ago) WEBAn initiative at IU Indianapolis provides community organizations access to expertise in business, technology and design to reduce food insecurity in Marion County. May 28, 2024. Image - 1:View print quality image about Four people sit around a cafeteria style table with a large colorful mural in the background IU researchers worked with four

https://news.iu.edu/live/news/35846-helping-local-food-banks-and-food-suppliers

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Georgia - Healthy Food Access

(1 days ago) WEBAccess to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) is using HFFI financing to launch Georgia's Healthy Food Financing Initiative. This initiative will provide funding to food retail businesses like Nature's Own Herb Shop, Inc. and Super Mercado El Latino, which are both located in low-income census tracts. The aim is to bring or expand grocery stores in

https://www.healthyfoodaccess.org/georgia

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Stop the Stigma: Support Access to Food Pantries for All

(Just Now) WEBWe, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern about the pervasive stigma that surrounds the utilization of food pantries. In communities worldwide, individuals and families facing food insecurity often encounter barriers beyond the physical lack of nourishment. The social stigma attached to seeking assistance from food …

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-stigma-support-access-to-food-pantries-for-all

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Rep. Sykes Tours Good Neighbors Food Pantry To Highlight Local …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Good Neighbors Food Pantry Inc. relies on local volunteers to help provide food and resources to others in the community four days per week. Rep. Sykes has worked to reduce food insecurity in our communities by introducing the Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act. This legislation would provide incentives to food providers …

https://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-sykes-tours-good-neighbors-food-pantry-to-highlight-local-efforts-to-address-food-insecurity

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Community group in Louisbourg helps feed those in need

(7 days ago) WEBThe New Food Initiatives and Security project run out of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62 in Louisbourg, N.S., is helping to feed nearly 900 people every week, thanks to funding from the

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/louisbourg-food-security-1.7212883

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Volunteers pack healthy food for kids in need this summer

(9 days ago) WEBThe healthy food packs contain shelf-stable child-friendly items such as granola bars, apple sauce, oatmeal, seed butters, cheese dippers, fruit bars, cereals and sunflower seeds. Local food banks

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/healthy-food-packs-food-banks-canada-packing-day-mississauga-1.7205499

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13 Pantry Organization Ideas To Transform Your Kitchen

(4 days ago) WEBIn general, organizers recommend limiting your storage to one or two materials so the space doesn't look chaotic. This pantry, however, uses four—plastic, wire, hyacinth, and wood. Part of the reason it works is because the three latter share the same color family, and the same label font is also utilized. 10 of 13.

https://www.southernliving.com/pantry-organization-ideas-8654174

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SoLAcc Recognized with 2024 Recipient of Hunger-Free Campus …

(Just Now) WEBThe Hunger-Free Campus Award aims to support higher education institutions in their efforts to combat food insecurity among students. SoLAcc, along with five other institutions, will receive $8,000 in funding to bolster their initiatives dedicated to eradicating hunger on campus. Dr. Vincent June, SoLAcc Chancellor, expressed his gratitude and

https://www.solacc.edu/about-us/news/1790620/solacc-recognized-with-2024-recipient-of-hunger-free-campus-award

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HPI Success Story with Second Harvest Food Bank of NWPA

(8 days ago) WEBThe Pennsylvania Healthy Pantry Initiative (PA HPI) is a project of Feeding Pennsylvania in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Through these partnerships, Feeding PA is working with its member food banks to increase access to healthy food within food pantries and increase consumption of healthy food by …

https://www.feedingpa.org/2021/01/hpi-success-story-with-second-harvest-food-bank-of-northwest-pennsylvania/

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A New $250 Million Approach to Addressing Health Care Patients’ …

(8 days ago) WEBCoordinated by the American Heart Association with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and other funders, HCXF involves more than 100 researchers and members of 25 community-based organizations and food-related companies across the country.. Millions of Patients “The vision for the Health Care by Food™ initiative is to …

https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/a-new-250-million-approach-to-addressing-health-care-patients-food-insecurities/

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The 2024 Global Food Policy Report Stresses Urgent Need for

(1 days ago) WEBWashington DC, May 29, 2024: In the face of growing challenges posed by unhealthy diets, all forms of malnutrition, and environmental constraints, the 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) — released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) — underscores the importance of transforming complex global food …

https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/the-2024-global-food-policy-report-stresses-urgent-need-for-transformative-action-to-achieve-sustainable-healthy-diets-and-improved-nutrition/

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UVA Health Honors Its Physicians by Donating to Food Bank, Food …

(2 days ago) WEBTo celebrate National Doctors’ Day and honor its physicians for their outstanding care and service, UVA Health has donated $15,000 each to both the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry for a combined total of $30,000.

https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2024/05/28/uva-health-honors-physicians-donating-food-bank-food-pantry/

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Pennsylvania Food Aid Grants - Franklin County Free Press

(5 days ago) WEBThe Department of Agriculture is distributing over $2 million in grants to 57 food banks, soup kitchens, and emergency food organizations across Pennsylvania. This funding aims to combat hunger and increase access to healthy foods. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding stated that this initiative is part of the broader efforts by the Shapiro …

https://fcfreepresspa.com/pennsylvania-food-aid-grants/

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Now You Know: Our Daily Bread Food Pantry awarded $50,000 …

(6 days ago) WEB1:17. Our Daily Bread Food Pantry recently announced that it is the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the Island Country Club Charitable Foundation. The money will be used to support families and

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2024/04/08/now-you-know-our-daily-bread-food-pantry-awarded-50000-grant/73206196007/

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Wisconsin drops ID checks at federally funded food pantries - MSN

(5 days ago) WEBAn expectant mother gathers potatoes at the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry in Oshkosh, Wis., on May 9, 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says eliminating identification checks and

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wisconsin-drops-id-checks-at-federally-funded-food-pantries/ar-BB1nikdl

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