Unstable Housing, Child Hunger And Poor Health Linked By Study (Medical News Today)
A new study shows that children whose families move frequently or live in overcrowded conditions are more likely to suffer from hunger and poor health than those in stable housing. The study was carried out by the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP) which has the largest clinical data base on poor children under age three in America.
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Wayside gets $20,000 grant (The MetroWest Daily News)
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network received a $20,000 grant today from Fallon Community Health Plan to help support its Holistic Health program for adolescents.
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Record Numbers Seek Aid To Buy Groceries (Bristol Herald Courier)
More than 13 percent of Sullivan County residents received help from the U.S. government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in October, a month that broke program participation records across the state of Tennessee.
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Teacher gains from high-tech weight-loss program (The Bellingham Herald)

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Study links child hunger and poor health to unstable housing (EurekAlert!)
( Boston University ) A new study shows that children whose families move frequently or live in overcrowded conditions are more likely to suffer from hunger and poor health than those in stable housing. The study was carried out by the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP) which has the largest clinical data base on poor children under age three in America. C-SNAP has been ...
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Study links child hunger and poor health to unstable housing (PhysOrg)
A new study shows that children whose families move frequently or live in overcrowded conditions are more likely to suffer from hunger and poor health than those in stable housing. The study was carried out by the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP) which has the largest clinical data base on poor children under age three in America. C-SNAP has been reporting on the impact ...
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Educational focus set by extension office for 2009 (Harrison Daily Times)
JASPER — Forages, food and nutrition head the list of subjects the Newton County Cooperative Extension Service will focus on next year, according to a report delivered by office staff to members of a community council Thursday, Nov. 20.
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Urgent Priorities, Lingering Problems at USDA (AG Weekly)
WASHINGTON - On the campaign trail, President-elect Barack Obama said his administration would help small family farms, end childhood hunger and upgrade roads and bridges in rural areas.
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Local Organizations Help Hungry Babies (WLTX-TV Columbia)
Columbia (WLTX) -- Everyone is trying to save during tough economic times, but when it comes to your baby, you shouldn't scrimp. There are two organizations here in the Midlands that look out for the youngest family members.
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In & Around Town (Mt. Olive Chronicle)
SATURDAY, Oct. 4 The second ‘Shop ‘n’ Rock’ will be hosted from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Budd Lake Firehouse, Route 46. The event is sponsored by the Mount Olive Kiwanis and Mount Olive Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 122. The family event will include food, activities, music, a kid’s play zone and vendors. Vendors and sponsors are sought and should visit www.mtolivekiwanis.org, call Lisa Kennedy at ...
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