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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2019

Recommendations From SNAP Participants to Improve Wages and End Stigma.

Tianna Gaines-Turner, Joanna Cruz Simmons, Mariana Chilton

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Article in American journal of public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37 citing papers in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Tianna Gaines-TurnerTianna Gaines-Turner and Joanna Cruz Simmons are with Witnesses to Hunger, Center for Hunger-Free Communities, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
Joanna Cruz SimmonsTianna Gaines-Turner and Joanna Cruz Simmons are with Witnesses to Hunger, Center for Hunger-Free Communities, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
Mariana ChiltonTianna Gaines-Turner and Joanna Cruz Simmons are with Witnesses to Hunger, Center for Hunger-Free Communities, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present views of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from the perspective of participants. We are SNAP participants and academic researchers who have worked together for 11 years to understand, explain, and address food insecurity.SNAP is ensnared in much larger problems in US society related to the stigmatization of people who are poor and a lack of appreciation for the value and skills of their work. We encourage the public health community to think beyond SNAP, focus more assertively on wages and work supports, and replace our means-tested safety net with a new system of universal income that promotes equity, inclusion, and health for all.Although we offer recommendations to improve SNAP, the goal of most SNAP recipients has always been to move beyond the need for this program. The public health community can take the lead in finding more egalitarian, dignified, and effective ways to address poverty and food insecurity.

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Social StigmaEmploymentFamily CharacteristicsFood AssistanceFood SupplyHumansNutrition PolicyPovertySalaries and Fringe BenefitsUnited States

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PMID31622134
PMCPMC6836769

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