ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
SNAP participation and the health and health care utilisation of low-income adults and children.
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- Assessing access and use of nutrition support programs, food insecurity, and health status in urban Native American families with young children in Montana: A case study.Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development · 2025Article
- Hospital length of stay and its predictors among surgical patients at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- The association of increased SNAP benefits during COVID-19 with food insufficiency and anxiety among US adults: a quasi-experimental study.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Barriers and Enablers for Equitable Healthy Food Access in Baltimore Carryout Restaurants: A Qualitative Study in Healthy Food Priority Areas.Nutrients · 2024Article
- ICE Detainer Requests Were Associated With Lower Medicaid And SNAP Enrollment Among Eligible Adults, 2011-19.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review to Identify Community- and Societal-Level Strategies Evaluated from 2013 to 2023 for Their Potential Impact on Child Well-Being in the United States.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Investigating the Poverty-Reducing Effects of SNAP on Non-nutritional Family Outcomes: A Scoping Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- The 2016 Presidential Election, the Public Charge Rule, and Food and Nutrition Assistance Among Immigrant Households.American journal of public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis article examined whether participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) produced changes to adult and child health and health care utilisation during a period of economic recession.
designInstrumental variables analysis relying on variation in state SNAP policies to isolate exogenous variation in household SNAP participation.
settingNationally representative data on child and adult health from the 2008 to 2013 National Health Interview Survey.
participantsParticipants were 92 237 adults and 45 469 children who were either eligible for SNAP based on household income and state eligibility rules or were low income but not eligible for SNAP benefits.
resultsFor adults, SNAP participation increased the probability of reporting very good or excellent health, and for both adults and children, reduced needing but having to go without dental care or eyeglasses. The size of these benefits was especially pronounced for children. However, SNAP participation increased the probability of needing but not being able to afford prescription medicine, and increased psychological distress for adults and behavioural problems for children under age 10.
conclusionsSNAP's benefits for adult health and improved access to dental and vision care for adults and children suggest benefits from the program's expansions during the current COVID-induced crisis. Predicted negative effects of SNAP participation suggest the need for attention to program and benefit structure to avoid harm and the need for continued research to explore the causal effects of program participation.
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