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Hospitals' Critical Care Capacity, Unemployment Insurance, Farmworkers: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how hospitals can increase critical care capacity, reforming the U.S. unemployment system, supporting farmworkers, and more.
Apr 10, 2020
Blog
COVID-19's Effects on Mental Health, Food Access, and Education: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 and mental health, food security challenges during the pandemic, supporting children while schools are closed, and more.
Apr 3, 2020
Commentary
Forgotten on the Frontlines of the Food Supply Chain
The working and living conditions of farmworkers make practicing social distancing, self-isolation, or quarantine impossible. In the food supply, farmworkers are the first responders who keep the supply chains going. FEMA, the CDC, and state governments should include farmworkers and agricultural communities in their emergency response plans.
Apr 3, 2020
Commentary
Food Access: Challenges and Solutions Brought on by COVID-19
For the 14.3 million American households already experiencing food insecurity before the pandemic, shutdowns and restrictions have created new layers of hardship. Tremendous efforts are already underway to help. But the weeks to come will surely demand more creative solutions from the public and private sectors.
Mar 31, 2020
Journal Article
Developing Pilot Interventions to Address Food Insecurity and Nutritional Needs of People Living With HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Interinstitutional Approach Using Formative Research
Documenting high levels of food insecurity and overweight among people with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean and highlighting food gaps have important implications for interventions, since prior efforts to address food insecurity among people with HIV have focused on underweight and wasting.
Dec 12, 2019
Journal Article
National Trends in Food Insecurity and Congregation-Based Food Provision Between 1998 and 2012
The objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which congregation-based food provision fluctuated with national food insecurity prevalence for the overall population, and for subgroups vulnerable to this condition.
Oct 15, 2019
Journal Article
Can the Introduction of a Full-Service Supermarket in a Food Desert Improve Residents' Economic Status and Health?
Locating a new supermarket in a low-income neighborhood may improve residents' economic well-being and health. Policymakers should consider broad impacts of neighborhood investment that could translate into improved health for residents of underserved neighborhoods.
Mar 28, 2018
Q&A
Justice for Florida Farmworkers: Q&A with Susan Marquis
In her new book, Susan Marquis takes readers inside the fight in Florida tomato fields. She traces the history and victories of a grassroots group of farmworkers and community leaders who wrested better wages and working conditions from major tomato growers and their corporate buyers.
Dec 15, 2017
Multimedia
Federal Research and Development for Agricultural Biodefense
An overview of testimony by Daniel Gerstein presented before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Research and Technology on November 2, 2017.
Nov 2, 2017
Journal Article
Factors Contributing to Food Insecurity Among Women Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic: A Qualitative Study
Economic instability is the key driver of food insecurity among women living with HIV in the Dominican Republic.
Aug 29, 2017
Commentary
Campaign for Fair Food Makes a Real Difference
The Fair Food Program protects farmworkers while providing corporations with transparency in their supply chains and tremendous brand protection. It has been widely recognized for improving agricultural working conditions and for changing the culture of America's farm fields.
Aug 25, 2017
Journal Article
Severe Food Insecurity Is Associated with Overweight and Increased Body Fat Among People Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
We found severe food insecurity associated with increased BMI and body fat as well as higher odds of being overweight among PLHIV in the DR.
Aug 17, 2017
Commentary
How Uganda Could Benefit from a Center for Food Innovation
A training and innovation center that trains and certifies street food vendors to address issues related to food hygiene, safety, and quality would accelerate the growth of a new Ugandan cuisine that capitalizes on nutritious local ingredients in a sustainable manner.
May 23, 2017
Periodical
RAND Review: November-December 2016
This issue highlights the policy issues facing the next U.S. president; the problem of food, energy, and water scarcity throughout the world; and the connection between violence against women and murder.
Oct 17, 2016
Report
Attitudes Toward Local and National Government Expressed Over Chinese Social Media
How can social media provide perspective on how the Chinese public feels about domestic political issues, such as the environment, food safety, and local versus national government?
Mar 4, 2016
Journal Article
A Pre-Post Pilot Study of Peer Nutritional Counseling and Food Insecurity and Nutritional Outcomes Among Antiretroviral Therapy Patients in Honduras
This study examines nutrition and food insecurity among antiretroviral therapy patients in Honduras.
Nov 20, 2015
Commentary
Supermarkets Are the Problem
Thirty percent of all supermarket sales can be attributed to end-of-aisle displays, where retailers have placed more foods that increase the risk of obesity and chronic diseases. Relocating those foods to less conspicuous places would still allow those who want them to get them, but the decision to buy would be deliberate rather than impulsive.
Feb 26, 2015
Event
A Movement to Ensure Fairness for Farmworkers
A screening of the documentary Food Chains was followed by a discussion about farmworkers and their contribution to agriculture and our food supply.
Feb 11, 2015
Journal Article
Impact of Food Support on Food Security and Body Weight Among HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Recipients in Honduras: A Pilot Intervention Trial
Optimal strategies to improve food security and nutrition for people living with HIV (PLHIV) may differ in settings where overweight and obesity are prevalent and cardiovascular disease risk is a concern.
Dec 11, 2014
Commentary
Always Hungry? Here's the Real Reason Why
The problem of obesity cannot be attributed to a single dietary or physiological factor, like too much sugar, too much fat, or even factors like viruses, bacteria, and endocrine disrupters. The real problem is that Americans now live in a food swamp and there is just too much food easily available.
Aug 15, 2014

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