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Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country:  Report to Congress - January 2012

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Nutrient and MyPyramid Analysis of USDA Foods in Five of Its Food and Nutrition Programs - January 2012

Effects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC):  A Review of Recent Research - January 2012

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Evaluation of the Birth Month Breastfeeding Changes to the WIC Food Packages Study - December 2011

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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Coverage – 2000 to 2009: National and State-Level Estimates of the Population of Women, Infants, and Children Eligible for WIC Benefits - December 2011

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Reaching Those In Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2009 - December 2011

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WIC Program and Participant Characteristics 2010 - December 2011

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Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress School Year 2010-2011: Report to Congress - October 2011

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Calculating the SNAP Program Access Index: A Step-By-Step Guide - October 2011

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Evaluation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Interim Report - September 2011

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Dynamics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation in the Mid-2000sSeptember 2011

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Determinants of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Entry and Exit in the Mid-2000sSeptember 2011

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Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Households: Fiscal Year 2010 - September 2011

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Evaluation of the Impact of Incentives Demonstrations on Participation in the Summer Food Service Programs (SFSP) - September 2011

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Assessment of Sponsor Tiering Determinations 2010 - September 2011

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Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: Fiscal Years 2002-2009 - August 2011

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Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) for School Meals 2010 - July 2011

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Estimated Retail Value of the Average FDPIR Food Package as Delivered in Fiscal Year 2009 - June 2011

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WIC Food Packages Policy Options Study - June 2011

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Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All - May 2011 

Note: This is a report of the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine (IOM), Food and Nutrition Board, which was commissioned by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. It is available here by permission. It may also be obtained through the Institute of Medicine website. This is the final version of the report. An earlier, prepublication version was made available in November 2010, but should no longer be used. This final version includes some important corrections.

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Analysis of Verification Summary Data School Year 2008-2009 - March 2011

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The Extent of Trafficking in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): 2006-2008 - March 2011

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Hunger and Obesity: Understanding a Food Insecurity Paradigm - Workshop Summary - March 2011

Note: This is the workshop summary of the National Academies Institute of Medicine (IOM), Food and Nutrition Board, which was commissioned by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The workshop summary is available here by permission. It may also be obtained through the Institute of Medicine website.

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Benefit Redemption Patterns in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - February 2011

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Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimates of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2006-2008 for All Eligible People and the Working Poor - February 2011

This report provides technical documentation for the estimates included in the Reaching Those In Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2008. That report presents SNAP participation rate estimates for fiscal year 2008 and revised estimates for the fiscal years 2006 and 2007.

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Health Impacts of WIC-Planning a WIC Research Agenda - Workshop Summary - January 2011 

Note: This is the workshop summary of the National Academies Institute of Medicine (IOM), Food and Nutrition Board, which was commissioned by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The workshop summary is available here by permission. It may also be obtained through the Institute of Medicine website. 

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Last modified: 02/02/2012