Food Stamp Changes May Not Aid Healthy Eating
A USDA paper examining the
implications of proposed changes to the Food Stamp
Program (FSP) has concluded that they may force prices
higher for healthy foods, and discourage participation
in the program.
It has been proposed
that food stamps should only be allowed to be used for
purchasing healthy foods in order to combat obesity
amongst the poor, who are disproportionately overweight
compared with American society as a whole.
Please click here for the
Abstract for the paper.
Please click here for
article.
2008 Basic Guidelines for Diabetes Care
The Basic Guidelines for
Diabetes Care, revised August 2008, is user-friendly
with explanatory notes designed for clinicians and their
organizations. They are called "basic" because they
include the essential or core components of diabetes
care. In addition to the Guidelines, the packet includes
references and implementation tools for clinicians.
New tools for 2008 include the
oral health algorithm for persons with diabetes.
Please click here.
Other related free tools
include the Diabetes Health Record cards available in 19
different languages.
Please click here.
Take Charge! presentation
which can be utilized to teach patients about the basic
tests and exams that they need to manage their diabetes.
Please click here.
Please click here to access the
California Diabetes Program website.
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This material
was produced by the California Department of Public
Health, Network for a Healthy California, with funding
from the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(formerly the Food Stamp Program). These institutions
are equal opportunity providers and employers. In
California, food stamps provide assistance to low-income
households, and can help buy nutritious foods for better
health. For food stamp information, call 877-847-3663.
For important nutrition information visit
www.cachampionsforchange.net.
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