Metro Detroit food pantries see increased need as pandemic food benefits end
Economy 'has not gotten much better for a lot of people,' Forgotten Harvest said
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Economy 'has not gotten much better for a lot of people,' Forgotten Harvest said
Poverty should be considered a major risk factor for death in the United States, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The United States consistently has a poverty rate much higher than similarly wealthy countries, which “presents an enormous challenge to population health, given that considerable research demonstrates that being in poverty is bad for
Food insecurity in the US "is something that families are experiencing over and over again in a persistent way."
More families are chronically food insecure than they were 20 years ago, according to a study led by a University of Michigan researcher. The finding comes at a time when SNAP and similar benefits may decrease because of the expected end of the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19.
Poverty rates may help explain lower life expectancy, according to a research letter.