Research from Operation Frontline Colorado
On March 10, the JLD Public Policy Council heard a fascinating presentation from Ruth Stemler, M.S, R.D., Director of Operation Frontline Colorado. Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline is a groundbreaking nutrition education program that helps families help themselves by teaching them how to prepare healthy low-cost meals.
Although SB 123 focuses on childhood obesity and Operation Frontline focuses on hunger, both of these issues often share a common background of food insecurity due to households with limited economic resources and limited healthy food options.
Here are some additional resources on this topic, provided by Operation Frontline:
- State Comparison of Food Stamp Participation (2007 data) by Operation Frontline (pdf, 177KB)
- Food Insecurity and Obesity by Megan Hildebrandt, MS, RD, Operation Frontline Coordinator (pdf, 80KB)
- Colorado Benefits Management System and Food Stamps by Kathy White, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute (pdf, 92KB)
- Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) Participation Concerns (March 2009) by Operation Frontline (pdf, 238KB)
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