Food Assistance

"Food Assistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Food or financial assistance for food given to those in need.

Descriptor ID	D063105
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.787.839.500 N03.219.521.346.506.281
Concept/Terms	Food Assistance Food Assistance Assistance, Food Food Assistance Programs Food Assistance Programs Assistance Program, Food Assistance Programs, Food Food Assistance Program Program, Food Assistance Programs, Food Assistance Food Aid Program Food Aid Programs Aid Program, Food Aid Programs, Food Program, Food Aid Programs, Food Aid Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP Program Program, SNAP Programs, SNAP SNAP Programs Food Stamps Food Stamps Food Stamp Stamp, Food Stamps, Food Women, Infants, and Children Program Women, Infants, and Children Program Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (U.S.) WIC Program Program, WIC Programs, WIC WIC Programs Food Stamp Program Food Stamp Program Food Stamp Programs Program, Food Stamp Programs, Food Stamp Stamp Program, Food Stamp Programs, Food

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Welfare [I01.880.787]
Relief Work [I01.880.787.839]
Food Assistance [I01.880.787.839.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Financing, Organized [N03.219.521]
Financing, Government [N03.219.521.346]
Public Assistance [N03.219.521.346.506]
Food Assistance [N03.219.521.346.506.281]

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2020 and 2024 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2018	0	2	2
2019	0	2	2
2020	3	0	3
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	1	3
2025	3	0	3

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Hager K, Sabatino M, Williams J, Ash AS, Halasa-Rappel Y, Flahive JM, Min HS, Sing G, Buckler S, Rich A, Bowman J, Himmelstein J, Alcusky MJ. Medicaid Nutrition Supports Associated With Reductions In Hospitalizations And ED Visits In Massachusetts, 2020-23. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Apr; 44(4):413-421.

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Folta SC, Burch J, Alcusky M, Ash AS, Hager K, Terranova J, Zhang FF, Anyanwu O, Li Z, Mozaffarian D. Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1526564.

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Byhoff E, Rudel RK, Burgun R, Silva S, Lichkus J, Drainoni ML. A community-engaged implementation mapping approach to increase SNAP participation in a diverse Latine community. Transl Behav Med. 2025 Jan 16; 15(1).

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Ruggiero CF, Luo M, Zack RM, Marriott JP, Lynn C, Taitelbaum D, Palley P, Wallace AM, Wilson N, Odoms-Young A, Fiechtner L. Perceived Discrimination Among Food Pantry Clients in Massachusetts. Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Sep 12; 21:E70.

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Rudel RK, Byhoff E, Fielman SB, Strombotne KL, Drainoni ML, Greece JA. A Qualitative Study of A Health Center-Based Mobile Produce Market. J Ambul Care Manage. 2024 Jul-Sep 01; 47(3):134-142.

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Rudel RK, Byhoff E, Strombotne KL, Drainoni ML, Greece JA. Factors Associated With Uptake of an Open Access Health Center-Based Mobile Produce Market: A Case for Expanded Eligibility. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Oct; 124(10):1328-1335.

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Landauer R, Seligman H, Pomeranz JL, Hager K, Mozaffarian D. Is that Hospital Food Pantry an Illegal Patient Inducement? Analysis of Health Care Fraud Laws as Barriers to Food and Nutrition Security Interventions. J Law Med Ethics. 2023; 51(4):889-899.

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Rudel RK, Byhoff E, Strombotne KL, Drainoni ML, Greece JA. Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology. J Nutr Sci. 2023; 12:e128.

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Jia J, Burgun R, Reilly A, Sonnenblick R, Fiechtner L, Zack RM, Porneala B, Thorndike AN. A food bank program to help food pantries improve healthy food choices: mixed methods evaluation of The Greater Boston Food Bank's Healthy Pantry Program. BMC Public Health. 2023 02 17; 23(1):355.

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Marriott JP, Fiechtner L, Birk NW, Taitelbaum D, Odoms-Young A, Wilson NL, Clay LA, Zack RM. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Food Pantry Use and Barriers in Massachusetts during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients. 2022 Jun 18; 14(12).

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