"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.
Food or financial assistance for food given to those in need.
| Descriptor ID |
D063105
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.787.839.500 N03.219.521.346.506.281
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| Concept/Terms |
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
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Assistance" by people in Profiles.
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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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Dong KR, Chen X, Stopka TJ, Must A, Beckwith CG, Tang AM. Food Access, Dietary Intake, and Nutrition Knowledge of Adults on Probation. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022 06; 54(6):510-520.
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Rogers S, Garg A, Tripodis Y, Brochier A, Messmer E, Gordon Wexler M, Peltz A. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and health care expenditures in children. BMC Pediatr. 2022 03 24; 22(1):155.
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Mirsky JB, Zack RM, Berkowitz SA, Fiechtner L. Massachusetts General Hospital Revere Food Pantry: Addressing hunger and health at an academic medical center community clinic. Healthc (Amst). 2021 Dec; 9(4):100589.